Kubinashi Recollection
- December 8, 2021
- 給食頭蛮
Get on Steam"Kubinashi Recollection" is a single-player, atmospheric adventure game that follows the story of a journalist investigating the mysterious disappearance of people in a small village. The game features point-and-click mechanics, puzzle-solving, and a unique art style inspired by traditional Japanese folklore. Players must uncover the truth behind the village's dark past and confront supernatural forces in order to solve the mystery.
Nintendo Switch
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features adorable artwork and a charming soundtrack, making it visually and audibly appealing.
- Kubinashi Recollection offers a good variety of puzzles with a well-designed difficulty curve, providing a satisfying challenge for players.
- The mechanics are simple yet allow for deep gameplay, encouraging creativity and experimentation in solving puzzles.
- The ranking system for speedruns is overly strict, making it frustrating for players who want to achieve high ranks.
- Some hitboxes can feel imprecise, leading to frustrating moments during gameplay.
- The game can become overly complex in later levels, requiring players to redo large sections if they miss a crucial step.
- music44 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received high praise, particularly for its excellent arrangements of Touhou tracks that maintain distinctiveness while enhancing the gameplay experience. Reviewers noted that the soundtrack is engaging without being overwhelming, making it ideal for puzzle-solving. Overall, the music is described as fantastic, catchy, and a perfect complement to the game's charming art and design.
“The music is absolutely perfect, always sounding great but never being so overbearing in a stage that you feel like you have to mute it to focus on the puzzle.”
“It's all covers of Touhou music, and there's a preposterous number of Dullahan Under the Willows arrangements, but they all manage to sound distinct.”
“The OST is one you will never find hackneyed or repetitive despite spending hours listening to; perfect for a puzzle solver, especially since finding the puzzle pieces on each level can be difficult.”
“Soundtrack is ok.”
“It's all covers of touhou music, and there's a preposterous number of dullahan under the willows arrangements, but they all manage to sound distinct.”
“Can't believe my music album came with a puzzle game.”
- gameplay26 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its mechanical depth and engaging mechanics, offering a variety of challenges that prevent repetition. Players appreciate the fun throwing and bouncing mechanics, as well as the clever integration of simple controls that require strategic thinking to solve puzzles. While the gameplay is solid, some aspects remain untranslatable, and certain essential moves are not explicitly communicated, adding an extra layer of complexity.
“Genuinely don't think I've ever seen this much mechanical depth drawn from such simple controls.”
“After each world, it presents a number of new mechanics to prevent the game from becoming repetitive.”
“This game executes the central mechanic well and also makes it relevant to the protagonist.”
“About the gameplay, while the game does not tell you this, there's a 'move' you can do that is essential to some puzzles and speedruns.”
“But oh boy when you enter the gameplay... you need 200 IQ to complete this game!”
“Simple mechanics and key fetching combine and layer over each other as the game goes on, and you'll probably be scratching your head regularly.”
- story18 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The story in this Touhou game is described as simple and charming, typical of the series, but it effectively complements the cute art style and engaging puzzles. While it may not be groundbreaking, it provides enough motivation for players to continue, especially those who appreciate a more relaxed gameplay experience. Overall, the combination of a light narrative and appealing design enhances the enjoyment for fans and newcomers alike.
“Most speedrun-focused games completely ditch other audiences for the sake of speedrunning, but this game's puzzles and story are enjoyable enough to motivate you to keep playing even if you don't care much for fast times.”
“As well, the game's art style and story are pretty charming and cute, making me want to keep going.”
“It has a nice story, remix Touhou music, excellent design, and a lot of secrets.”
“The story is pretty simple (as usual, for a Touhou game).”
“Moving on to the story, it's simple.”
“If you really are a Touhou fan that wants to see the story (which personally is nothing to write home about), but somehow cannot beat the game, there's a 'very easy' mode called 'nine-head' where you get 9 heads per stage (when you usually get around 2-3 heads).”
- graphics16 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are highly praised for their charming and adorable art style, particularly appealing to fans of the Touhou series. The artwork, likely created by the same artist known for their work in the Touhou community, enhances the game's cute aesthetic and engaging story, making it a delightful experience for players. Additionally, the inclusion of cute pixel art and humorous dialogue adds to the overall visual enjoyment.
“Its fun, challenging 2D Touhou puzzle game with a cute art style.”
“The game art style and story are pretty charming and cute, making me want to keep going.”
“You're rewarded with some cute pixel artwork and goofy dialogue every few levels.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game enhances its replayability through a time trial feature, encouraging players to revisit levels and improve their performance. This addition aims to keep the gameplay experience fresh and engaging over multiple playthroughs.
“One of the ways the game adds replay value is with a time trial feature.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by moments of player frustration and forgetfulness, particularly during puzzle-solving, which can lead to shared laughter among friends watching. This lightheartedness enhances the overall experience, making challenging puzzles more enjoyable.
“The puzzles use these movements extremely well throughout, and I got stuck on quite a few of them thinking of how to get around the puzzle. There was even a moment that led to everyone in the voice call laughing as I forgot the shoot button existed.”
