Battle Girls

A short, mecha fighting story with some romance options brought to you by the Dharker Studios. You were chosen as a mecha pilot to represent your nation in an international competition. Just to be clear, there is no mecha action here, it's pure VN. You have several battles to go through and multiple choices to reach one of many endings. While the VN is relatively short, to complete all scenarios will likely double the length so it's not bad. Your choice will also influence if and who will you end up with. Writing quality is acceptable but there is not enough character development here. No real heroines' backgrounds or motivations present. Also, the main character was left as a blank slate, no sprite, no face, little to none personality. There are some slip ups and inconsistencies, e.g. wrong names used or story referring to events that did not occur due to the previous choices. Still, I enjoyed it more than expected from low budget VNs. One of better VNs from this developer. Art is about average. Character sprites feel too western despite the anime style. As a fan of Japanese anime art I feel tepid about it. Not enough details or variety to rank it higher than average. Backgrounds are probably the best art wise. For a budget title it is acceptable. At least number of CGs is higher than typical. Music is fine. Nothing memorable but tracks fit well with the events. I can't recognise any of the tracks so all were done specifically for this game. I've played quite a few of other Dharker titles so I should be able to notice that. No bugs encountered. To conclude, we were served a relatively short mecha action story with simple romance options and multiple endings. Music and art are ok considering the budget. I liked it more than my expectations prior to digesting it. Can recommend but wait for sale: 5.6/10