Path of the Midnight Sun

Path of the Midnight Sun is a gorgeous hybrid of visual novel and turn based JRPG. The story is decent and has lots of twists and turns, and it kept me interested. The characters are well written, and the voice acting is really good, although not all lines are acted. I liked that there were romance options in the game, I always enjoy that. The music and sounds are nice, and the artwork is really gorgeous. There are some things I didn't really like, such as the food/sanity systems, because they seemed a little pointless. It would have been nice to be able to unlock more skills in the skill tree, but grinding is capped due to the time limits on the fight maps (I liked the skill trees but didn't have enough mana to unlock many of the skills). It would also be nice if they added some Steam achievements at some point. Overall it's a really nice little indie JRPG, and it's definitely worth a play through.

The characters are fun and cute. The voice acting is really good. The combat is fun. The story has a lot of fun mysteries to unravel. I always love having romance options.

Path of the Midnight Sun 是一款有着少量战棋元素的回合制rpg 这款游戏似乎最初是作为火纹某部的同人开发的，不过最终与火纹没什么关系了，基本没什么相似度 人物立绘都非常漂亮，男俊女靓，很合我的胃口，音乐也很好听 整个游戏中绝大多数对话都有配音，听着很舒服 有各个角色间的感情线，但在游戏最后才发挥作用 剧情很吸引人，跌宕起伏，[spoiler]发生了多次转折，比如典得不能再典的队友半路背叛[/spoiler] 我选的是classic难度（仅次于hardcore难度），初期确实有一定挑战性，但几个角色技能树解锁了AOE之后，杂兵战战斗难度大幅度下降，游玩时长大概在16-17小时左右，不长不短 缺点主要集中在战斗方面，无论是战棋走格子还是具体的回合制战斗对我来说都没什么深度，感觉有些乏味，一些角色的技能有些意义不明[spoiler]比如rya的一些技能只有在rya位于某些具体槽位上才有效，但使用后rya会移动位置[/spoiler]，主角suzaku的技能也不够帅[spoiler]大量法术aoe和辅助技能，作为一个骑士缺少单体高伤害技能[/spoiler] 值得一提的是杂兵战中有些敌人会使用掩护一整排的技能，使得整排小兵肉度极大提升，肉的令人发指，除非你把特定杂兵杀死否则buff会一直生效，凡是有这个技能的战斗非常折磨人； boss战就是所谓的HP海绵，消耗战，要打非常长的时间，所以你最好带非常多的补给品 不过还说什么呢？瑕不掩瑜，就冲这漂亮的立绘和全配音就非常棒了，故事也很好，绝对是一款诚意满满的作品，总体而言值得一玩

Fun experience overall. The balancing of the time management during battle maps is a bit tight. Due to that I never took opportunities to explore safe spaces and missed out on a chunk of content. The story and characters are well written and I look forward to seeing more from this creator in the future.

A fun game with turn-based combat and a decent story. It is playable on steam deck with the touchpad, although sometimes it started to lag a bit (a restart usually fixed this). The characters are likeable, but you only get to know them superficially. There is also a little romance, although one of the couples I chose felt like he was her second choice (which made me feel a bit bad for him). The combat is fun and the boss fights can be challenging even on normal. I would have liked to be able to save on the battle field or at least adjust the formation. Overall though I recommend this game if you like turn-based combat with a nice story.

A few bugs and bad game balance , but characters are amazing, Shiori is the best girl, period.

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The game has a decent plot and pleasing visuals, and the customizable difficulty is a massive plus. So, despite its flaws (for instance, even when holding down the Ctrl key to speed things up, the battles are still painfully slow and make your hands tired), I still wanted to recommend it. However, the terrible romance routes completely ruined everything. The game claims to let players pair characters up however they like, but it constantly pushes and forces the matchmaking between Suzaku and Faratras. Even though I explicitly chose to just see Fa as a friend from Suzaku's POV, somehow in the next chapter from Fa's POV, this guy still shows up to flirt with her??? I already had Fa confirm her feelings for Rya, yet towards the end of the game, there’s still a scene where Fa feels regretful that Suzaku isn't flirting with her anymore??? As for Shiori, she whimpers about how she hoped Suzaku would remember their past memories and come to her, but since he didn't, Cris appears instead. Holy hell, it’s like the developers are telling the players that no matter what crap you choose, Suzaku is still the ultimate pick for both girls, while Rya and Cris are just backup options! If you’re going to give players matchmaking options, then do it right. Don't offer choices on one hand, and then shove the developers' forced canon right into the players' faces on the other!!!!

Path of the Midnight Sun è stata una delle sorprese più piacevoli che abbia trovato su Steam. Un titolo capace di unire la profondità narrativa di una Visual Novel con le meccaniche tattiche e gestionali di un RPG a turni, dando vita a un'esperienza unica e curata nei minimi dettagli. Fin dai primi minuti, il gioco trasmette passione e dedizione. La storia è eccezionale, piena di colpi di scena, momenti toccanti e personaggi incredibilmente ben scritti. Il mio preferito è Shiori, un personaggio che spicca per sensibilità, spessore e sviluppo emotivo. Le musiche meritano un plauso speciale: ogni brano si adatta perfettamente al tono della scena, amplificando emozioni e tensione nei momenti chiave. La colonna sonora è splendida e rende l'atmosfera ancora più coinvolgente. Ho inoltre molto apprezzato la linea ironica di alcuni dialoghi: nelle situazioni più intense spuntano battute leggere o scambi sarcastici che spezzano con gusto la tensione, mostrando che il gioco sa essere divertente senza perdere profondità. Il gameplay è profondo e vario. I combattimenti a turni sono strategici e ben bilanciati, con un sistema che valorizza la pianificazione e la sinergia tra i membri del gruppo. Un elemento che ho apprezzato moltissimo è la possibilità di scegliere quattro supporti da un roster di alleati diversi, ognuno dotato di abilità attive e passive uniche che influenzano lo scontro in modi sempre nuovi. E' una meccanica intelligente che aggiunge una dimensione tattica in più alle battaglie. Fuori dal combattimento, il gioco offre sistemi di gestione del morale e delle relazioni tra i personaggi, che influiscono realmente sulla storia e sulle prestazioni in battaglia. Sul piano tecnico, Path of the Midnight Sun è ben ottimizzato, con una direzione artistica di grande fascino, doppiaggio di qualità professionale, e un'interfaccia chiara e intuitiva. Tutto comunica la cura e la passione con cui è stato realizzato. In sintesi, Path of the Midnight Sun è un piccolo capolavoro indipendente, capace di fondere alla perfezione narrazione profonda, atmosfera e strategia. Consigliatissimo a chi ama le Visual Novel con elementi RPG tattici, ma anche a chi cerca un'esperienza coinvolgente e ricca di emozioni. Un vero gioiellino del panorama videoludico moderno.