Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue

Exactly what I hoped for

Disclaimer: There is a free R18 patch available on NekoNyan's official website which adds cut content (presumably only H-Scene related) back to the game. I have only played the uncut version. As usual you'll find my short thoughts up here and some detailed thoughts of the game in the sections below (Story / Art). Due to Steam review character count limitations I skipped side-characters and the tech-side this time. I've read a bunch of Moege (and Visual Novels in general) now, but Aokana really sets a new bar for all of them. I went in, only knowing that it was well received, and did not expect to be this blown away. Among Moeges this is without a doubt the best one I've read so far. As usual with Moeges being romance-focused you'll need to be somewhat interested in the heroines in order to get the most out of them, but the unifying theme of the Flying Circus sport (short: F-C) makes all routes interesting regardless of whether you like the character or not. My playtime at the time of writing is at about 55 hours, but the actual read time is closer to 45 hours. The only complaints I can think of are minor gripes with the engine (most of which NekoNyan already fixed with newer entries) or the weird H-Scene distribution between heroines, but these complaints are more nitpicky than anything. For what it's worth, I hope we get to see the translated extra DLCs (2 currently, EXTRA1 for best girl Mashiro and EXTRA2 for Misaki). If there are any additional DLCs in the making I would love to see some side characters like Madoka or Satouin explored, since many of them are great as well. Story, Routes and Recommended Order

• Graphics4.0
• Gameplay4.5
• Story4.5
• Value4.5