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 offers a rich narrative with multiple endings and strong character development, making it an engaging experience.
- The art and music are well-crafted, contributing to an immersive atmosphere that enhances the storytelling.
- Despite translation issues, the game provides a significant amount of content for its low price, making it a good value for players.
- The English translation is poorly executed, with numerous grammatical errors and awkward phrasing that detracts from the overall experience.
- Technical issues, such as game crashes and unresponsive menus, hinder gameplay and frustrate players.
- Some story elements feel rushed or poorly developed, leading to inconsistencies and a lack of clarity in the narrative.
- story51 mentions
- 51 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The story has received mixed reviews, with many praising its intriguing concepts and emotional depth, while others criticize the execution and translation quality. Some players found the narrative engaging and well-structured, offering multiple routes and choices, but noted that the poor translation detracted from the overall experience. Overall, while the story has potential and interesting elements, its delivery and coherence suffer due to translation issues.
“The music and artwork are lovely and the story so far seems really interesting.”
“Overall it's a pretty good moving story with lots of choices.”
“The story is well-written and involving, as well as touchy and emotional.”
“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 poorly executed flashbacks and turning all the characters into romantic interests just to include unnecessary adult 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.”
“For sure, the story was boring.”
- music14 mentions
- 71 % positive mentions
- 7 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its variety and quality, enhancing the overall atmosphere and complementing the story's themes. Players appreciate the soothing background tracks and fully voiced characters, with additional songs available in the menu. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong positive aspect, particularly for fans of light-hearted visual novels.
“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.”
“Music variety and quality is good.”
“Well, for what it's worth, I liked it and people definitely should get it. It's nice soothing music, charming characters, and very nice colors. If you like light-hearted visual novel games, then definitely get this one.”
“There are also two songs, and you can listen to everything in the extra section of the menu.”
“[b]Atmosphere/Soundtrack[/b]”
“[b]Atmosphere/Soundtrack[/b]”
- graphics12 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received positive feedback, with many users praising the art style, character design, and overall visual presentation. The artwork is described as lovely and appealing, contributing to an engaging atmosphere that complements the storyline. Additionally, the quality of voiceovers enhances the overall graphical experience.
“Personally, art style and character design are very important to me.”
“I am not gonna lie, this art style is one of those I prefer.”
“The artwork is great, the voice overs are great and if you can understand the storyline it is also pretty good.”
- atmosphere6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 67 % 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.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for its lack of writing mechanics and detail, which detracts from the overall experience. While it includes additional features like a picture gallery and a tarot mechanic for tracking endings, the poorly translated tips diminish their usefulness.
“The extra menu features a picture gallery, a sound gallery, a character sprite viewer, and a tarot mechanic. The latter shows you which endings you can achieve and also provides some cryptic tips, which don't help much due to the poor translation.”
“As a visual novel, it suffers from a lack of writing mechanics and details that should play a significant role in storytelling.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely praised for its entertaining and hilarious elements, particularly in the way it engages players as they unravel the storyline.
“It's actually very entertaining and hilarious figuring out what's going on.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a well-written and engaging story that resonates deeply with players, evoking strong emotional responses.
“The story is well-written and engaging, as well as touching and emotional.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the game's optimization is lacking, with users expressing dissatisfaction over a poor price-performance ratio, which is further exacerbated by issues like terrible translation.
“Even the terrible translation doesn't justify such an unbalanced price-performance ratio.”
- character development2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that character development is closely tied to art style and character design, suggesting that players value visually appealing and well-designed characters as a crucial element of their gaming experience.
