Battle Girls

Story felt interesting yet sometimes confusing.

It's ok!

如果是日式ADV应该不错？不过这个竟然还有后宫结局？- -。

There is an issue where you most likely wont be able to get all the achievements due to a bug with steam. Other than this annoyingly stupid issue the game it's self is a pretty good dating simulator and I rather enjoyed the different outcomes.

In Battle Girls, you play as a man named Takiro that has just arrived as a pilot at a Mech academy where you square off in 6 rounds of battles accompanied with one of three beautiful co-pilots. There are a number of dialog choices that allow you to hook up with your co-pilots resulting in 3 regular endings plus 3 additional paths that open up after completing the game. The overarching story doesn't make a whole ton of sense; somehow the success of these battles will "save the economy" for your "poor nation" -- whatever that's supposed to mean. It's never explored but it doesn't really matter. The real story is about Takiro's interactions with the cuties in the academy. And I was smiling pretty much throughout the entire story. I just found the girls to be so cute and whichever route you take, they all adore Takiro and ultimately just want to jump his bones. A blind playthrough isn't all that long; I'd say somewhere around 2 hours, depending on how many choices you want to retry. I finished everything up, using a guide after the first route, and took up around 6 hours. MAJOR PROBLEM! There is an adult patch somewhere out there but as of this writing (Dec. 6, 2021), it has gone the way of the dodo. I scrounged the interwebs and and just couldn't find it. The links on the official Dharker Studios website are dead. The link from uncensorpat.ch is dead. I *did* find a couple links that went to a patch but unfortunately it was for the 1.4 patch, which is incompatible with the latest version of the game on Steam (it crashes real early) -- the patch was re-released, but who has it and where it is, I have no idea. Trying to download earlier versions of Battle Girls via the Steam console didn't work for me either; none of the older versions were found. I don't recommend this game without the adult content since hooking up with these hotties is really what this game is all about and given that the art really is pretty good; you're absolutely going to want the naughty version. The original, uncensored version can be found elsewhere and that's where I recommend you go, at least until (if ever) Dharker Studios releases the patch again. It's a shame really, since Battle Girls really is cute and fun to play.

A short, mecha fighting story with some romance options brought to you by the Dharker Studios. You were chosen as a mecha pilot to represent your nation in an international competition. Just to be clear, there is no mecha action here, it's pure VN. You have several battles to go through and multiple choices to reach one of many endings. While the VN is relatively short, to complete all scenarios will likely double the length so it's not bad. Your choice will also influence if and who will you end up with. Writing quality is acceptable but there is not enough character development here. No real heroines' backgrounds or motivations present. Also, the main character was left as a blank slate, no sprite, no face, little to none personality. There are some slip ups and inconsistencies, e.g. wrong names used or story referring to events that did not occur due to the previous choices. Still, I enjoyed it more than expected from low budget VNs. One of better VNs from this developer. Art is about average. Character sprites feel too western despite the anime style. As a fan of Japanese anime art I feel tepid about it. Not enough details or variety to rank it higher than average. Backgrounds are probably the best art wise. For a budget title it is acceptable. At least number of CGs is higher than typical. Music is fine. Nothing memorable but tracks fit well with the events. I can't recognise any of the tracks so all were done specifically for this game. I've played quite a few of other Dharker titles so I should be able to notice that. No bugs encountered. To conclude, we were served a relatively short mecha action story with simple romance options and multiple endings. Music and art are ok considering the budget. I liked it more than my expectations prior to digesting it. Can recommend but wait for sale: 5.6/10