NeverAwake FLASHBACK

久しぶりに、この悪夢の世界を体験させていただきました。 ダッシュですり抜ける部分が増えており、難易度が上がっているような感じも受けましたが、今のところしっかり楽しむことが出来ております。 画面の視認性がやや悪い点は、元の作品の時から分かっていたため、ある程度割り切って受け止めております。 [strike]一点意見を述べます。 スタート時に装備しているアイテムの効果を知る方法が、クリア時（あるいはギブアップ時）にしかないという事は、明らかなマイナス部分だと思います。 ポーズ時に装備一覧のところにカーソルを移動させ、効果を確認することができれば、今の装備がどのような効果であるかが分かり、アグレッシブ向けなどの装備も選びやすくなるのではないかと思います。 あるいはスタート時にアイコンだけではなく、装備しているアイテムの効果一覧を表示するという方法もあると思われます。 その点は、不満を感じるところでした。[/strike] 2025年12月18日追記 アップデートで、初期装備の概要が表示されるようになりました。 速やかな対応、感謝いたします。 ともあれ、値段分は十分楽しめる作品だと思います。 本編をプレイした人であれば、こちらもプレイする価値はあると感じました。

It's . . . fine. The gameplay and art direction are as great as ever and being able to play a bunch of random levels that incentivize getting to use different bombs, shots, and accessories is fun, but it's just not really much of a rogue-lite. You only unlock new accessory sets and there's just not really anything to work for. Runs are too short with no option for endless ones, each run starts with the exact same level in lieu of a random one, and the end bosses are the same every time you do them too. This could have been a really fun little rogue-lite without these bizarre choices, but instead it just feels like a missed opportunity, even if I still like the gameplay a good deal.

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[strike]まずはじめに、このゲームをいきなり単品で遊ぶのはお勧めしません。内容としては本編NeverAwakeを前提に作られているので、ストーリーにしてもゲームにしてもいきなりこれを遊ぶと混乱するでしょう。 必ず本編であるNeverAwakeをプレイしてから遊ばれる事を強くお勧めします。[/strike] 2025年12月21日追記：アップデートにより初期装備アイテムの性能がゲーム開始前にも確認できるようになり、混乱を避けられるようになりました。 一度はNeverAwake無印を先にプレイする事をお勧めしましたが、腰を据えて遊ぶNeverAwake無印と、気軽さと繰り返しプレイ的やり込みを両立するFlashBackで差別化が意識されているようにも感じるので、どちらを先にプレイするかは好みで考えてよいのかもしれません。 ・良かった点 ゲーム体験は本編の良い部分を引き継いでおり、ステージやボスと装備との相性を考えながらプレイするローグライトは、NeverAwakeをまた違った角度でプレイする面白さがあって楽しかったです。 装備の選択があくまでプレイスタイルの提案に留まり、実績埋めやエンディング集めに影響しないのは本編に引き続き安心できる要素でした。 また自機に追従するガベちゃんもDLCならではのプレイ感の違いを感じさせる存在で、ガベちゃんを上手に操作できれば無敵の防御と最強の攻撃を両立できるのも熱い要素でした。 追加ステージと追加ボスは音楽も演出もよく、再びNeverAwakeの世界を味わえたのは本編のファンとしては嬉しかったです。 ・気になった点 [strike]初期装備アイテムの性能がプレイ前には確認できないこと。 ゲーム開始時に選択する装備セットのざっくりとした説明を読むことはできても、装備アイテム一つ一つの性能を確認することができません。 一周のプレイが完了するか、ギブアップを選択してリザルト画面を出すことにより、初めてゲーム内で装備一つ一つの性能を確認することができるようになっています。 （自分は前回のプレイが1年半くらい前なので装備の効果を忘れており、少し戸惑いました。）[/strike] また回収したエンディングをクリア後に一覧するような機能がなかったりするので、見たい情報にアクセスできないみたいなジレンマが少しあります。 あとガベちゃんが画面に居る事で自機の位置を見間違えやすいという本編ではなかった問題があり、画面内の情報量が処理しきれず被弾するような場面がしばしばあります。 （ただ、前記したようにメリットも非常に強い存在なのと、本編のDLCという位置づけなので難易度が高い事自体には問題ないという見方もできるので一概な話ではありませんが。） 色々書きましたが結局のところとても楽しかったです。 新しいテイストで描かれるレムやシータたちの姿や追加新ボスのデザインなどは最高でした。 まだまだぜんぜんNeverAwakeの世界に浸りたいし、追っていきたいと思っています。

A little too barebones. Just pickup the original game. Also unsure why we must play through the same intro level every time a seed is started, totally ruins the "random" run feel

The mechanics fit twin shooter games, so playing with a gamepad is recommended because you use the left stick to move and the right stick to fire. If you want to make things less strenuous for your fingers, you can turn on auto aim and auto fire. Although you control one character, you are accompanied by a doll that mimics your every move, which practically gives you twice the firepower. Unlike the doll, which cannot be hit and can even be used to block bullets and crash into enemies, you will take damage. However, you can take a couple of hits before losing one of your lives. To stay out of harm’s way for as long as possible, you have a dash that gives you invincibility for the duration of the movement, and a super trigger that greatly boosts both characters’ damage output, firing speed, or other effects. However, these abilities come with a limited number of charges per stage. On the other hand, the dash is very useful and can be used in quick succession. That is all the basics you need to know because the rest comes from roguelite mechanics. Before heading out on a run, you can pick your starting weapon and accessory set. These sets include several preset accessories, and although you do not have many sets at the beginning, you will unlock more by simply playing a lot of runs. A run consists of a series of stages where the main goal is to defeat enemies and collect enough souls to reach the one hundred percent requirement. The stage will not end before that, and if you cannot gather enough souls in the first pass through a stage, you will loop and try again with slightly tougher enemies. This continues until you reach the required amount and instantly finish the stage. After that, you can pick your next stage from a random selection of two. Your choice matters because each stage is tied to a new accessory. You receive the accessory immediately, and there is no guesswork involved because you can see the exact effect. Some examples include increased firepower, a magnet that attracts souls, and a perk that lets the doll fire forward and backward at the same time. You can also change your doll’s weapon and triggers. Again, you choose between two options, but the first one is your current equipment while the second is a new one. The more stages you complete, the higher the chance that an upgraded weapon will appear. This is not always a priority because not all weapons are useful in every situation. Accessories can also appear at higher levels, but your decision depends on your playstyle and the alternative reward from the other stage. Your first run takes place on a low difficulty, and there is a high chance that you will reach the end. However, this only unlocks one of the endings. To see the rest, you have to beat the game several times. There are also certain conditions you must meet to fight the boss and reveal the true final boss. Overall, the game is a fun and chaotic shooter but does not have a lot of depth. There are not many different stages, and there is limited variety outside of the different starting accessory sets. You can make things easier or harder by randomizing letters before the start of a run, but it is best to play only a few runs per session before the experience starts to feel repetitive.

[h1]NeverAwake Flashback is amazing ❤︎ [Eng and Pt-Br review][/h1] I'd like to say that I love this game and the wait was totally worth it! The shmup universe can be a bit hardcore for those who aren't used to it, but the NeverAwake series is incredible because, among other things, it manages to balance challenge, difficulty, fun, plot, good music and pure art all in one game. And I must tell you that few games manage to do that, NeverAwake pleases all audiences in the world because it has a little bit of what each person will like. NeverAwake Flashback is a pure roguelike (you don't get stronger with each run, no permanent upgrades, but you unlock new sets of items) where you need to complete stages collecting the points (souls) that enemies drop, many times you will loop through the stages to collect the necessary amount of soul and that's really cool because it doesn't punish those who don't play perfectly, each stage also doesn't usually last more than 3-5 minutes and each run lasts about 20 minutes at most. The game is actually a twinstick shooter; you control your character with one stick and the direction of your shot with the other. The game takes full advantage of this because enemies can come from all sides, and the stages completely explore the screen. It's quite fun. You also have a trigger (like a bomb) that you choose for each new stage, in addition to an upgrade as a reward. You are also given two stage options: an easier one (left) and a harder one (right). The new auto-aim is very useful, as it allows you to manipulate Gabe-chan better; he's your option and can absorb bullets. The game works with a seed system (codes) made up of 3 letters, and you can choose any of them to get the difficulty you want. This is really cool because the game changes completely depending on the difficulty, but none of this keeps you from the true final boss. To get that, you just need 3 conditions: be fast, get the max combo, and completely kill a boss (bosses drop souls, so you usually finish the stage before defeating the boss completely; just avoid filling up the souls until you defeat him). Now, regarding the plot, art, and music. Most of the music is reused from the first game, which isn't a problem, as are the enemies, as well as a large part of the scenery assets, but that's okay, the game is cheap and has plenty of content. The music and art of NeverAwake are beautiful!!! If you like mystical and more artistic games, you'll love it! The plot is also very good; I would say that you should play Flashback after finishing the main game, but nothing prevents you from doing the opposite. Flashback shows a more normal and cute side of Rem, which I was very happy to see! Because the game focuses on her fears, seeing Rem happy and with her family was very rewarding! I must also say that this game has the best credit sequence ever made in history! I've already gotten all the endings and finished the game more than 10 times, but I just can't skip the little cutscenes and the music during the credits, they're the grooviest credits in the world! [b][u]I love this game and I'm sure you will too! ❤︎[/u][/b] [hr][/hr] [h1]NeverAwake Flashback é incrível ❤︎ [Eng and Pt-Br review][/h1] Eu gostaria de dizer que eu amo esse jogo e a espera valeu demais! O universo dos shmups pode ser algo meio hardcore para quem não não é acostumado, mas a série NeverAwake é incrível porque, entre outras coisas, ela consegue equilibrar desafio, dificuldade, diversão, enredo, música boa e pura arte tudo num jogo só. E devo te dizer que poucos jogos conseguem, NeverAwake agrada todos os públicos do mundo porque tem um pouco do que cada pessoa irá gostar. NeverAwake Flashback é um puro rogue like (você não fica mais forte a cada run, nada de upgrades permanentes, mas você libera novos sets de itens) onde você precisa completar estágios coletando os pontos (almas) que os inimigos soltam, muitas vezes você irar loopar pelos estágios para coletar a quantidade necessária de alma e isso é muito legal pois não pune quem não joga perfeito, cada estágio também não costuma durar mais do que uns 3 - 5 minutos e cada run dura uns 20 minutos no máximo. O jogo é um twinstick shooter na verdade, você controla seu char com uma alavanca e a direção do seu tiro na outra, o jogo tira completo proveito disso pois os inimigos podem vir de todos os ladosw e os estágios exploram completamente a tela, é bem divertido. Você também possui um trigger (tipo bomba) que escolhe a cada estágio novo, além de um upgrade como recompensa, também são dadas duas opções de estágio um mais fácil (esquerda) e um mais difícil (direita). O novo auto aim é muto útil, pois permite que você manipule Gabe chan melhor, ele é o seu option e pode absorver balas. O jogo funciona um sistema de seeds (códigos) formados por 3 letras e você pode escolher qualquer um para pegar a dificuldade que quiser. O que é bem legal, pois o jogo muda completamente conforme a dificuldade, mas nada disso te prende do final boss verdadeiro, para isso você apenas precisa de 3 condições, ser rápido, pegar o max combo e matar completamente um boss (bosses soltam almas então você geralmente termina o estágio antes de derrotar o boss completamente, apenas evite encher as almas até derrotar ele). Agora, quanto ao enredo, arte e música. A maior parte das músicas são reaproveitadas do primeiro jogo, o quer não é um problema, inimigos, assim como grande parte dos assets de cenário, mas tudo bem, o jogo é barato e tem bastante conteúdo. A música e arte de NeverAwake são lindos!!! Se você gosta de jogos místicos e mais artísticos irá adorar! O enredo também é muito bom, eu diria que você deve jogar Flaschback depois de terminar o jogo principal, mas nada te impede de fazer o contrário, mas Flashback mostra um lado mais normal e fofo de Rem que eu fiquei muito feliz em ver! pois o jogo foca nos seus medos, logo ver Rem feliz e em família foi muito recompensador! Eu também devo dizer que esse jogo tem a melhor sequencia de créditos já feita na história! Eu já peguei todos os finais e zerei o jogo mais de 10 vezes, mas eu simplesmente não consigo skippar as pequenas cenas e a música dos créditos, são os créditos mais groove do mundo! [b][u]Eu amo esse jogo e tenho certeza que você irá também!‪‪ ❤︎‬[/u][/b]

上級者は悪夢のような高難度STGを楽しみ、初心者はやられながらでもごり押す戦略をとることもできる自由度の高いSTGです。 ありがちな、高難度でありながら初心者お断りではなく、腕前に自信がないなら戦略と残機ででもいいから攻略できる喜びを味わってみてください。 そこで満足してもいいですし、歯ごたえが足りないなら？ 高みを目指したいなら？と先に進んでみてもいい。 とりやえず公式の説明文は必読です。 きっとあなたを導いてくれますよ。

当方、前作かなり気に入って遊んでました。 世界観は同じですが、ゲームの展開が早くなった気がします。操作はそのままだったので、ダッシュとかサブウエポンは違和感なく楽しめました。自分としては、前作の追加コンテンツみたいな印象で楽しめそうですが、前作をやってない方は本作をプロローグとして楽しめると思います。 前作は、所持金とアイテム枠上限で、サブウエポンの所持が制限されてて、それをやりくりするのもゲーム性でしたが、本作はバッサリ面スタート時に選択させるだけなので、そのあたりは好みが分かれるかもしれません。

I absolutely loved the original and I love this prequel. Gabe-chan's blocking ability is super fun. Lightweight roguelike mechanics work nicely. There's interplay between clearing fast and hanging out to get better multipliers. I hope to see more options and unlockables in future updates. But even now, I highly recommend this title!