These are what take up most of the playtime and where it is strongest.īlue Reflection: Second Light is filled with slice-of-life scenes and cute interactions between characters. Alongside this are those optional scenes of character development. Smell of LiliesĪ lot of the story is spent in that loop of character reveals and the search for memories. Blue Reflection: Second Light is a game to ideally take slowly and explore, rather than to power through the plot. With that said, there were a couple of exceptions and much of their character development was through optional content, so is missable. Most of the time interactions are rather lighthearted but don’t go into it expecting that the whole time.ĭespite a rather large cast, almost every character felt unique, charming, and well developed. Death, bullying, and exploitation are mentioned, amongst others. Through their memories of this, more is revealed about what happened in their previous world and what brought them to the new one.ĭespite the magical girl theme, both the overall plot and character arcs have topics that some may find uncomfortable.
While the story is unveiled as part of it, the first seven of eleven chapters are partially character introduction arcs – and that’s not a bad thing.Īs each character is introduced, we learn that they are all Reflectors – magical girls, using the power of emotion to fight. With memories back, they then think of someone else, who then appears without their memories. The party then goes to explore it and the character has to face memories of their past, often unpleasant ones.Īfter exploring the Heartscape, a character will get some of their memories back. Something will trigger a character’s memory and then their Heartscape will appear this is a world created by their memories and feelings. Memories are important in Blue Reflection: Second Light and the game has a fairly constant loop that emphasizes this. She makes the others realize what they’re missing, often triggers progression and initially their motivation is helping her to get back home. This is only questioned after Ao’s arrival and the thought of what came before is raised.Īo acts as the driving force in Blue Reflection: Second Light. Despite this, they have food, running water, and everything else they need to live. Cut-off from everything, it’s only a school building surrounded by water. Each of them has no memory of what came before and never thought about it until Ao’s arrival. Originally on her way to summer classes, she instead appears in a mysterious school with only three inhabitants Kokoro, Rena, and Yuki. Reflector HighĪo suddenly finds herself in an isolated world. Developed by GUST, the creator of the well-known Atelier series, this is an adventure that fans of the genre won’t want to miss. Enjoy JRPGs, slice of life and girls love? Blue Reflection: Second Light may be the title for you.
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