Three Fairies' Hoppin' Flappin' Great Journey!
- August 27, 2021
- yomogi_soft
Get on Steam"Three Fairies' Hoppin' Flappin' Great Journey" is a rhythm-based platformer where players control three fairies on a mission to revive a dying tree. Using single-button gameplay, players must jump and flap in sync with the music to overcome obstacles and collect magical pollen. The game features charming 2D pixel art and a whimsical soundtrack that complements its enchanting fairytale setting.
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Reviews
- The tactical combat system is deep and engaging, allowing players to create complex strategies for battles, making it feel like a puzzle game.
- The game offers a significant amount of content, with around 60 hours of gameplay for the main quest and additional postgame challenges.
- The charming art style and cute character designs add to the overall appeal of the game, making it visually enjoyable.
- The English translation is poorly executed, with numerous typos and awkward phrasing that can detract from the overall experience.
- The music is repetitive and lacks variety, which can become tedious over long play sessions.
- Some players may find the controls and movement mechanics jarring, making navigation less enjoyable.
- story15 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The story is generally considered simple and at times unintentionally humorous due to poor machine translation, which can make it difficult to follow. While the narrative lacks depth and clarity, especially in English, players find it manageable enough to engage with the gameplay. Overall, the story is light and charming, complementing the game's extensive content and enjoyable mechanics, despite some confusion in progression and localization issues.
“The gameplay and map design is excellent, the story is light but fun and there's a lot of content with a lot of variety to it.”
“The English translation is not perfect, but you definitely shouldn't have any trouble following the story or understanding the mechanics.”
“It's graphics, music, and story are all very charming, and it's astounding that so few people even know this exists!”
“While the story is rather simple and unintentionally hilarious at times due to machine translation, the music is pretty repetitive, but the game has a lot of charm.”
“Every line is butchered in some way, and it gets very distracting if you actually want to follow the story.”
“The story also forgets itself midway through, and there are only 2 overworld soundtracks and 3 (or 4) battle themes.”
- gameplay12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly praised for its solid mechanics and engaging tactical elements, drawing favorable comparisons to Final Fantasy XII while improving upon its premise. Despite some issues with translation and localization, players find the core gameplay intuitive and accessible, allowing for strategic adjustments during battles. Overall, the game offers excellent map design and a variety of content, making the gameplay experience enjoyable and rewarding.
“This game is inspired by Final Fantasy XII, but is mechanically superior and delivers on FF12's premise in a way FF12 itself never does.”
“Gameplay is front and center, and it delivers on that premise.”
“The gameplay and map design is excellent, the story is light but fun and there's a lot of content with a lot of variety to it.”
“The translation is very, very lacking, with some words clearly having been sounded out by the translator because certain parts of an Asian accent made their way into the game (namely using an 'r' where an 'l' should be, and a couple of other things), but overall so far the base gameplay has been very solid, and the translation, although lacking, is decipherable for anyone who's played anything without a professional translation.”
“The English localization is not amazing, but is reasonably clear when it comes to key gameplay and plot elements.”
“It would be nice to understand the story a bit better, but it's intelligible enough when it comes to actually relevant gameplay text.”
- music11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 36 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it repetitive and lacking variety, primarily consisting of basic 8-bit remixes. While some appreciate the charm of the tracks, the limited selection and reliance on a few themes can lead to monotony during extended play. Overall, the music is seen as a weak point, overshadowed by other aspects of the game.
“The music is really cool and there's a little rhythm mini-game you can play too.”
“It's graphics, music, and story are all very charming, and it's astounding that so few people even know this exists!”
“The music is good, but the selection of tracks is very small, as what plays is dependent mostly on the in-game clock rather than the area you're in.”
“The music is terrible, to the point where I literally could have done better.”
“The music is also quite subpar, as there's not a lot of different tracks and they're all very basic 8-bit remixes, making me wish I was listening to the original music instead.”
“So hope you like 8-bit Touhou music, because you'll be listening to the same tracks for about 50 hours...”
- humor5 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor largely stems from its poor translation, which unintentionally creates charming and hilarious moments that many players find endearing. While the story is simple and the music repetitive, the comedic elements add a unique charm that enhances the overall experience.
“The translation is also terrible, but it's honestly kind of funny and charming.”
“While the story is rather simple and unintentionally hilarious at times due to machine translation, and the music is pretty repetitive, the game has a lot of charm.”
“Also, despite the translation's questionable quality, it does occasionally produce some great gems for humor.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The graphics are characterized as simple yet charming, with appealing pixel art and a variety of scenery themes. While they are serviceable for the game's focus, some players feel the world lacks a sense of population, resembling more of RPG dungeons than a vibrant environment.
“It's graphics, music, and story are all very charming, and it's astounding that so few people even know this exists!”
“While the pixel graphics are nice and there is a good variety in scenery themes, it doesn't feel as much like a populated world and more like RPG dungeons.”
“The graphics are simple but serviceable.”
“Luckily for the game, its focus is neither graphics, nor story, nor music.”
“Its graphics, music, and story are all very charming, and it's astounding that so few people even know this exists!”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while the automated tactics system adds a puzzle-like element to battles, some feel that the overall grind can be tedious and boring. Crafting and magic systems are generally well-balanced, minimizing the need for excessive material farming, but early-game money scarcity can lead to frustrating grinding sessions. Additionally, repetitive music can detract from the enjoyment during these grinding phases.
“The automated tactics system changes the tedious grind of usual JRPG battles into its own puzzle game.”
“My only major complaints with playing this game are that money is pretty difficult to come by very early on, forcing you to spend about an hour or so just grinding when you get access to the coast, and that the music can get pretty repetitive.”
“Very cute, but boring and tedious, and the English translation is quite bad.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game world in "Gensokyo" is noted to be expansive, but it lacks the vibrancy and excitement found in other titles like "Touhou Puppet Dance Performance" or "Touhou Shoujo Tale of Beautiful Memories."
