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11gatsu no Arcadia Part 1: Nonomiya Fuuka (Nono)


Clephas

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blog-0826740001428183452.pngBecause this VN uses the same basic structure as G-senjou no Maou, the 'common route' is actually the 'true route', so I felt a need to evaluate each heroine route separately from it. People who have read my comments on the forums will realize I despise the structure, because it has a tendency to be an excuse for h-scenes and inconsistent half-assed side endings (Eustia and G-Senjou are both perpetrators of this particular crime). Keeping that in mind, I'm going to strive for something resembling fairness in evaluating each path individually, then go back and evaluate whether they managed to be consistent despite using this particular story-structure.

This VN is a fantasy one with mild action (so far) based around the protagonist's struggles to fulfill his objective (I won't spoil it for you if you weren't crazy enough to read that spoiler-stained summary on vndb). Because of the way the story at the beginning introduces the protagonist and the setting, I feel an unusually high need to avoid spoilers relating to the protagonist's objective and abilities, so I'll leave it there.

The protagonist himself is voiced (yay!) and he is at least moderately capable, with his favored weapons being hidden ones (daggers in belt buckles, hidden throwing knives, darts, flash-bangs, etc.). If I have a complaint about him, it is that he gets really whiny sometimes, but since he never portrays himself as a pillar of solidity, it doesn't bother me as much as it usually would.

Nonomiya Fuuka

Nono is the game's genkikko (meaning she is lively and energetic) and the 'nice girl', and as such, her presence is mainly to provide 'cute' moe and cheap emotionality. That said, the addition of occasional inumimi (really wolf-ears) makes her cuteness go to the highest level (yes, I love mimikko, so what?).

First, the event that leads you into the path split is fairly heart-rending for the protagonist, given the nature of his ambitions and his powers (this is unavoidable, as choosing a heroine means giving up on his ambitions). I did cry for Nono during the event that caused the split, and the protagonist is hurt by what goes on even more, especially because of his ability.

The first part of the actual path is fairly depressing (again, unavoidably), but given that Nono is the VN's 'genkikko' and 'nice girl', it was never going to last forever. Once she and the protagonist get themselves straightened out, it turns into your average charage path... perhaps a little better than that, given that it is easier to empathize with the characters after what they went through earlier in the VN. Given this, I can tentatively praise this as a charage path, while wondering whether it will be consistent with what happens in the true ending.

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