ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK

[quote][h1]宏大世界观之下的小品视觉小说[/h1][/quote] [h1]骗子社特点鲜明[/h1] 《ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK》是由Liarsoft也就是骗子社开发的架空科幻机甲GALGAME，原作发行于2019年，素质还蛮OK的，在当时还是能看到小范围的讨论，可以说是有一定话题度的。只不过玩GALGAME很多时候最大的障碍并不是作品表现如何，而是那不太容易跨越的语言关，啃生肉也不是人人都能接受、人人都有条件成就的。好在本作并没有让人等太久，三年后的2022年由大家所熟悉的Shiravune白舟进行了汉化并搬上了Steam平台，也算是满足了关注本作的玩家，以及骗子社粉丝们的愿望。 我自己之前也体验过骗子社登录Steam的其他几部作品，因此对他们也算是有一定程度的了解。尽管可能会存在一定程度的刻板印象（？），但他们的作品似乎在体量上都不是太大的那种，而祖传UI的辨识度也挺高，您若是熟悉之后能很快找到特征，嗯总体来说会给人予以复古风的感觉（？），可以说是相当鲜明了。这次的《ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK》也不例外，尽管是2019年的作品但UI方面还是那老一套，开个小窗口玩还真的挺有怀旧感的。 当然新同学可能就要稍微适应一下，在UI方面骗子社从来都不会营造很强的精致感，更注重实用性一些，不管是标题画面只有框框选项，还是正式开始游戏后几乎透明的文本框、位于底端非常简洁的白色功能按键都是如此。顺便提一句，虽然本作是视觉小说全程无任何选择肢，但还是建议您养成随手存个档的好习惯，我在流程中碰到过一次卡死的现象，又忘记存档于是只能重开了。 [h1]构筑宏大世界观[/h1] 老实说，初见《ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK》时，刚上来我还处在有点懵圈的状态。主要是大量的名词一下子蹦出来导致我完全没反应过来，因此为了搞清楚细节我还从头开始了一次。 简单来说，就是在未来架空世界中外太空存在着蔷薇——没错就是蔷薇花，只不过特别特别的巨大的那种，就很莫名的机械降神（？）突然出现，300年前的人类给其取名叫做“康斯薇洛”。而这朵蔷薇花如果就静静的长那儿那也就罢了，但比较让人头痛的是它会长触手（？），还会使出一招尖刺攻击，也就是不定时的掉下尖刺来。而这尖刺威力可不得了，观感上比小型核弹威力还强一些，一发直接毁灭一个城市。还好尖刺掉落频率比较低，基本上百年一遇，要不然一下子来个10连什么的人类早就G了。 当然人类肯定不会这么坐以待毙，于是在与蔷薇对抗的过程中，不知道是不是出于某种恶趣味（误）考量，开发出了“电气羊”这种长的很福瑞（？）的机甲，也组成了专门的军队，由专门人士来操纵，至少能在一定程度上处理蔷薇问题。咱们的女主角米莉亚正是这样一位操纵士，只不过由于种种原因，嗯简单来说就是大概蓝条比较短（？）所以只能在相当于后勤的部门干活。 当然您懂的，每一位操纵士都有一颗手持光剑、火炮去砍爆射爆的心，于是她也不出意料的纠结于此。然而这一天终于到来了，由于某个契机她和男主角相遇，她终于也能开着电气羊自由的飞翔了，只不过天下并没有免费的午餐，该付出的代价还是要付出，嗯当然这代价是大家喜闻乐见的就是了。 由于我并不是什么设定党，所以直到我到通关之后，也没太能记住除了“电气羊”以外的其他名词，这“电气羊”还是因为联想到那著名的小说《仿生人会梦见电子羊吗？》才记住的。不过这么宏大的世界观设定还是挺让人过瘾的，感兴趣的同学也可以去游戏里看专门的名词解释模块。 [h1]人设福瑞控狂喜[/h1] 米莉亚这位不管是个性还是外形重点都十分突出（？）的女主角，我们前面已经大略的提过了，相信能戳中很多玩家的好球区。事实上骗子社确实在女主角塑造上很有功底，成功将那种欲拒还迎（？）的感觉以比较吸引人的方式展现出来，并且稍微刻意的为米莉亚融合了多种属性之后，使得本作单靠一个女主角也能挑起大梁，并不会产生那种不够瑟还要更多的想法（？）。 而至于代入感得营造则还是要靠骗子社传统的龙傲天男主角来撑起（？），他们很擅长这种类型的塑造。这次《ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK》中同样登场了这么一位非常典型的男主角，白发、坚毅的眼神、帅气的披风，触手、非人类（误）、各种技术娴熟（？），总之就真的是毫无缺点的人设。这也在一定程度上为男女主得迅速相识相知相爱提供了一丢丢合理性，男主角这种高帅富（误）站在那里就散发着无穷光芒（？），不倒贴根本对不起这么炫酷的外形，所以这么一想也就合理多了。 当然除男女主角之外，各种兽耳、福瑞登场也是人设的一大亮点了。比如常常跟着男女主角混在一起的小狐狸，不仅战斗中发挥出重要的作用，在生活中也是极好的辅助，甚至还能和女主一齐上阵，上演一出2VS1的大战男主角戏码（？），嗯真的是非常贴心了，对男主角而言完全就是不可或缺的人物嘛。而其他NPC们也是如此，动物脸男性女性登场还是挺多的，虽然我不是福瑞控、第一眼看上去也感觉有点怪，但就是忍不住再去看第二眼，不知道会不会因此而觉醒什么奇怪的属性（？）。 [h1]美术风格很别致[/h1] 在美术风格上，《ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK》也十分别致，第一眼看上去会给人予以相当程度的明媚感，那种水彩画法让人就好像是在看教堂玻璃彩绘一样，即便是对于我这种GALGAME经验非常丰富的玩家而言也是很难得的体验，而事实上全流程跑下来也确实蛮让人过瘾的。我想单凭美术这一块，就能吸引很多玩家来尝试一下本作了吧？ 具体来说，各种场景表现算是比较OK，尽可能表现未来风的同时也并不会有太多存在感，不喧宾夺主确实是正确的选择。而机甲方面和怪物方面倒是中规中矩，嗯虽然我不是机甲控，但电器羊那种身形瘦长、四肢修长的机甲看起来总觉得有点怪，不太符合我的审美观就是了。而怪物设定的存在感也不强，画师给他们整了点霓虹色，看起来也算是稍微醒目了一点吧。 本作最主要的亮点还是在于人物，整体来说还是偏可爱风的，而像是五彩斑斓又不显得乡气的发色也很好的进行了点缀。值得一提的是，画师在某些场景中会给人物勾勒出明显的边缘分界线，这就使得人物看起来很有纸片人的既视感，我自己还是挺喜欢这种感觉的。 总体来说，本作的美术表现还是称得上是优秀水准以上的，特别是有的CG画的真的很出彩，让人有截图的冲动。不过骗子社惯例不支持Steam自带的F12一件截图，看到喜欢的CG还得自己找个截图工具手动截图，稍微有点麻烦。 [h1]总体较值得一试[/h1] 《ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK》设立了宏大的世界观，但在剧情展开上有点高高举起轻轻放下的意味，明明都世界级的危机了但总还是沉溺在对小场景、小人物的刻画中，那种本应有的磅礴史诗感就完全没有表现出来。而电气羊大战的画面也就那样来回对撞（误），并没有达到能很吸引机甲迷、X达粉丝的程度，甚至这一段上也只能是说主角光环发作，虽然有点小波折但一路上也可以说是砍瓜切菜了直到最后。 而像是男主和女主走到一起也有相当高的戏剧化程度，或者说就是比较离谱的纯钦定一见钟情，怎么就这样刚见面还没说几句话就开始羞耻Play了呢，玩得这么花的吗？（误）这会让追求合理性的玩家感觉十分的不科学，缺乏必要的铺垫就显得仓促起来。而在篇幅上也稍稍有点短，结尾有点戛然而止，虽然迎来圆满的结局还是挺让人欣慰就是了。 说完了缺点，我们再来说说优点。首先那如玻璃彩绘一般的美术风格就十分的出挑了，不管您是否秉持视觉主义，都会不自觉的被本作所吸引，所以说好画面还是很重要的，这至少能拔高您对作品的兴趣。其次那让福瑞控、兽耳控狂喜的角色人设，嗯虽然我并不是（？）但相信也能多少俘获一批玩家了吧？ 所以说单凭这两点使得本作相较于其他GALGAME就比较独特了，而发行商Shiravune对中文语言的完美支持、超级良心的定价让本作更是极具购买价值。定价70元非常友好，首周还有20%的折扣，也就是说您只要56元即可入手真的是相当划算。总体来说本作还是值得一试的，所以感兴趣的小伙伴完全不用不要犹豫啦。 综合评分：7.5/10 推荐人群：科幻题材GALGAME爱好者、兽耳控福瑞控 [quote]加入[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/feizhai]肥宅聚集组[/url]，这里是游戏肥宅与咸鱼萌新的聚集地。 关注[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28359939]肥宅鉴赏家[/url]，一起当肥宅w[/quote]

[h1]Expecting a cool space adventure? ...you won't find that here.[/h1] Alpha-Nighthawk starts off strong, and then drops everything it sets up in the first 20 minutes, and turns you into a kindergarten caretaker (sadly, not kidding). Instead of having a good story, the game just focuses on setting up 18+ scenes, and is not enjoyable... and you need a free patch to see those. And while I'm not a fan of these scenes, there are ones that are plot-relevant, usually when one character is changing or showering, while still holding a conversation with someone else in the other room. Couldn't keep playing after the only way to save someone from bleeding out was to **** their ****. I came looking for a good story... left disappointed. Not recommended.

[quote][h1]Full review (with score): https://youtu.be/B2E3EX64xfE Written review below![/h1][/quote] ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK kinda came out of nowhere and I’m surprised it hasn’t received much attention given it's by Liar-soft. Having now played it... Well, let’s just say there is a good reason this one hasn’t got much attention. [b]Note: Trimmed to fit Steam, check video for full version![/b] [h2]Art and Visuals[/h2] Starting with the good: the art style. The characters are full of color, have some solid linework, and just generally have great designs all around. I liked the kind of “splatter” color design that you can see in each character’s hair and elements of their clothing - it’s a distinct way of giving the game its own style and this is something that Liar-soft generally does a good job at. The color choices too, they are both vivid, yet match the sort of dark sci-fi setting that the story goes for. That said, the style comes with one severe flaw: it’s mismatching with other styles. You get these absolutely gorgeous and colorful 2D sprites and then they are slapped next to these mechs that look straight out of another game with a different art style entirely. [h2]Story and Writing[/h2] The writing and overall story here is all over the place - starting off with some minor info dumping before rapidly changing scenes and introducing characters without hardly giving the time to really learn about these characters or the world they find themselves in. The pacing in general is probably my main issue. It goes from stupidly fast during scenes that are actually important for the main story and then these scenes are followed up with something incredibly slow and oftentimes straight up unnecessary, like the numerous random cooking and eating scenes just kinda thrown in there. Not to mention the insane tone shifts. There was literally a scene where a character goes from scraping gore out of a cockpit to another scene where important plot info is being given while a character projectile vomits, followed up with an entirely too lengthy scene where the two main characters enjoy ice cream at a local shop and it’s all fluffy and happy. Which is a disappointment really. The setting here is actually somewhat interesting - being this near future sci-fi with mechs, weird creatures roaming about, and some absolutely wild societal structure - it just doesn’t utilize it to its full extent. And even then, a lot of the info that you do learn about this setting comes from info dumping scenes instead of naturally learning it like a properly paced visual novel. [h2]Characters[/h2] This is one of those shorter VNs that tries to bank a lot of the experience on its characters and the climax, but they are simply not given the time to properly flesh out and allow me to form a connection with them, leading to an unsatisfying climax and an ending that hardly made me feel anything but relief that the experience was finally over. The romance between the two main characters, for example, comes out of nowhere around halfway through and after that point it felt like I was watching a relationship speedrun that existed more out of obligation than actually wanting to tell a proper romance story. [h2]Technical Issues[/h2] I don’t know what it is, but I had this constant freezing issue, where I would be reading and then suddenly my inputs would do nothing and all I could hear was the music - forcing a game restart to continue where I left off. At first I thought this was an issue with alt+tabbing out of the game, but it started happening when I was straight up just reading normally. It happened like 20 times throughout the entire reading experience and was just a pain to deal with. [h2]Overall[/h2] ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK may have some solid artwork, but the rest of the experience is an absolute slog to get through and a disappointment given the interesting setting it starts off with. The pacing, constant tone shifts, and lackluster character development killed any impact the story was going for and left me feeling practically nothing by the end of it. Follow my [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/3215371]Steam Curator Page[/url][/b] for more reviews + videos!

freezes every 15 min Boring and too simple story with 2 good characters. Slice of life scenes were better than main story. Weak, really weak mecha fights. Also it probably have the worst final battle from everything I've seen. 5\10

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Finished both this and the sequel game in Japanese and bought it one more time to support the release. Alpha-Nighthawk is a fun, stylish space opera/hard SF with classical mecha battles. The length (8 to 10 hours to complete) makes it very approachable and action-packed. Main characters are charming and have good chemistry (also, canon OTPs) and you just would want to support them both in love and battles :) I enjoy Liar-soft VNs a lot and very glad more of them are being released in the west, so I hope other games will come along^^

Mech VN + amazing visuals/sfx + high quality = An interesting story of a former elite military pilot in the lawless Tokyo. Fully voiced with engaging characters. Make sure to grab the 18+ patch. [h1][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/] Follow our curator for similar games [/url][/h1]

[b]Steam Deck note:[/b] This game runs fine on the Steam Deck [i]except[/i] that the opening and ending movies do not play. When the game reaches the point where they should be, it will seem to freeze, and a few minutes later it will progress to the next scene. Just be patient if it seems frozen; maybe take the opportunity to go look up the videos on YouTube instead. With that said, this is a really neat little sci-fi visual novel. It has an interesting, creative setting, a cool cast of characters, some good character development over the course of the game, and a really unique art style. It's also a purely kinetic novel; there are no choices or routes, just a single play through. It's also notable for having several furry characters; I wouldn't call it a "furry visual novel," as there are still plenty of human characters, including the male & female leads, but there's a good variety of character designs. If that sounds interesting to you, I'd recommend giving it a try. It's also worth noting that the original release of the game has quite a few scenes with explicit R18 content. The Steam version cuts all of those out; it simply skips over the scenes in question. It's a shame because the game does have a serious story outside of that, and those scenes have quite a bit of lore and character development in them, so skipping over them makes it feel like you're missing a good chunk of relevant information and many scenes feel short and choppy. Even if you're not interested in the explicit content, it's worth looking up how to restore those scenes.

大概20分钟左右会有一次严重的卡顿，想及时存个档都麻烦，这让本就平庸的剧情更显坎坷。 1.完全沦为背景板的科幻设定 2.弱气白痴的女主 3.好似幼教般的直白叙述 4.乏味无聊的过家家日常和简陋到全靠脑补的战斗场景 5.实用度一般般 总之不是福瑞控的话不推荐购买

ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK is definitely a small hidden gem of a sci-fi visual novel. It's not likely going to blow you away, but I think anyone reading it will feel a good appreciation for a game that just seems to be doing its own thing within the genre. In the artstyle, the tone, the character and mecha designs, the game just feels as though the developers got the freedom to make what they wanted. The story is supported by an interesting surface to its world and a likeable main cast. The hero Ichizou doesn't buck mecha protagonist tropes as the jerk-with-a-heart-of-gold veteran rogue pilot, but there's a heart of character development is in the heroine Miriya who aspires to be a military pilot herself. The supporting cast of friendlies full of so many small adorable talking animals and friendly robots it's hard not to feel protective for them, even while resisting the urge to root for the very attractive villains. The plot and worldbuilding have a few interesting pulls, the majesty of a giant poisonous space rose DOES flare up the imagination, but the narrative roles of these elements never get to reach too deeply in the scant ~10 hour experience. In contrast, if you are playing with the erotic content patched in, some of the worldbuilding seems to bend towards specifically making the world more erotic rather than speaking to the core plotline. But in that regard, this work is the rare eroge that seems to actually wants to be erotic: sexily clad dominatrix villains and beastmen-in-heat colliding getting into mecha-conflicts over an alluring cosmic horror bouquet. In the end it does leave room for wanting more for the world, but with an upcoming sequel that outlook is actually more exciting than it is disappointing. The artwork of the game is unique and as free-spirited as the story, with indulgent character designs and outrageous color palettes for the main cast and CG's. Sometimes it stands in contrast to more traditional looking backgrounds, but at no point does the game look ugly. The audio of the game is also good quality, with good voice work and decent music throughout. As for the performance, when I originally played this game at launch via the Johren release, I had issues with crashes frequently. Now playing the Steam release those seem to have either been fixed, or they aren't an issue with the Steam/All Ages release. I can at least assure you that buying the current Steam version will be a stable experience. The game has the basic options you'd at least expect for visual novel releases, though fullscreen mode cannot minimize. An easy recommendation for anyone wanting a more bombastic and less self-serious mecha action VN.