Bad Apple Wars - PlayStation Vita

I saw this before it was announced to be localized and I was actually contemplating whether my incomplete Japanese lessons would be able to get me through this game. When I saw an English version on Amazon I was so excited I pre-ordered it on the spot. I'll probably kick myself when it goes down in price in a month or two, but I live for otomes!!Anyway, I have now completed a route and am halfway through a second so I can now give a bit more thorough of a review. Firstly, I will say I think that even if people are fans of otomes not everyone will automatically like this game. I can genuinely say I enjoyed it for what it was though, but I'm an otome junkie. Regardless, this is not a Code: Realize, or even a CollarxMalice. Be warned that if you like otomes with dialogue choices you won't get much of thus. Any of those, truth be told. What route you're playing isn't quite as arbitrary to pick as say, Period Cube. But it doesn't require carefully picking the dialogue that will most appeal to the love interest of your choice either. You have points early in the game where you decide where the protagonist should go on the map, and there are different color-coded circles (each corresponding to one of the 4 guys who are automatically available to romance). It's very easy to tell early on whose color is whose. Their clothes and text boxes match. So you simply have to go to their location and it will initiate their route. Actually, the game makes it even easier by letting you pick if you'll be a Good or Bad Apple early in the game. Depending on your decision you'll get to pick between one of two guys for Good apple and one of three for bad. But the fifth and final guy isn't unlocked until you complete the other four play-throughs. I have also heard complaints not all the characters are equally fleshed out. Well, I'd agree that's true. But it didn't really make me dislike the game. Very few games successfully nail that aspect in my experience. There was also somewhere I read where someone said only the fifth guy "White Mask" gets an epilogue. I'm not sure if his route is more detailed at the end, but the character I finished romancing DID have an epilogue. Not a long one, but there was a resolution for that couple after Nevaeh (no spoilers).The chapters are short if I'm honest. Most routes have 9 story chapters and one ending chapter that's the shortest and acts as the resolution. I've heard that the character I'm romancing now, Shikishima, has one less chapter than everyone else. And everyone compares the plot to this or that and I'm not saying they're incorrect in their comparisons, but it might be a better playthrough if you just try to blank your mind and treat it as its own animal. I have to say usually I don't have much to say about the music in a game, but I really have enjoyed the music in this game.The game features a touch screen interactive option, with each of the guys. Where you touch effects if you get a good or bad end ultimately. Think good touch and bad touch. 😅 But the game warns you about this in a tutorial. Everything else about the game is pretty straightforward. If you compare it to some of the other otomes that came out this year, it may not stack up, but I still think it's worth a play, even you wait for a price drop on it.

Bad Apple Wars was worth playing once but for me, has no replay value. Let me say this was primarily a reading game. There was not many interaction for the reader like other otome games I have played before. There were a couple of options in two of the chapters where you can pick the correct color to go to a specific person when you reached chapter 6. Then you get a “touch” section – tapping the guy and finding their sweet spot in the latter chapters.The overall plot had a very interesting concept but got kind of boring after seeing it 4 more times. Even when you split up to specific routes, it did not diverge too far from each other. Getting the specific routes was easy-peasy. There were 2 routes – good apples (Satoru and White Mask) and the bad apples (Alma, Higa and Shikishima). (And yes, there was a bad ending but it was super easy to get and thankfully, quick to finish.) The endings were different from each other and resolved the issues pretty nicely. However, besides Alma’s, the endings felt just a tad shallow and left you wanting more. The romance wasn’t too strong in the game until the very end. It was, like, around chapter 7 that the couple would have this sudden epiphany of love despite appearing not to have spent that much time together. (My favorite route was Alma’s and my least favorite was Satoru’s.)Art style was interesting and pretty stylish. The color scheme was varied and garish. The guys were major cuties and I couldn’t help admiring their 8-packs. Music was nice but so forgetful. I found most of the translation to be really good but you can tell some liberty was taken. Especially for Naraka’s. And I was impressed that this was the first that there was no spelling errors, bar one. There were no bonus features besides the basics – the gallery, the music, movies and a flowchart.The language is in Japanese and there are English subtitles.In the end, it took me less than 15 hours to finish all routes and get 100% completion. It could be longer or quicker depending on how many routes you have done or you like to read. This game is not for everyone. Personally, I like the simple plot line and the pleasure of not needing a guide. For some, it may have the possibility of being boring. But if you are a fan of otome, get it. If you are new to the genre, this would be an easy lead-in. If you are not a fan of reading your games, this is not for you. Honestly, the price was a little pricey for how long I played it. It is up to you, but I would recommended waiting until the price drops just a little bit.

It is a good game don't get me wrong, but I was a bit disappointed with it. Unlike most otome games you don't have any choices to make aside from picking a side (Good or Bad Apple) and who's rote you want to do. Also there was no hidden route and the game was much shorter then I expected. However, I love the characters and did cry in a few routes, but yeah overall it was fun playing....well more just reading then playing but yeah lol xD

Bad apple wars was not my favorite otome but it definitely wasn't the worst either. I wasn't a huge fan if the animation but you do get used to it after a little while. I enjoyed the overall concept however felt that the storyline did not do it justice. Routes and characters were often felt one dimensional with little development. As a result I had some trouble fully immersing myself in the game. Having said that I still was able to enjoy the game as a whole and felt it was pretty easy to navigate. If you are a fan of these types of games I strongly recommend buying bad apple wars in an effort to support and encourage the localization of more games in the future.

I did like the art style, the characters and their route, but with the timeline I was hoping for it to diverge into a different storyline early on. Overall, I liked the game, the music and the characters! Would recommend!

Came in perfect shape, sealed, and the game itself is so much fun.

Loved it! Great story and interesting characters, so if you love dating sims, pick it up!