Sayurin the Witch's Magical Quest

Mahouko Sayurin is a Scrolling Shooter with RPG elements mixed in. The characters I believe are from the Key VN Kanon, however I've never played Kanon or watched the Anime adaptations so I'm not sure.

Anyways the basic gameplay is exactly what you'd expect from a scrolling shooter: you shoot stuff (lol). However it gets a bit more complicated as you'll notice you also gather EXP and money, two obvious RPG elements (with rather self-explanatory purposes). In addition you have an inventory wherein eventually you'll have multiple weapons (set to 1 of 3 buttons) and plenty of other healing items, etc... In addition unlike other shooting games you can (and have to) explore the level rather than just constantly moving forward (puzzles, dialogues, etc...). In addition to all of this the game is quite competently fully voiced (a big plus, especially if your kanji reading skills are low like mine).

Anyways put all this together and you have an awesome game. Given the fact that this is a measly 105 yen, I don't see how anyone could pass this up. Even if you're not familiar with the characters (from Kanon), you will no doubt be able to enjoy this excellent game.

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Sayurin the Witch's Magical Quest [Sayurin] is a 2D shooter *and* an action RPG. The main objective of the game is to look for Sayurin's friend Mai, who was kidnapped.

[Sayurin]'s characters are from [K*non]. It also features brief but hilarious appearances by other famous video game characters. While the game doesn't require the player to have prior knowledge of [K*non], knowing a little something about it does help with solving some puzzles.

The main problem non-Japanese speakers will face when playing [Sayurin] is the language barrier. A large part of the fun with [Sayurin] is solving the clever puzzles which have hints given out by various NPCs or even by Sayurin herself. There are also puzzles which must be solved by reading the contents of a note, and then reading a book to interpret what the note actually means. Without knowing what these characters said or not knowing how to read Japanese, a lot of the fun of playing the game is diminished.

Despite having a language barrier, [Sayurin] is a good game. As stated already, it has clever and interesting puzzles. The game is structured well, so the player can see what kind of progress is being made by 1.) Looking at Sayurin's personal statistics rising and 2.) Seeing how many allies she picks up throughout the course of the adventure. The characters having voices also adds to the charm of the game.

As for the action part, there isn't any intense action. While there's some amount of action involved with eliminating enemies and avoiding physical contact with them, it's not the kind of action which requires lightning fast reflexes or perfect execution. The game is accessible to human beings and not just super heroes.

I would recommend [Sayurin] provided the player interested in playing it has the means to overcome the language barrier and is interested in a cute 2D action RPG.

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