Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth - PlayStation Vita

I apologize in advance for the long review.I'd like to say that I'm a fan of otome games, but I can't. I want to like them, but I always end up having too many issues with them to be able to fully enjoy them. Many times this has to do with the heroine herself. Too often I find myself playing an otome game where I can't stand the character I'm playing as, can't relate to her at all, and never want to. I avoid spending too much money on otome games for this reason, and yet something about this game interested me enough to get it anyway, even though I was almost certain it'd be a waste of money. It wasn't.You play as a girl named Cardia, stuck waiting for her father's return alone in a mansion due to the poison in her body that will melt anything she touches. She has no memories of her past, only her father's words warning her to never go outside and never fall in love because she is a monster. One day the Royal Guard shows up to capture her, only for her to be "stolen" away by gentleman thief Arsène Lupin. He is searching for information on Isaac Beckford, genius scientist and Cardia's father. Together they decide to search for Cardia's father and find a way to cure her poison, and along the way they are joined by several others who share their names with literary and historical figures.The game is a visual novel. That means the majority of the game is made up of reading text, with some choices every now and then to determine which of the various endings you get. There are five characters that Cardia will be able to choose from, each with one good ending, one normal ending, and a handful of bad endings. There are 13 chapters in all, chapters 1-8 being the common route with minimal changes depending on your choices. Starting from chapter 9, the game splits into separate routes for each of the five characters. The route you end up on is determined by your choices during the common route, and this character is the one Cardia will develop romantic feelings for. At first you will only have four routes available to you, but once you finish those you will unlock Lupin's route, which is considered the true route of the game.Now to talk about the pros and cons. I'm not sure where to start, because I loved almost everything about this game. The story was very interesting. One of the best stories I've seen in a romance visual novel. Each one of the characters' endings gives you a different piece of information about what the story, and then Lupin's route brings the whole story together. It's not as romance-heavy as some other otome games (but there's still romance, don't worry) and the common route is a bit longer than most, but in this way I never felt like the romance was rushed and I really got to know each of the characters.Speaking of characters, one of the things I loved about the game was the relationships between all of the characters. Everyone is very supportive, not only of Cardia but of each other as well. They're all working toward different goals but are willing to help each other out in any way they can. Even during the specific characters' routes the others aren't completely pushed aside. The individual characters are fantastic as well. There's Victor Frankenstein, the soft spoken alchemist; Impey Barbicane, a flirtatious engineer (and a great cook); former war hero Abraham Van Helsing; the mysterious nobleman Saint-Germain; and Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief; along with many other great characters.And then there's Cardia. I said previously that one of my biggest issues with otome games is the heroine. I often find them to be too much of a doormat, unable to think for themselves and make decisions on their own, and the decisions they do make being completely illogical. Cardia is none of those things. She starts off being fairly naive due to spending all of her time alone in her mansion, as well as not caring much about what happens to herself, but she quickly gains the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be able to make her own decisions and take care of herself in dangerous situations. She still relies on the others at times, but she doesn't depend on them.Visually the game looks stunning. The character artwork is great and their expressions are varied. The steampunk setting leads to some very beautiful and detailed backgrounds. The CG artwork is also great, and all of the CGs can be viewed in the Event section of the Memory Trunk option on the menu. The menus themselves also look fantastic.Overall, the sound is pretty great. The music is good and very fitting. The voice acting is well-done and I recognize many of the voice actors from other games and anime. The audio is in Japanese only with English text, like most visual novels are. The main issue I had was that the voices themselves are very quiet compared to the music and sound effects, as well as individual character's voices being different volumes. However this issue is easy to rectify because not only are there different volume sliders for music, movie, sound effects, and voice, but you can also adjust each individual character's voice separately. Also, if you keep Cardia's name as Cardia, the characters will say it in-game.There are many other helpful options in this game as well. There is an option for button configuration which you can set up however you'd like. There's a skip button that lets you skip through text you've already read, making the common route much easier to play through once you've already gotten one ending. You can also look at the dialogue history and replay any spoken dialogue, or you can rewind the game back to a specific point. This means that if you make a choice you don't like, you can easily go back and choose the other option instead of having to reload your last save. But if you do want to save before a choice, you can use the quicksave and quickload options to make things much quicker. And in case you want to quickly get to a certain chapter, the Path of Genesis option on the main menu allows you to start from any chapter you choose. You can also start the characters' routes with maximum favor, guaranteeing you get their good ending.The biggest problem with the game, which isn't much of a problem at all, is the localization itself. There are a few spelling and grammar issues here and there, and a few instances where the translation could have been better, but overall these are minor issues and are hardly distracting.Now, a (mostly spoiler-free) route order recommendation! You can play through this in any order you want, I'm just going to give a couple of different orders I think are best. If you don't care and want to choose yourself then you can go ahead and skip this. These aren't the order I played in, but they're the orders I think would work best. The order I originally played was Victor, Impey, Van Helsing, Saint-Germain, and then of course Lupin. My order in terms of favorites is Victor, Saint-Germain, Lupin, Impey, and then Van Helsing. However, all of the routes were fantastic and I didn't dislike any of them. As far as actual recommendation order though, I have two that I think work for different reasons.1. Van Helsing -> Impey -> Saint-Germain -> Victor -> LupinThis route focuses on Cardia. In each route, you learn more and more about Cardia, about her poison, about her father, and about how to cure her. Van Helsing's route, I would say, is the one that least focuses on Cardia's predicament. Victor's, on the other hand, is much more heavily related to Cardia's own issues. And then of course Lupin's is the final route no matter what. So, if you want to gradually learn more about Cardia, this is the order I would recommend.2. Impey -> Victor -> Van Helsing -> Saint-Germain -> LupinThis one focuses more on the other characters. Impey's story is largely unrelated to the others, as far as I can remember, so I recommend playing that one first. However, in Victor's route, there are events involving a certain character that won't quite be explained until you play Van Helsing's route. In Van Helsing's route, there is a scene that raises a lot of questions about Saint-Germain. In Saint-Germain's route, I felt like I got to know Lupin a bit better than the other routes, so playing that one right before Lupin's worked well.But, again, this is just a suggested order and the game is perfectly enjoyable no matter what route you play first.TL;DR: This game's fantastic and I highly recommend it.

I didn’t think I would like it as much as I did. I LOVE IT! I can’t believe how addictive this was.You play as the dashing heroine, Cardia, who has a chance to win 5 heroes’ hearts. From the moment that Cardia woke up in a rundown mansion, she always known that she was a monster. A monster that will kill everyone she loves. But as she was forced from her home by the royal military, Cardia welcomed a chance to die. However, when Arsene Lupin kidnapped her, hope began to take root. As their plans progressed, new companions and new enemies will test the relationships that could possibly change the fate of the world.This was your typical visual novel. Again, I stressed that this not an adventure, action or RPG video game. It is a simulation game. It is reading. So, don’t pick this up if you are expecting something else. There was no real new mechanic to the game, except for the fact that Lupin’s route was not available until all the other routes have been completed. Which makes sense, plot-wise. Each plot from the other guys had some part in Lupin’s route that allowed for his route to go more quickly without going into deep details. But it made the game so hard. I love Lupin from the start and have to wait for so long for him, made me want to rush through the other four's. However, I did love all the routes in any case. These guys really love hard and the emotions were so intense. How can you not fall in love with each one?Here’s the quick preferred order of routes, Hopefully, without spoilers:Impey Barbicane: The engineer. Personally, Impey was not my type of guy. He was just too goofy to fall in love with but he was perfect as the comic relief. He made me laugh a lot. His scene with the other guys were hilarious since they always make fun of him. I will admit Impey’s openness about expressing his love differentiated him from the other guys.Abraham Van Helsing: The human weapon. Van Helsing was awesome, kicked butt and always showed up when Cardia needed his help. He doesn’t want to care but he fell in love with her anyways. His storyline was sad but it works out in the end. His extra scenario was my favorite!Victor Frankenstein: Alchemist. Adorable. There is just something about guys with glasses. He was the nerd of the group. Technically not a battler, he didn’t back down from a fight. Victor used his intelligence to protect himself and the group. Pretty straightforward plot.Count Saint Germain: Eccentric noble. His story was unexpected and completely different from everyone else’s. It made sense but it came out of nowhere. But I will say that Saint Germain, despite his cool façade, loved the hardest. His scene to beg for Cardia’s life made me wished that I had someone who loved me that much. It was heartrending. I rewatched that part a few times. I loved his eccentricities.Arsene Lupin: Famous gentlemen thief. He was like Tuxedo Mask, coming to Cardia’s rescue at the right times. He always knew what to say, intelligent, funny, and charming and just the sweetest guy. His route incorporated everyone’s and made the most sense.I would like to mention Cardia. She was one of the the best heroine I ever played as. She learned enough street knowledge from the heroes that she can make quick, rational decisions in the heat of battle. I likes her decisiveness and lack of whining. When someone told her to run, she actually ran. It was a refreshing change from the helpless heroines. My only gripe was that I wish there was a route for Herlock Sholmes. I LOVE HIM! He was a great foil to Lupin and he was absolutely awesome. I wished you could’ve unlocked him.The plot was really and definitely kept my interest from start to finish. There were some slow points as most stories do. The first 8 chapters were the same for everyone. Your choices during these chapters decide which guy you will be ‘shipping with later. So the first playthrough, I think I spent over 7-8 hours. After that, I just fast forward through the 8 chapters, while picking the right response, and getting to chapter 9. Then the playthroughs became about 5-6 hours..Now, for the technical stuff. Japanese audio only. All characters had voice acting except during inner dialogues and Cardia. The voice acting was spot on. I loved listening to them talk. English subtitles. There were a few spelling mistakes in the end of all the routes, but it wasn’t as bad or noticeable as Norn9’s. I do know Japanese and the translation was good. Some wording was not exact but close enough. There was no lag time. Things ran pretty seamlessly. Steampunk is usually not my style but art style here was beautifully drawn. The guys are super gorgeous. Graphics is your usual standard. The characters are 2D and their expressions changed to fit the scene and line. Their mouths don’t move when they talk. There were some extras to unlock. A few extra scenarios, BGM and a glossary. One thing - If your glossary doesn't unlock, go back to a route and look at your glossary in-game. It should unlock the glossary in the title screen.If you are a fan of visual novels, get this game! It is awesome.

Ha llegado súper rápido, y en perfectas condiciones.El juego en sí me encanta, los gráficos son espectaculares, la historia es interesante, y los personajes muy entrañables.

Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth - PlayStation Vita Code: Realize is an excellent visual novel created by Otomate (the same company who made the Hakuouki and Amnesia franchises) with amazing artwork, great storytelling, engaging characters, superb voice acting, and a beautiful soundtrack.The setting is in a fantasy steampunk 19th century London. You play as the heroine, a poisonous girl who is called a "monster" by the locals. Through some events, she finds herself looking for her missing father who holds the secrets to her condition. With the help of 5 men, all based off of characters of popular European literature, she sets out on this journey, all the while progressively thinking of herself less as a monster and more as human being capable of falling in love and being loved by someone else.Although most of the characters are based on already existing characters in literature, it should be expected that they are quite different from the originals. It isn't a bad thing, since the characters themselves were very interesting, the designs are very unique and creative, and their interactions with one another were amusing. The best thing about this game, however, is the heroine. She has a personality of her own and isn't your typical "damsel in distress" (she even saves the boys on some occasions). Compared to other otome game heroines, she is a breath of fresh air. There is also a very nice feature of the game where if you leave the heroine's name as the default 'Cardia', the characters will actually refer to the heroine by that name with their voices.The main route is fairly long (8 chapters), but it is eventful and allows the player to enjoy the interactions between the characters and see the gradual development of the heroine. In addition, because of the heroine's predicament and a heavy focus on action and adventure, some players may find that it lacks a bit in romance. I personally did not have a problem with it and still found myself loving the characters and enjoying the story all the same. However, if you come into Code: Realize expecting a romance to be the main focus of the game, you may be disappointed. If you come into it with an open-mind (which is needed, as some of the characters are very loosely based off their original counterparts), it will be a very enjoyable experience.Overall, I found Code: Realize to be a really well-made visual novel that has topped my favourite otome game list. I look forward to seeing more quality otome games being localized in the West in the future! Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth - PlayStation Vita

Really love the story, has alot of nice twists and turns and things that should make you like atleast each character abit. On their route the story really opens up for the specific love interest. Even if you don't like dating sims the story is well written enough for you to ignore that aspect since it has alot of interesting media references mixed in.There is so much to it, if you really like dating sims or just good stories, especially steam punk style ones with sci fi ect its really worth a go.

Man muss sich klar machen, dies hier ist ein Visual Novel Otome Game, dass heißt lesen, hin und wieder eine Antwortmöglichkeit, dann wieder lesen.Außerdem sollte man der englischen Sprache mächtig sein, denn da dies ein US-Import ist, sind die Texte nur in englisch verfügbar.(die im europäischen PSN erhältliche digitale Version ist auch nur englisch!)Als Otome-Game kommen natürlich Romanzen nicht zu kurz. Es gibt verschiedenen Routen für je ein Bad End und ein True End pro männlichen Partner. Man kann zunächst eine von vier Routen für Impley, St.-Germain, Victor oder Van Helsing spielen. Erst wenn man hier je Charakter das True Ends erspielt hat, kann man die fünfte Route für Lupin spielen.Dennoch liegt das Hauptaugenmerk der Story eher auf dem Abenteuer selbst als auf Romanzen. Dadurch hat die Story eine unglaubliche Tiefe. Sie ist sehr gut geschrieben, man kann sehr schnell in diese Welt eintauchen. Mehr schreib ich nicht zur Story, um Spoiler zu vermeiden.Zwischendurch gibt es rot-markierte Begriffe, die durch das "glossary" genauer erklärt werden.Man drückt einfach die Pfeiltaste nach unten und die Extra-Infos werden eingeblendet. Wer kein Interesse daran hat, ignoriert es einfach.Alle Charakter sind trotz ihrer Verschiedenenheit toll geschrieben.Sehr gefällt mir die Protagonistin: Cardia (man kann zwar am Anfang den Namen auch ändern, aber da der ursprüngliche Name Cardia oft gesagt wird, würde ich raten einfach bei diesem Namen zu bleiben).Obwohl sich auch hier des wohl typischsten Klischees bedient wird (Amnesia, sie erinnert sich an nichts von vor 2 Jahren), bleibt sie kein 08/15-Mädel ohne eigenen Charakter, welches nur dazu dient einfach da zu sein und beschützt zu werden.Stattdessen hat sie einen soliden eigenen Charakter, der sich mit der Story immer weiter entwickelt. Durch die inneren Monologe, in denen sie auf ihre Mitmenschen und Umgebung eingeht, erhält man gute Einblicke in ihre Gedanken, wodurch ihr Charakter einfach authentischer wirkt. Natürlich hat auch sie immer mal wieder Züge von genau diesem Prinzessin-muss-beschützt-werden-Typ, doch das hält sich glücklicherweise in Grenzen.Die Tonspur ist japanisch. Texte wie gesagt in englisch.Zur Grafik kann man nur eines sagen: Bombe! Einfach wunderschön. Die Welt wirkt genauso wie die Charakter selbst so liebevoll und detailreich gestaltet, das es einen wahrer Augenschmaus darstellt.Für Fans von Visual Novel Games ist dieses Spiel meiner Meinung nach Pflicht, aber auch für Neulinge eignet sie sich sehr gut.Nur für Leute, die nicht gerne lesen, ist diese Novel sehr sicher nichts.

The translation from jp to eng is not perfect.For example, Victor Frankenstein in called as "Fran", but it translated in to "Victor"...I know the translation is the more acceptable way to call a person's name, But I feel so wired since what I heard and what I read are different names.-----------------------------------------------------------------------The game itself is Great!!!It uses many characters from Europ novel, I only read Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes but it doesn't matter a lot.CR only use the setting and name from novels but mix it suitable.STROY: ★★★★ ☆CHARACTERS: ★★★★☆CG:★★★★★MUSIC:★★★★★My favorite characters: Cardia>San>Fenis>Holmes>Van>Lupin>Fran>Della>Impay>othersThe story is overall good, each route has a connection with others and the true route.I feel so happy to see Heroine can finally find her happiness and acknowledge herself as a human being, instead of a monster.Illustrations are designed by Miko, her arts are awesome, contains a lot of details.The only flaw of this game is that the development of love between the main character and playable characters are too fast. I feel like three seconds ago they are "friends", they suddenly, the girl think "Oh I love him".......EMMM maybe in fd it will show more about love.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you like to read a fantasy story I recommend CR strongly, if you just want to experience a love story I recommend too but be prepared that it has not that much "sugar".-----------------------------------------------------------p.s. Cardia Really is an Angel!!