Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa is a 2019 visual novel video game developed by Art and PQube for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows.[1]
| Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa | |
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| Developer(s) | Art Co., Ltd / PQube Ltd |
| Publisher(s) | PQube |
| Director(s) | Aya Sakurai, Takaya Miura |
| Producer(s) | Amaria Larchet |
| Programmer(s) | Toshio Inomata |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Visual novel, puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editIn Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa, the player chats with other characters to uncover clues. Each chapter's antagonist is defeated by stripping them naked, using hte "happy meter" and a match three puzzle minigame.[2]
Plot and characters
editThe story sees a student, controlled by the player, making a pact with a demon fox named Mon-chan, wielding the power of Kotodama, to uncover facts and clues about sinister events at the school, Fujisawa Academy.[3][1]
Characters are:[4]
- Nanami Kagura, an energetic and optimistic girl, the first friend at the academy that the player meets
- Honoka Ichinose, a shy and quiet girl who loves animals
- Shuji Toyama, the most popular guy at the academy
- Yukino Tsubaki, the academy's spoilt and rich kid and who bears a grudge against Nanami
- Wakaba Asagiri, a girl who serves as President of the Occult Research Club
- Kujo Satsuki, the smartest student at the academy and who knows many secrets about the academy
- Chinatsu Hachisuka, a bossy girl
- Mikoto Sasaki, an incredible student and athlete at the academy before killing herself, haunting the academy since
Development
editKotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa was developed as the first original IP of PQube, who had only been a publisher up until that point.[1]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 62/100 (NS)[5] |
The game has received "mixed or average" reviews according to Metacritic with a score of 62.[5]
Pocket Gamer scored it 3 out of 5, saying that it is "going to appeal to a very niche audience", although noted that the storylines are "messed-up" and criticised the lack of autosave.[2] Matt S of Digitally Downloaded thought that the game is "so, so good", praising the fanservice, humor, character design and puzzles themselves.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa interview with producer Amaria Larchet". Gematsu. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ a b "Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa Switch review - "HuniePop goes weird"". www.pocketgamer.com. 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Life, Nintendo (2019-03-06). "High School Visual Novel Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries Of Fujisawa Hits Switch In May". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Life, Nintendo (2019-05-02). "New Trailer For Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries Of Fujisawa Reveals The Key Cast". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ a b "Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa Reviews". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ ddnetadmin (2019-05-31). "video-kotodama-7-mysteries-of-fujisawa – Digitally Downloaded". Retrieved 2024-10-29.