The Orchard of Stray Sheep

The 神ゲー ただ一つマイナス点をあげるとすれば、たまに中華フォント（？）で漢字が表示されることぐらいです steamだと日本語プレイできるノベルゲーも少ないので、こういうゲームが増えてくれたらな、と思う。 【追記】 フォント修正されたようです。やったぜ。 発売から半年程度たちましたが実績等は付きませんねぇ。。あきらめようかな 【for foreigner info】 see comment, translated to english by ティアラ translated to chinese by 妙蛤种子

Before you start if you want to get straight to the point [url=https://azusantiara.com/2016/06/23/the-orchard-of-stray-sheep-review/]Click here for full review and explnation[/url] of why I do not recommend this visual novel at all. Developed by Namaage and published by Sekai Project onto steam. The Orchard of Stray Sheep is a short visual novel with a school theme on the surface set in a “academy” with 3 endings 2 being “Bad endings” and 1 being thee “True end”. On the surface The Orchard of Stray Sheep looks like your typical high school cliche visual novel, but it is not what you think it is, instead It has a darker side that you will discover as you read through the visual novel. [h1]The Story [/h1] I will state this first before I start before reading The Orchard of Stray Sheep I have no knowledge of cherubim the garden of eden and dues ex machina. So I did my research on those to get a rough idea to of what The Orchard of Stray Sheep is referencing to. Next if you are wondering what is with the low score I gave it an explanation can be found below. It is separated from this area it’s because of its spoiler nature. Next do not get me wrong I really liked the theme and direction of the story is going but please read explanation of why I am not recommending this. You will be met with a mystery at the very start wondering why are there metal rings above their heads which look like halos. On a secluded island a small garden-like Academy stands alone a little Eden.. Ichirou Yamada which is the protaganist has been transferred there to work as a teacher. He is put in charge of Casserole, a beautiful, young girl who entered the school at the same time. The days roll by at the Academy. Days that are boring but full of happiness a safe haven. However, things are not what they seem at this “academy”… Ichiro Yamada has finally found the peaceful days he’s always longed for, as well as that someone he wants to protect. He is still trying to overcome the loss and regret of his past amidst the warmth and tranquility of these days. “Stray Sheep.” All the while trapped by the words of the girl he lost so long ago. [h1]To sum up[/h1] Would I recommend The Orchard of Stray Sheep? As much as I hate to say this I would not recommend The Orchard of Stray Sheep. The reason is that the story is interesting for sure but the all 3 endings have literally no conclusion at all and after completing The Orchard of Stray Sheep the question “So what happened in the past or after the events?” will pop up in your head but then you will have no answer to it sadly as there are no sequel or prequel to The Orchard of Stray Sheep. [url=https://azusantiara.com/2016/06/23/the-orchard-of-stray-sheep-review/]Click here for full review and explnation[/url]

This visual novel by Namaage and Sekai Project feature a male protagonist Yamada Ichirou who took up a teaching position at a secluded academy on an uninhabited island which consists of 4 female students Casserole, Mincer, Peeler and Oros zester, 2 male teachers Tsuji and Liang Hai and a female principal Matsuri. Upon witnessing the graduation of one of the students, Ichirou begins to question the validity of the practices in the academy. I have mixed opinions on this visual novel. Having played through and reached all 3 possible endings in this visual novel, the game started out too slowly as a typical school life drama and only after episode 5 out of 9 possible episodes in this visual novel did it build more suspense and thriller and develop as a mystery visual novel and there are only 1-2 choices to make in the entire game which are near the ending and lead to a different ending each(The game storyline could do with a shortening of the school life drama section in the prologue and first 5 episodes if the mystery and thriller part could expand and develop more). Furthermore, although the game had nice anime artwork on the cover, CGs and character sprites, this is one of the few visual novels on Steam that did not have achievements which would further reduce the appeal of this visual novel. On the plus side, I would definitely say that the game in using music by Patirchev and Ara Hiroshi to produce a great opening and ending movie, theme song and BGM probably saved this visual novel from being just another forgettable visual novel I would uninstall after finishing this game. I managed to get the game on 60% discount in Steam store and I liked the soundtracks in this game enough to give this game a recommended review. It would also be nice if a soundtrack DLC were to be released for this game in future. The Steam profile backgrounds are also attractive and will look nice on a user's Steam profile. Overall, this game is recommended only for those who like a short mystery visual novel featuring a futuristic dystopian Japanese setting that is easy to reach all endings, nice anime artwork in the game or great BGM and soundtracks in the opening and ending movie(My favourite BGM is F.G as a soothing and inspiring soft music that is played only in the true ending and end credits). In which case, the game is recommended only when at good discount or bundle offer or when soundtrack DLC, and/or achievements are added to the game in future.

В основном большинство игр этого разработчика выходят с контентом 18+. Увидев на зимней распродаже хорошую скидку 91%, решил приобрести эту игру за копейки. Но когда начал разбираться, оказалось, что контента 18+ в ней нет. Чтож, хотя бы девушки выглядят привлекательно, поэтому я начал читать, что здесь происходит. Как уже многие отметили, в игре присутствует небольшая халтура в виде фонов. Ну а ещё раздражают анимешные опенинги, которые нельзя пропустить! Как приятный бонус, есть карточки. Как неприятный минус, отсутствуют достижения. Это визуальная новелла без выбора (ну почти), прохождение которой занимает около пяти часов. Главный герой, Ичиро Ямада, получает назначение в уединённую академию на острове, где становится наставником Кассироль — загадочной девушки, поступившей туда одновременно с ним. На первый взгляд, академия кажется тихим и мирным местом, но вскоре Ичиро начинает замечать странности. Его прошлое, полное потерь и сожалений, переплетается с событиями, происходящими здесь. В начале сюжет развивается медленно, но потом набирает обороты. Из плюсов: +Скидка 91% +Сюжет +Девушки выглядят миленько +Есть карточки Из минусов: -Нету достижений Игру рекомендую к покупке! Хотите увидеть обзор на какую-то свою игру? Вы запросто можете мне её подарить!:) А если вам понравился мой обзор, не забывайте ставить лайки или кидать награды(*^ω^) А так-же, вы можете подписаться на мою кураторскую группу в Steam: [h1] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43626167-Lord-Azazel-Group/] Куратор: Lord Azazel Group [/url] [/h1]

[h1]「幸福は義務です」ディストピア風の学園ノベルゲーム[/h1] 先に言うとこのゲームが”おすすめ”なのか…非常に迷う。 [u]”定価ならおすすめしません”[/u]…そんな作品であることを最初に断っておきたい。 定価980円、現在は販売していないようだが、スマホアプリでは240円で販売されていた模様。何が言いたいかというと値段に見合うとは言い難い文量で、[u]読了までは３時間程度[/u]。ボイスもないにも関わらず、少し強気の値段設定と感じた。 じゃあ、なぜ”おすすめ”なのかというと作品全体の雰囲気、そして中盤における「この先どうなるの？」というワクワク感があったからに他ならない。何か歪な学園生活、そして「幸福は義務」と言われるその理由…といった形で面白いのだが、如何せん３時間程度の分量では、[u]終盤は駆け足気味[/u]で不完全燃焼な部分も多い。 「ディストピア風」という表現にしたのは、そのような描写や説明が少ないためである。購入時には、あまり期待しすぎない方が楽しく読めるはず。あと学園を舞台にしているのだが、やはり残念ながら[u]登場する人物すべてをしっかりと描き切れていない[/u]…と感じた。プレイ後に「○○の√ないの！」って絶対に思うはず。 作品の中では一応の決着はつくのだが、[b]もう少し文量があれば…という「IF」[/b]をどうしても考えてしまう。全体としては面白い要素がいっぱいあるのだが、[u]非常に惜しい作品[/u]である。

This isn’t your average happy VN, there’s mystery, violence and death. I enjoy those things, so I liked The Orchard of Stray Sheep. It’s a very short (mostly kinetic, with only a few choices, branching into 3 endings: 2 bad, 1 true ending plus epilogue) visual novel, and the truth about the girls surprised me a lot. The art style is absolute lovely. It’s what caught my attention at first, then there’s the BGM which is also pretty good. The story was a bit rushed, but still managed to surprise me. I just wished that the developers would have explained more about the “Academy” and its system since it was interesting. The English translation is a bit weird, there’s some typos and grammar mistakes. It didn’t bothered me so much since English isn’t my native language, but it might bother other people. I just have one problem with this game: its endings. This had a lot of potential, but I felt that the endings were so… blah? Even the true ending and epilogue. It would be interesting to see a spin off or a similar game tho. 5/10. Overall, I do recommend this VN on a good sale, and if you like short & weird stories like I do.

小学拾荒期时候找到的游戏，还记得那个时候一个晚上就通关了hh，后面知道Steam有这个游戏也是趁着打折火速入手。 但是不像曾经玩过的民间汉化版，介于Steam版《迷途羊的果树园》并没有中文汉化，所以在重温剧情的脚步也是放的比一般视觉小说还是要慢一点。 （不过英语阅读水平我个人认为要求不高，文本还是很容易读懂的） 游戏剧情真不长，而且角色也没有配音，甚至音效声都是较为稀少的，说实话观看体验还是比较单调的，不过几位女主的立绘画的很可爱，这点加分项。 其实从开头那一阵……噩梦，就能隐隐约约察觉到本作并不是阳光的校园舞台剧，其背后肯定藏着黑暗的某个真相。明明游戏的BGM那么活泼，但其实游戏越进行下去，氛围也越加沉重，玩到最后还有种若有所失的感觉。 最后，还以一句反乌托邦的话语结尾—— [h1]“幸福即义务……”[/h1]

很久前在手机玩的这个游戏，点开之后就一口气熬夜全通了QWQ [spoiler] 记得只有3条线哦 选择彩姐姐一共2条线一条TE，选择削皮器一条线算不上BE [/spoiler] 一开始以为是普通的催泪系校园恋爱向，但其实是汇聚着诸多情感的伦理剧，绝对是一股清流。[spoiler] 美好的本质是罪恶，天堂般的果树园背后是处刑场，[/spoiler] 究竟谁才是迷途的羔羊？生活、生命、救赎、爱等一系列元素糅合在徐徐展开的剧情里，沉重的话题逐渐浮现，配合上细腻的人物刻画，伤感但不压抑的音乐，营造出十足的融入感，我还记得我把TE过了之后，感觉怅然若失，剩下的半夜就躺在床上尝试思考着这一切的意义。 现在更多的是心疼自己，国家欠窝一个彩姐姐~ 总之这是一个能激发思考和带来感动的游戏，我最喜欢的游戏之一。 英文要求不算低，想玩的可以自行度娘《迷途羊的果树园》 手谈汉化组

There was definite potential here, but there's just too many things holding the story back. The MC is just intensely unlikeable and a creep even if he may have his reasons for some of his actions and mannerisms, it's just not enough. There are character interactions that don't make sense, developments that don't go anywhere and the story is rushed to a shoddy open ended conclusion before you can blink. There is the illusion of multiple routes and choices but they quickly deadend to bad endings. Furthermore, the dialogue just doesn't flow properly- not sure if this is a translation issue or just a lack of follow up polish before release but it's noticeable throughout. The redeeming qualities are the excellent art, decent soundtrack and the build up to the reveal of the big mystery but it's not enough to hold this together especially after the mystery is revealed and you can analyze the plot as a whole.

I really enjoyed this virtual novel. I admit the end was kinda abrupt and the 3 different endings was a joke as well, basicly they should've left the two bad ones out, only 2 (or 3) choises to make, sheesh. But all in all it was okay, I don't mind loose ends on books or movies, so I am fine with the loose ends in stray sheep as well. Music was really boring imo. One thumb up, another down.