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I'm back with another review. It's been some time since the last time I reviewed a PS4 game, this time it's a review of the PS4 version of Blue Reflection: Second Light. A new Blue Reflection game for consoles and PC, my most anticipated game of 2021 (ironically more or less) and the sequel of my dreams...let's begin.

Story: Without spoiling too much, Blue Reflection: Second Light is a sequel of Blue Reflection, the story takes place after the events of the first game and in Second Light we have a new protagonist, Ao Hoshizaki. The game begins with Ao going to summer classes, she almost loses her phone, after she picks up her cell phone and goes through the classroom door, she finds a girl she has never seen before (Kokoro Utsubo), Kokoro then takes Ao outside and before Ao knows it, she's in a totally different place, in a school surrounded by water. Kokoro is living with other girls (Rena and Yuki) and all of them have lost their memories, with only Ao Hoshizaki still having her memory intact. The story is very engaging, I would say that, at least, the story is on par with the original game, an engaging story, very touching and moving, when it comes to sadness or sad moments, the first game is definitely stronger in that aspect, but Blue Reflection: Second Light still has a lot to say and the story and characters are all amazing in my opinion. If it sounds like I'm avoiding a lot of details and what not, that's because I am, and if you don't like spoilers, I can say for sure that Blue Reflection: Second Light should be amazing if you know very little about the story and what will happen next. What I will say is this: It is EXTREMELY recommended to play Blue Reflection (the first game) from beginning to end at least once (it only has one ending, it doesn't matter how you play) and watch all the episodes of Blue Reflection Ray (24 episodes) before playing Blue Reflection: Second Light, not only because of the fact that Blue Reflection: Second Light is a sequel of the original game and that its events also take place after Blue Reflection Ray, but because of the fact that characters of the original game and the anime appear in the game, Blue Reflection: Second Light has a bit of an all-star cast, and a few characters of the first game and the anime also appear in the game. There is also the fact that the game spoils some things that happen in the first game and the anime, and if we combine all those things with the assumption that, because this would be your first experience with the IP, not only you would be lost and/or the story would be confusing...the interactions between the characters, the story...everything would not have the same impact if you already had an attachment to these characters and IP, the story and returning characters would have a bigger impact because you already have experience with the franchise and have developed an attachment to Hinako for example, so, it is highly recommended to play the original game (available in English for PS4 and Steam) and watch the anime before you play Blue Reflection: Second Light. The story is easily a 10 in my opinion. I won't say more.

Graphics: The PlayStation 4 version of Blue Reflection: Second Light has beautiful graphics and an amazing art style, graphically it looks even better than the PS4 version of the previous game, and that game already has amazing graphics. It's not night and day, but Blue Reflection: Second Light looks better, a little. The environments are varied, the 3D models look really nice (and have better facial expressions and animations), and most textures look very detailed. Unfortunately the game has little 2D art especially compared to the first game, but the little 2D art by Mel Kishida looks amazing as always. I have no complaints about the graphics, it's a game that somehow looks a litle better than the original game (not counting the PS Vita version of course), and I love the graphics. Shiho's Heartscape with all that water and the train station, the forest in Kokoro's Heartscape...oh yeah, the environments look great and are varied and memorable.

Sound: Putting aside the recycled music (which is amazing), the game has a lot of new music, and the original music in Blue Reflection: Second Light is great, I love the soundtrack. I like the soundtrack more than other people, some people didn't like the music of Blue Reflection: Second Light that much and I know that some people think that the original game has a better soundtrack, which is fine, personally, I love both soundtracks, and in my opinion, both games have fantastic music. Piano music, the use of violin, the song used during the opening sequence (Glitter)...it's a soundtrack very fitting for the game, and considering that Blue Reflection: Second Light is a beautiful game in more ways than one, it couldn't have been any other way. Something that deserves to be criticized is the fact that, like the first game, Blue Reflection: Second Light only has Japanese voices...I don't like Kokoro's voice, it would be great if this franchise had English voices somewhere, but no, both games don't have English voices, and that's something I don't like...Gah.

Addictive: It's a more enjoyable game than the first one, Blue Reflection: Second Light now has an active turn-based system, the combat should be similar to what one can find in the Atelier Ryza games, and if had to compare it to something else, I would say that it has one or two things in common with the combat of Super Neptunia RPG. You have several playable characters, and you have to assign them a specific button (L2, R2 or the X button), every action uses ether and everyone, including the enemies, recovers ether over time, once you have enough ether to use a specific action or skill, you can press the button associated with that specific character to open a menu and choose one of the skills that can be used, but if you never press a button, the enemy will attack, like in Super Neptunia RPG. The different combat, especially as someone who has not played the Atelier Ryza games (and I will not play those games), can be a bit overwhelming at first, and it does take a while to get used to the new combat, but give it some time, and by Chapter 3 at most you should be able to handle the new combat and understand how it works with its different mechanics. The crafting system is functional, the one-on-one battles are very fun and satisfying...it's a fun game. I feel like I'm the only person who enjoys the stealth missions, not everyone likes that part of the game, but yeah...the game has stealth missions, those missions are usually optional, and I like those missions...

Depth: I've played Blue Reflection: Second Light for more than 230 hours, I've finished the game 3 times and I beat the game for the third time yesterday. I can say for sure that Blue Reflection: Second Light offers even more than the original game. It's a longer game than he first one and if you play it from beginning to end without skipping the events, the game will still take you at least around 40 hours or something like that, for my first playthrough, I beat the game in 55-70 hours I think, and as I said, I've played the game almost 240 hours to be exact, and I have only beaten the game 3 times. Unlike the first game, Blue Reflection: Second Light doesn't have only 1 ending, so, if you want to get another ending, beat the game twice at least. There are still many events I haven't seen, if you are like me and don't really watch a specific event and then instead of sticking to your choice or decision, you quit the game, load your save file and pick another choice...if you don't really do that, then...yeah, You would have to play Blue Reflection: Second Light at least 8 or 9 times if you want to be able to say ''I have read almost every line of dialogue in Blue Reflection: Second Light and I have seen almost every event and cutscene''...it's a game with a lot of replay value I would say, and the many different events because of two specific parts of the game are the main reason why I think that the game has a lot of replay value...Yeah, it's a longer game compared to Blue Reflection, and it has a lot of content and events to see...too bad that the game has little unlockable content in the form of extras, the first game has a gallery and you can listen to the music of the game in the Extra Channel if you so desire...not this game, this game doesn't have something equivalent...

Difficulty: I don't know exactly what happens if you lose a battle in Blue Reflection: Second Light...I mean, I know that if you lose a battle, you return to school (a retreat I guess), but I don't know exactly what animations or graphics are used or shown when you lose a fight...for my first playthrough, I played the game on Normal, then Easy, and yesterday the difficulty Hard, something I want to say is that I have played the game for hundreds of hours, yes, but I played the game without being connected to the internet and it was something completely intentional, I can say for sure that you can finish the game with little glitches or bugs and what not even if it's version 1.00, that said, the highest difficulty, Deathwish, is only available if you update the game...this category is difficult to judge because of that, as someone who tends to look at video games in the long term, what number should I give in this category? Someday you won't be able to update the game, and the highest difficulty won't be available anymore, also, what if I don't have access to the internet? A lot of things, including the fact that I judge more the base game than anything else, especially if the updates aren't substantial or don't change the game a lot (unlike Dead or Alive 6...ugh), so, it's valid to judge Blue Reflection: Second Light without said difficulty, only look at the base game, after all, I've finished the game 3 times but I have barely played it with the most recent update in place (version 1.06), so...I don't know. I would say that this number should be an 8 at most, and that's only if we consider the highest difficulty that isn't part of the base game...I guess that ''Deathwish'' is genuinely difficult? Considering that I haven't played the game using the highest difficulty...I'm not sure, I don't know how difficult the game is with the difficulty ''Deathwish''...if we only look at the other 3 difficulties...it's a 5 or less, it's as easy as the first game or even easier...as I said, I don't know what exactly do you see when it comes to animations and what not if you lose a battle, I haven't lost a fight in Blue Reflection: Second Light, I've defeated every boss on my first try. The base game, 5 or less when it comes to difficulty, it's very easy, an easier game than many RPGs.

Blue Reflection: Second Light is a beautiful game with great characters, amazing story, graphics that look a little better than the previous game also on PS4, enjoyable gameplay including the stealth missions (in my opinion), and a fantastic soundtrack at times. I have a lot to criticize about the game, the voice acting is annoying with a few characters, the game doesn't have English voices, it runs at 30 frames per second unlike the first game (PS4 version of course), it has rare moments of slowdown, there is a lot of cosmetic DLC that will disappear someday, and more...even with all those flaws and things I don't like about the game, I still think that Blue Reflection: Second Light is even better than Blue Reflection. It has less fan service than the original game, the game doesn't have partial nudity, we never see the characters in lingerie, etc...if someone asks me ''is the game censored?'' I would say ''yes''...yes, it is, the game is censored. Unlike the first game, you can change the outfits that the characters wear even if you don't buy DLC (this is especially true for the main character), and you can put most characters in those one piece swimsuits (Regulation Competitive Swimwear) if you so desire, even if, of course, those swimsuits are out of place because of the context...anyway, I recommend Blue Reflection: Second Light, if you are interested, it's a game worth playing in my opinion, but if you haven't experienced anything about this franchise yet...play the original game and watch the anime first, as I said, it's extremely recommended, do not play Blue Reflection: Second Light if you haven't played the first game from beginning to end and if you haven't watched the anime...that's what I would say.
I'm back with another review. It's been some time since the last time I reviewed a PS4 game, this time it's a review of the PS4 version of Blue Reflection: Second Light. A new Blue Reflection game for consoles and PC, my most anticipated game of 2021 (ironically more or less) and the sequel of my dreams...let's begin.

Story: Without spoiling too much, Blue Reflection: Second Light is a sequel of Blue Reflection, the story takes place after the events of the first game and in Second Light we have a new protagonist, Ao Hoshizaki. The game begins with Ao going to summer classes, she almost loses her phone, after she picks up her cell phone and goes through the classroom door, she finds a girl she has never seen before (Kokoro Utsubo), Kokoro then takes Ao outside and before Ao knows it, she's in a totally different place, in a school surrounded by water. Kokoro is living with other girls (Rena and Yuki) and all of them have lost their memories, with only Ao Hoshizaki still having her memory intact. The story is very engaging, I would say that, at least, the story is on par with the original game, an engaging story, very touching and moving, when it comes to sadness or sad moments, the first game is definitely stronger in that aspect, but Blue Reflection: Second Light still has a lot to say and the story and characters are all amazing in my opinion. If it sounds like I'm avoiding a lot of details and what not, that's because I am, and if you don't like spoilers, I can say for sure that Blue Reflection: Second Light should be amazing if you know very little about the story and what will happen next. What I will say is this: It is EXTREMELY recommended to play Blue Reflection (the first game) from beginning to end at least once (it only has one ending, it doesn't matter how you play) and watch all the episodes of Blue Reflection Ray (24 episodes) before playing Blue Reflection: Second Light, not only because of the fact that Blue Reflection: Second Light is a sequel of the original game and that its events also take place after Blue Reflection Ray, but because of the fact that characters of the original game and the anime appear in the game, Blue Reflection: Second Light has a bit of an all-star cast, and a few characters of the first game and the anime also appear in the game. There is also the fact that the game spoils some things that happen in the first game and the anime, and if we combine all those things with the assumption that, because this would be your first experience with the IP, not only you would be lost and/or the story would be confusing...the interactions between the characters, the story...everything would not have the same impact if you already had an attachment to these characters and IP, the story and returning characters would have a bigger impact because you already have experience with the franchise and have developed an attachment to Hinako for example, so, it is highly recommended to play the original game (available in English for PS4 and Steam) and watch the anime before you play Blue Reflection: Second Light. The story is easily a 10 in my opinion. I won't say more.

Graphics: The PlayStation 4 version of Blue Reflection: Second Light has beautiful graphics and an amazing art style, graphically it looks even better than the PS4 version of the previous game, and that game already has amazing graphics. It's not night and day, but Blue Reflection: Second Light looks better, a little. The environments are varied, the 3D models look really nice (and have better facial expressions and animations), and most textures look very detailed. Unfortunately the game has little 2D art especially compared to the first game, but the little 2D art by Mel Kishida looks amazing as always. I have no complaints about the graphics, it's a game that somehow looks a litle better than the original game (not counting the PS Vita version of course), and I love the graphics. Shiho's Heartscape with all that water and the train station, the forest in Kokoro's Heartscape...oh yeah, the environments look great and are varied and memorable.

Sound: Putting aside the recycled music (which is amazing), the game has a lot of new music, and the original music in Blue Reflection: Second Light is great, I love the soundtrack. I like the soundtrack more than other people, some people didn't like the music of Blue Reflection: Second Light that much and I know that some people think that the original game has a better soundtrack, which is fine, personally, I love both soundtracks, and in my opinion, both games have fantastic music. Piano music, the use of violin, the song used during the opening sequence (Glitter)...it's a soundtrack very fitting for the game, and considering that Blue Reflection: Second Light is a beautiful game in more ways than one, it couldn't have been any other way. Something that deserves to be criticized is the fact that, like the first game, Blue Reflection: Second Light only has Japanese voices...I don't like Kokoro's voice, it would be great if this franchise had English voices somewhere, but no, both games don't have English voices, and that's something I don't like...Gah.

Addictive: It's a more enjoyable game than the first one, Blue Reflection: Second Light now has an active turn-based system, the combat should be similar to what one can find in the Atelier Ryza games, and if had to compare it to something else, I would say that it has one or two things in common with the combat of Super Neptunia RPG. You have several playable characters, and you have to assign them a specific button (L2, R2 or the X button), every action uses ether and everyone, including the enemies, recovers ether over time, once you have enough ether to use a specific action or skill, you can press the button associated with that specific character to open a menu and choose one of the skills that can be used, but if you never press a button, the enemy will attack, like in Super Neptunia RPG. The different combat, especially as someone who has not played the Atelier Ryza games (and I will not play those games), can be a bit overwhelming at first, and it does take a while to get used to the new combat, but give it some time, and by Chapter 3 at most you should be able to handle the new combat and understand how it works with its different mechanics. The crafting system is functional, the one-on-one battles are very fun and satisfying...it's a fun game. I feel like I'm the only person who enjoys the stealth missions, not everyone likes that part of the game, but yeah...the game has stealth missions, those missions are usually optional, and I like those missions...

Depth: I've played Blue Reflection: Second Light for more than 230 hours, I've finished the game 3 times and I beat the game for the third time yesterday. I can say for sure that Blue Reflection: Second Light offers even more than the original game. It's a longer game than he first one and if you play it from beginning to end without skipping the events, the game will still take you at least around 40 hours or something like that, for my first playthrough, I beat the game in 55-70 hours I think, and as I said, I've played the game almost 240 hours to be exact, and I have only beaten the game 3 times. Unlike the first game, Blue Reflection: Second Light doesn't have only 1 ending, so, if you want to get another ending, beat the game twice at least. There are still many events I haven't seen, if you are like me and don't really watch a specific event and then instead of sticking to your choice or decision, you quit the game, load your save file and pick another choice...if you don't really do that, then...yeah, You would have to play Blue Reflection: Second Light at least 8 or 9 times if you want to be able to say ''I have read almost every line of dialogue in Blue Reflection: Second Light and I have seen almost every event and cutscene''...it's a game with a lot of replay value I would say, and the many different events because of two specific parts of the game are the main reason why I think that the game has a lot of replay value...Yeah, it's a longer game compared to Blue Reflection, and it has a lot of content and events to see...too bad that the game has little unlockable content in the form of extras, the first game has a gallery and you can listen to the music of the game in the Extra Channel if you so desire...not this game, this game doesn't have something equivalent...

Difficulty: I don't know exactly what happens if you lose a battle in Blue Reflection: Second Light...I mean, I know that if you lose a battle, you return to school (a retreat I guess), but I don't know exactly what animations or graphics are used or shown when you lose a fight...for my first playthrough, I played the game on Normal, then Easy, and yesterday the difficulty Hard, something I want to say is that I have played the game for hundreds of hours, yes, but I played the game without being connected to the internet and it was something completely intentional, I can say for sure that you can finish the game with little glitches or bugs and what not even if it's version 1.00, that said, the highest difficulty, Deathwish, is only available if you update the game...this category is difficult to judge because of that, as someone who tends to look at video games in the long term, what number should I give in this category? Someday you won't be able to update the game, and the highest difficulty won't be available anymore, also, what if I don't have access to the internet? A lot of things, including the fact that I judge more the base game than anything else, especially if the updates aren't substantial or don't change the game a lot (unlike Dead or Alive 6...ugh), so, it's valid to judge Blue Reflection: Second Light without said difficulty, only look at the base game, after all, I've finished the game 3 times but I have barely played it with the most recent update in place (version 1.06), so...I don't know. I would say that this number should be an 8 at most, and that's only if we consider the highest difficulty that isn't part of the base game...I guess that ''Deathwish'' is genuinely difficult? Considering that I haven't played the game using the highest difficulty...I'm not sure, I don't know how difficult the game is with the difficulty ''Deathwish''...if we only look at the other 3 difficulties...it's a 5 or less, it's as easy as the first game or even easier...as I said, I don't know what exactly do you see when it comes to animations and what not if you lose a battle, I haven't lost a fight in Blue Reflection: Second Light, I've defeated every boss on my first try. The base game, 5 or less when it comes to difficulty, it's very easy, an easier game than many RPGs.

Blue Reflection: Second Light is a beautiful game with great characters, amazing story, graphics that look a little better than the previous game also on PS4, enjoyable gameplay including the stealth missions (in my opinion), and a fantastic soundtrack at times. I have a lot to criticize about the game, the voice acting is annoying with a few characters, the game doesn't have English voices, it runs at 30 frames per second unlike the first game (PS4 version of course), it has rare moments of slowdown, there is a lot of cosmetic DLC that will disappear someday, and more...even with all those flaws and things I don't like about the game, I still think that Blue Reflection: Second Light is even better than Blue Reflection. It has less fan service than the original game, the game doesn't have partial nudity, we never see the characters in lingerie, etc...if someone asks me ''is the game censored?'' I would say ''yes''...yes, it is, the game is censored. Unlike the first game, you can change the outfits that the characters wear even if you don't buy DLC (this is especially true for the main character), and you can put most characters in those one piece swimsuits (Regulation Competitive Swimwear) if you so desire, even if, of course, those swimsuits are out of place because of the context...anyway, I recommend Blue Reflection: Second Light, if you are interested, it's a game worth playing in my opinion, but if you haven't experienced anything about this franchise yet...play the original game and watch the anime first, as I said, it's extremely recommended, do not play Blue Reflection: Second Light if you haven't played the first game from beginning to end and if you haven't watched the anime...that's what I would say.
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