Didn't expect to like this game as much as I did.
I started Senran Kagura mainly because of the boobs and I don't shy away from it, but after playing it for a while I noticed I found the overall games enjoyable.
What makes it stands out from other fanservice games is that it actually feels like a real, complete game, and there's clearly passion put into it.
The gameplay loop isn't anything new or particulary deep but it's fun, it's kinda like a 2D musou, and the final chapter actually has some challenging quests.
There are 5 playable characters, each with a different moveset and with different stats, and they can be used in three different ways: Ying, Yang and Flash mode. This add some, while little, customization to the gameplay, letting you choose your favourite approach for each quests: you can play on the defensive or having a great attack boost at the cost of almost zero defense. Flash mode is unlockable after a character masters both Ying and Yang, and it's the most balanced of the three.
What I did find questionable was the choice to lock a 6th character after the last story mode quest: at the point you unlock her, you'll have around 20 hours in and all quests completed expect just one, so I actually ended up not caring about her at all, despite being both an interesting and strong character.
Now for the story.
It was simple, and it was cute. Despite my initial beliefs, the story doesn't spin around fanservice and it's just a very common shonen from the 2000s. It's not that different from Naruto, really: 5 girls studying to become shinobi will face an evil rival school while finding what they fight for.
I actually ended up caring for the cast, and surprisingly my favourite character is Ikagura, which at the start I felt was looked very boring.
Surprisingly, the game is fully voiced. That wasn't something I gave from granted when playing on the 3DS.
Oh, and yeah, there are obviously boobs! And butts! This game has clearly the goal to make you look at thise stupid characters getting stupidly naked in fights, and I'm all in for it!
I started Senran Kagura mainly because of the boobs and I don't shy away from it, but after playing it for a while I noticed I found the overall games enjoyable.
What makes it stands out from other fanservice games is that it actually feels like a real, complete game, and there's clearly passion put into it.
The gameplay loop isn't anything new or particulary deep but it's fun, it's kinda like a 2D musou, and the final chapter actually has some challenging quests.
There are 5 playable characters, each with a different moveset and with different stats, and they can be used in three different ways: Ying, Yang and Flash mode. This add some, while little, customization to the gameplay, letting you choose your favourite approach for each quests: you can play on the defensive or having a great attack boost at the cost of almost zero defense. Flash mode is unlockable after a character masters both Ying and Yang, and it's the most balanced of the three.
What I did find questionable was the choice to lock a 6th character after the last story mode quest: at the point you unlock her, you'll have around 20 hours in and all quests completed expect just one, so I actually ended up not caring about her at all, despite being both an interesting and strong character.
Now for the story.
It was simple, and it was cute. Despite my initial beliefs, the story doesn't spin around fanservice and it's just a very common shonen from the 2000s. It's not that different from Naruto, really: 5 girls studying to become shinobi will face an evil rival school while finding what they fight for.
I actually ended up caring for the cast, and surprisingly my favourite character is Ikagura, which at the start I felt was looked very boring.
Surprisingly, the game is fully voiced. That wasn't something I gave from granted when playing on the 3DS.
Oh, and yeah, there are obviously boobs! And butts! This game has clearly the goal to make you look at thise stupid characters getting stupidly naked in fights, and I'm all in for it!
I feel like after I post this review I'll probably lose respect from most people just for the fact I even touched something like this. I'm not sure what really compelled me to try this series but I guess I did it. This series was made by Tamsoft who I always think of as the Battle Arena Toshinden devs. I'm amazed they were even still around by the 2010s. So is this a good first attempt? Yeah I'd say so.
This is a 2.5D hack n slash. You'll be fighting lots of the same enemy types through most levels as you can choose between 5 different girls. You got a light and strong attack along with a move that hits hard but takes HP. If you fill up a bar you can get a new outfit and then perform specials. Trust me you will be doing these a lot so be thankful they let you skip the animations.
The game is divided up into 5 chapters and sadly I couldn't do the story for one reason. The game never got a US release. It seems like there's 5 other girls to ruin your life at many times through the main missions. The game ends with this really weird giant thing that idk what it was. Maybe I was missing out on great writing but I'm too stupid to learn Japanese.
Ok let's just get this out of the way. This game is horny, you know this series is horny. There's a lot of clothing removal and just panty shots to please any degenerate. I'm indifferent to it. On one hand, it's not the worst fanservice I've seen and I'm sure it did it's job for many horny people but for me idk, like maybe I'm just not one to get horny for a game like this. Some of the outfits can be ridiculous though. I'm surprised no one can get naked though, I would have expected that with at least censors but guess not.
I would recommend people not do the whole game in one go as you will get sick of the game. In sessions though it can make for a fun time. It's far from being amazing and honestly I wouldn't be surprised if other games in the genre can do this but better but for what I played it can be enjoyable.
The game also has you fighting other girls and at first I hated these but once I learned the mechanics better they are usually pretty easy especially if you can get your special ready. There was one girl in the postgame that looks like a Jojo character that I could not beat. You seem to have to fight her as all 5 characters and sadly I could only do it with the first one so maybe you have to grind, not sure. I don't feel too compelled to beat it though I'm guessing you unlock her if you beat her.
The game doesn't look too bad for a 3DS game though there are clear cuts like the lack of variety for areas. The game also chugs horribly at times and I'm not really sure why. The models at least look pretty good for the handheld and if you love stuff like boobs, you will enjoy this. The music fits nicely though for some reason I didn't pay too much attention to it, sorry. There was a vocal theme which is nice. There's also voice acting and it works. I like when the pink hair girl goes BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA!!
In the end, it's repetitive but its like a fun mindless game. The series would get two more on 3DS until for no reason just missing out on every mainline game since. I'll check out the sequel sometime this year if my 3DS isn't broken by then. I probably won't review it though unless people for some reason want me to get back into reviewing or I get motivation for it again by the time I get to it. I still somewhat feel ashamed to have played this but oh well, I was already a loser to begin with so it's not a real lost. At least the game was fun.
This is a 2.5D hack n slash. You'll be fighting lots of the same enemy types through most levels as you can choose between 5 different girls. You got a light and strong attack along with a move that hits hard but takes HP. If you fill up a bar you can get a new outfit and then perform specials. Trust me you will be doing these a lot so be thankful they let you skip the animations.
The game is divided up into 5 chapters and sadly I couldn't do the story for one reason. The game never got a US release. It seems like there's 5 other girls to ruin your life at many times through the main missions. The game ends with this really weird giant thing that idk what it was. Maybe I was missing out on great writing but I'm too stupid to learn Japanese.
Ok let's just get this out of the way. This game is horny, you know this series is horny. There's a lot of clothing removal and just panty shots to please any degenerate. I'm indifferent to it. On one hand, it's not the worst fanservice I've seen and I'm sure it did it's job for many horny people but for me idk, like maybe I'm just not one to get horny for a game like this. Some of the outfits can be ridiculous though. I'm surprised no one can get naked though, I would have expected that with at least censors but guess not.
I would recommend people not do the whole game in one go as you will get sick of the game. In sessions though it can make for a fun time. It's far from being amazing and honestly I wouldn't be surprised if other games in the genre can do this but better but for what I played it can be enjoyable.
The game also has you fighting other girls and at first I hated these but once I learned the mechanics better they are usually pretty easy especially if you can get your special ready. There was one girl in the postgame that looks like a Jojo character that I could not beat. You seem to have to fight her as all 5 characters and sadly I could only do it with the first one so maybe you have to grind, not sure. I don't feel too compelled to beat it though I'm guessing you unlock her if you beat her.
The game doesn't look too bad for a 3DS game though there are clear cuts like the lack of variety for areas. The game also chugs horribly at times and I'm not really sure why. The models at least look pretty good for the handheld and if you love stuff like boobs, you will enjoy this. The music fits nicely though for some reason I didn't pay too much attention to it, sorry. There was a vocal theme which is nice. There's also voice acting and it works. I like when the pink hair girl goes BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA!!
In the end, it's repetitive but its like a fun mindless game. The series would get two more on 3DS until for no reason just missing out on every mainline game since. I'll check out the sequel sometime this year if my 3DS isn't broken by then. I probably won't review it though unless people for some reason want me to get back into reviewing or I get motivation for it again by the time I get to it. I still somewhat feel ashamed to have played this but oh well, I was already a loser to begin with so it's not a real lost. At least the game was fun.