Kokoro Clover Part1
- July 4, 2020
- ひこてる
Get on Steam"Kokoro Clover Part 1" is a visual novel game featuring the character Hiketru. The game follows Hiketru's journey to find the missing Kokoro Clover and uncover the mysteries behind it. With multiple endings and a cast of intriguing characters, players will be engaged in this heartwarming story of friendship and discovery.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Charming pixel art and adorable character designs that evoke a nostalgic Sunday morning anime vibe.
- The game is filled with creativity and passion, showcasing a lot of attention to detail in its presentation and story.
- Despite its simplicity, the game is enjoyable and serves as a fun, light-hearted experience for casual players.
- Gameplay is overly simplistic with minimal challenge, making it feel more like a demo than a full game.
- Controls can be awkward, especially since there is no option for key configuration, and the game can be buggy at times.
- The overall content is very short, with the main story lasting less than an hour and lacking depth in level design.
- gameplay42 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The gameplay is widely criticized for being overly simplistic, lacking challenge, and featuring poor level design and mechanics, resulting in a short and unengaging experience. Many reviewers noted issues such as janky controls, frustrating hit detection, and frequent freezes during transitions, which detract from the overall enjoyment. While some appreciated the game's colorful presentation and cute aesthetics, the consensus is that gameplay is not its strong suit, making it difficult to recommend for those seeking depth or challenge.
“The elemental mechanic adds a fun dynamic too.”
“The game is fun, not hard, colorful, with good music, and simple gameplay.”
“Overall, nice gameplay you’ll learn quick.”
“However, as a game, it falls really short in terms of gameplay (overly simple combat, physics), bland level design, and poor boss battles.”
“Gameplay is an absolute snoozefest and the game freezes for a second every time it loads a new screen.”
“The controls and mechanics and everything about the gameplay is janky, and being able to heal at any time in the middle of a boss fight takes away all the tension.”
- story32 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 72 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The game's story is a charming, nostalgic tale reminiscent of Saturday morning anime, featuring a young witch spirit user named Treffy and her adventures with spirit friends. While the narrative is cute and engaging, it is criticized for being overly short, with only two main stages and two boss fights, leaving players wanting more content. Despite its brevity, the delightful sprite work and character interactions showcase the developers' passion, making it a worthwhile experience for fans of the genre.
“The characters, plot style, dialogue, everything fits exactly as you would expect if you were watching it on TV when you were a kid.”
“Super charming, everything about the story shows that passion was involved in the creation; the subtle interactions and animations the characters make while giving dialogue had me constantly grinning.”
“Story – a traditional, tried and true tale of a young witch spirit user named Treffy, who dreams of one day going on an adventure around the world like those described in her favorite novels, together with Dine and Sal, her spirit friends.”
“For whatever reason, you have to manually scroll through the story segments and levels, almost like a chapter select of sorts but completely unnecessary.”
“And there is also a lack of content as the main story has only 2 short stages and 2 boss fights.”
“The story took me a little over 30 minutes, and most of that was a bunch of cute cutscenes.”
- music18 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 28 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players find it bright, cheerful, and catchy, others describe it as repetitive and boring. Many appreciate the lively and charming aspects of the soundtrack, particularly in relation to the game's colorful presentation and cutscenes. Overall, the music is noted for enhancing the fun and simple gameplay experience, despite some criticisms regarding its repetitiveness.
“Everything is cute and simple, the cutscenes are great, the looks of everything are wonderful, and the music is full of life.”
“There are also small charming intricacies like how the anime opening-esque intro retains chiptune music and even uses character sprites and scenes actually within the game to create its scenes.”
“The music is repetitive and boring.”
“The writing, the presentation, the music.”
“Music/sfx – bright and cheerful, and catchy.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics of Kokoro Clover Part 1 are widely praised for their gorgeous hand-drawn pixel art, which contributes to the game's charm and appeal. Reviewers highlight the cute art style and lovable characters, drawing comparisons to classic titles like Mega Man Legends. Overall, the visuals are described as captivating and integral to the game's delightful atmosphere.
“Graphics – gorgeous hand-drawn pixel art.”
“Kokoro Clover Part 1 is a charming 2D platformer with gorgeous pixel graphics and a ton of charm.”
“So I did pop in and see a certain shark play this game briefly, and with Mega Man Legends being one of my favorite series, the graphics and Saturday morning anime plotline angle got my attention.”
“This game immediately caught my attention and adoration, with its charming pixel graphics and illustrations that make me think of Mega Man, of which I am still a big fan.”
“Art style is very cute.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is notably poor, with frequent freezes during screen transitions and gameplay interruptions caused by uninterruptable animations. Users report bugs such as repeated dialogue and incorrect character portraits in cutscenes, contributing to an overall frustrating experience.
“The gameplay doesn't feel good, and certain fundamental aspects like freezes brought on by scene transitions and certain animations being uninterruptable make it feel like it was made in some kind of drag and drop program.”
“It can be a bit buggy, and sometimes the cutscenes mess up a tiny bit by repeating dialogue or using the wrong portrait.”
“Gameplay is an absolute snoozefest, and the game freezes for a second every time it loads a new screen.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its humor, featuring a cute and whimsical design that evokes smiles and laughter, particularly through its main theme and character design.
“The main theme and characters make me smile; it's a wonderfully cute and funny designed game.”
