Recent reviews by takatomon

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this game is fun! Nova Drift is my first foray into roguelike games and it sent me on a buying spree of other roguelikes like Vampire Survivors and Halls of Torment.

After playing those games, I can honestly say that ND is the most fun I've had and I believe the primary reason for that is that upgrades in this game are meaningful. They change the way you fundamentally play the game as opposed to other games just increasing stats and pushing more numbers.

It is reminiscent of Diablo-clones and other ARPGs. In this game, think of your ship type as your class. Then you choose what your main weapon and shield is among various types that play differently. Those 3 choices already multiply your ways to play. THEN as you level up, you get to choose upgrades among so many tech trees which influence how you handle your ship and weapons.

The upgrade system is addicting because it allows you to aim for supermods that combine 2 specific upgrades together in a crazy way. That's one of the reasons why this game is so fun. As of the moment, there are so many upgrades with their associated supermods. Imagine if the developer adds another tech tree, that already multiplies possible builds ingame. Meaning even more replayability!

Want a machine gun ship that zips around? YOU CAN DO IT. Want a tank that rams other enemies? YOU CAN DO IT! Want a minion master ship that foregoes its main weapon in favor of more drones? ♥♥♥♥ YEAH YOU CAN DO IT! The possibilities are virtually endless!

Choices in this game are meaningful. It's fun to see how your upgrades interact with each other as you decimate enemies on the screen!

Btw, I played this game primarily on the Steam Deck! It works well!

The amount of value this game has even at full price is amazing. SUPPORT THE DEVELOPER AND THIS AMAZING GAME.

yes, friends. i bought and played this game and i'm proud.

i like playing visual novels because they are chill to play but i held off on buying this game despite the overwhelmingly positive reviews. i saw the screenshots and thought the characters looked generic. waited for this to go on sale before pulling the trigger but oh boy was i glad i did and i was happily proven wrong!

i knew right from the beginning, when i read the dialogue and heard the accompanying soundtrack, that this one was gonna be good! yes, the renders are great. so much better than other VN games. but the characters man the characters! i couldn't help but find all of them endearing. they are full of personality! their personalities and dialogue made it feel like i was watching a good series on TV. some moments even made me tear up!

and when you add the soundtrack in, it makes the game so memorable! i even started listening to a lot of the songs because of the moments associated with them. i also can't deny that this game is hilarious. i had a good laugh with this one.

this game reminded me of the games made by Telltale because the choices actually matter.

didn't want to finish season 2 cos i knew i was gonna feel empty but i finished it... and yes i felt empty but i'm glad there's going to be more. this visual novel game is excellent and it's worthy of your time. ;)

TL;DR like many others said: "came for the sex, stayed for the story"