Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery

Very cool SRPG, it was better than I expected and what I wanted out of GFL2

#羽中は続編を作る義務がある 真面目な話すると昨今のゲームとしては硬派な部類に入ります。 難易度もボリュームも昨今の流行りと逆行するような難しさ&大ボリュームなのでじっくりゲームやりたい人におすすめ。 ドルフロシリーズの世界観やストーリーに魅了された人は絶対やりましょう。

This game is truly a hidden gem and is absolutely worth it, even at full price. The looks can be deceiving. One might wonder, what you can expect from a grid-based tactical game that uses a chibi-art style. To everyone I say this – give it a try because I will guarantee that you will get hooked by the story. To everyone who has played previous games like Girls Frontline from the developer, this is game is a great addition to the GFL-universe, however this game can almost be fully enjoyed as a standalone experience, and who knows – maybe you will get hooked to all of the plentiful lore and you might be browsing the Reverse Collapse wiki inhaling every piece of intel you can find. Because this world has so much to offer. Set in a kind of post-apocalyptic scenario with two superpowers fighting for ideology and survival, you get to experience an extremely intriguing and also an emotional story about a rescue-operation that is almost impossible. As Mendo, an agent from the Antarctic Union you have to dive deep into enemy territory and rescue a girl called Jefuty (also known as codename: Bakery – hence the game name) who possesses supernatural powers that have to be taken from the enemies hands. The story is really long, which is great in my opinion. As you can see from my played hours, you can expect around 80 hours of playtime. But this also depends if you want to have a perfect rank for the maps. Some maps are very long and difficult including parts where you have to reload. In most extreme cases one map including preparation and dialogue can take up to 2 hours. There is no side-content as in sidequests or similar grinding. You are getting non-stop bombarded by the fast-paced story since almost everything takes place within two days. In the later part of the game there is one exception in which you have to read/listen to an almost 3-hour long cutscene which takes place apart from the rescue operation and gives a lot of important information and unlocks the final chapter. With ongoing progress in the story you unlock more gameplay elements. You have a whole lot of useful gadgets (I believe around 30 different items), more skills and more team members. Same goes for the enemy however and it mostly finds a good balance regarding the difficulty. For me personally, I found the earlier parts more difficult due to restricted skill access and some new enemy types were quite daunting at first. However as you grow stronger and unlock more ways of dealing with literally hordes of enemies it was getting easier. The last stages, as expected, were difficult again but it was fitting for a story finale. There are also stealth maps in which you sometimes aren’t allowed or at least supposed to fight the enemy and these could be frustrating sometimes. You partly have to memorize movement-patterns and detection ranges and there are spontaneous enemy-spawns which can catch of offguard and forces you to reload. Therefore I recommend everyone to quicksave often. But the stealth maps can be a nice change since some huge battle maps can take a while. Overall I think the gameplay is really addicting and a lot of fun but I’m also a fan of the overall genre. Not only is the map design really good and highly interwoven with the story, but tackling an overwhelming enemy force with a small squad is really satisfying. Apart from the gameplay you have a classic visual novel dialogue system with great Japanese voice acting, a good translation, plenty of pretty background art and really good OST too. Especially the opening of the game. Yes, I am a little bit biased since I’m already deeply invested in the Girls Frontline universe. But, once again. This game can be enjoyed on its own and I believe it’s also a great starting point to get into the series. I wish this game would be more widely known and I rarely felt so obliged to write a review for a game. I believe that under different circumstances (I’m talking about the partly review-bombing from Chinese players which can be seen in the steam reviews if you sort by language), that this game would have reached an overwhelmingly positive or a very positive rating. Therefore I highly recommend this game and I hope that more people are giving this a shot because many don’t know what they’re missing out on until they have witnessed this outstanding experience.

Bought only because I am a fan of turn based combat and it was on sale so I had no particular expectations. Now I can tell you: buy it

This is a great story driven tactics game. Love all the Girls Frontline games. They are quality.

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体验过追放才知道原来强的不是我，而是AK15和416。