Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Review — Steampunk Melodrama (Vita)

Say what you want about the PlayStation Vita, but it sure has a great lineup of obscure Japanese games for those of us who like them. Now otome and visual novel fans have one more title to choose from, since Aksys Games have been kind enough to bring Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ to the handheld. Silly tilde-bearing title…

  • Appealing artwork
  • Characters and plot are given room to breathe
  • Surprisingly detailed steampunk world
  • Music strikes great balance between style and emotion
  • Complex literary characters are reduced to archetypes
  • Story sometimes feels like it was assembled at random
  • Writing occasionally dips into bad-fanfiction territory

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