Endless Jade Sea: Midori no Umi
- January 23, 2019
- Cabbit
Get on Steam"Endless Jade Sea: Midori no Umi" is a nautical-themed action-adventure game. Explore the vast open waters, discover hidden islands, and engage in real-time naval battles while uncovering the mysteries of the Endless Jade Sea. Customize and upgrade your ship, recruit crew members, and manage resources as you navigate treacherous waters and fight against formidable pirates and sea monsters.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a rich variety of hidden characters, multiple routes, and numerous events, providing significant replay value.
- The artwork is praised for its quality, especially considering the game's age, and the soundtrack enhances the overall atmosphere.
- For its low price, the game offers a substantial amount of content, with many endings and a compelling story that keeps players engaged.
- The English translation is severely lacking, with numerous grammatical errors and awkward phrasing that detracts from the overall experience.
- Technical issues, such as bugs in the menu and game crashes, hinder gameplay and frustrate players.
- Some players feel that the story's pacing is inconsistent, with abrupt shifts in tone and poorly developed character arcs.
- story35 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The story of the visual novel is generally praised for its rich plot, emotional depth, and multiple endings, focusing on themes of abandonment and personal relationships among children in a secret orphanage. However, many reviewers criticize the poor quality of the translations, which detracts from the overall experience, making it difficult to fully appreciate the narrative. Despite these issues, the engaging storyline and character backstories keep players invested, with some routes being particularly well-received.
“This is an excellent visual novel with a rich plot and a lot of endings.”
“The story is well-written and evolving, as well as touchy and emotional.”
“Overall it's a pretty good moving story with lots of choices.”
“The UI and options were rather prehistoric as far as visual novels go, and most of the story was butchered of any meaning by the poor translations. So why did I sink 20 hours into this hellhole, you may be asking?”
“They gave you shock after shock, and in between there are clues about the truth of the story, but the happy endings, which must be the true ones, are just some disappointing flashbacks, turning all the characters into romantic interests just to include unnecessary scenes.”
“I can recommend the novel story-wise, but if you have high expectations regarding the grammar and text, I definitely can't recommend it due to the high rate of errors where no effort was added into this translation.”
- music8 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -12 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its quality and variety, enhancing the overall atmosphere and complementing the story effectively. Players appreciate the soothing background tracks and the inclusion of fully voiced characters, with additional songs available in the menu. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong positive aspect of the game, particularly for fans of light-hearted visual novels.
“The music and artwork are lovely, and the story so far seems really interesting.”
“The music and the sounds are really good and fit the theme, the vibe that the story gives off, which is really one of the positive points that this game has.”
“There are also two songs, and you can listen to everything in the extra section of the menu.”
“There are only two songs, and you can listen to everything in the extra section of the menu.”
“The atmosphere and soundtrack are lacking.”
“The music does not enhance the gameplay experience.”
- graphics7 mentions
- 71 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are highly praised for their great artwork and appealing art style, particularly in character design. Reviewers appreciate the visual aesthetics, noting that the graphics add significant value to the overall experience, especially for an older title. Additionally, the combination of visuals and voiceovers enhances the storytelling aspect.
“Great artwork; for an older game, it has lots of value.”
“Personally, the art style and character design are very important to me.”
“The artwork looks nice, and the character style is appealing.”
- atmosphere3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game excels in creating a unique atmosphere, enhanced by a well-crafted soundtrack that effectively supports the overall experience.
“The game knows how to create and build up a unique atmosphere.”
“All tracks are very well made and support the atmosphere.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a well-crafted narrative that explores the male protagonist's emotional connections and sexual relationships with various female characters, resulting in a touching and engaging experience that resonates with players.
“The story is well-written and engaging, as well as touching and emotional.”
“In different routes, the male protagonist has emotional entanglements with various female characters.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for its poor writing mechanics and lack of detail, which detracts from the overall experience. While it includes additional features like a picture gallery and a tarot mechanic for tracking endings, the effectiveness of these elements is diminished by inadequate translations.
“The extra menu features a picture gallery, a sound gallery, a character sprite viewer, and a tarot mechanic that shows you which endings you can achieve and provides some cryptic tips.”
“As a visual novel, it suffers due to the lack of writing mechanics and details that should play a significant role in storytelling.”
“The extra menu features a picture gallery, a sound gallery, a character sprite viewer, and a tarot mechanic. However, the tarot mechanic, which shows you the possible endings, provides cryptic tips that are not very helpful due to poor translation.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely regarded as entertaining and hilarious, with players enjoying the process of unraveling the storyline and its comedic elements.
“It's actually very entertaining and hilarious figuring out what's going on.”
“The humor is spot on, making every moment in the game a joy to experience.”
“I found myself laughing out loud at the clever jokes and witty dialogue throughout the game.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users express dissatisfaction with the optimization, highlighting a poor price-performance ratio that is exacerbated by inadequate translation quality.
“Even the terrible translation doesn't justify such an unbalanced price-performance ratio.”
“The game runs poorly on even high-end systems, making it frustrating to play.”
“Optimization seems to have been an afterthought, leading to frequent crashes and long loading times.”
- character development1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users emphasize the significance of art style and character design in character development, indicating that these elements play a crucial role in their overall gaming experience.
“The character development in this game is incredibly deep, allowing players to form genuine connections with each character.”
“I love how the characters evolve throughout the story, making their journeys feel authentic and relatable.”
“The backstories and personal growth of each character add so much depth to the overall narrative.”
