Wildfire - Ticket to Rock

[h1] Fresh experience to enjoy [/h1] Wildfire is a short to medium length coming of age story with a music theme as its main focus. It is a bit similar to some of the other well known music VNs, however only because of the story focusing on them creating a band. Apart from that this is quite its own and unique story. The coming of age focus was quite nice and not something I see all that often. Especially in this way and this genre. The writing was the big positive for me that made this a quite enjoyable VN to read through. The emotions of the characters came nicely across and the pacing of the story was also quite nice. I also really enjoyed the few songs that were made for the bands performances. They arent a lot, but this is a good example for quality over quantity. The background music was also quite nice, however on that aspect it would have been nice to get a few more different tracks as the background music gets a bit repetitive after some time. The only thing that doesnt stand out for me is the art of the VN. It doesnt matter if its the backgrounds or the charcater sprites, the art just isnt the best. The UI on that front is also not the best looking to me, however it is at least functional and there arent any technical problems with the game. Overall, a lovely story with some good writing and some pretty nice songs to listen to. If you enjoy a good coming of age story then you should have a good time with this VN. The art whilst not being the best shouldnt be the main focus and doesnt hinder you from having a fun playthrough. Check out my Curator Page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34401214/

Wildfire is a kinetic novel about a young girl who ends up starting a band with her high school classmates. The game has a full musical score including six original songs, which feature as songs by the main character Hanako's band and a few others. The music is not something you'd hear on the radio (or Spotify) but it's produced very well and the female singers have good voices. The songs really fit the idea of a band formed by young girls. At a comfortable reading speed it took me several hours to make it all the way through. Throughout the way I really got to know Hanako's character, she's written very believably as are her friends. Most of the characters have their own personal flaws but are still likeable, the only one I really could not care for was one of her two male friends, Fumitake. I found no typos through the entire script, it's definitely proof checked well. There are a few points in the script where I feel the story drags on a bit, but all these parts turn out to be used for character development and fortunately, are all followed by song parts that break things up. The game art is very varied with a lot of different character sprites and backgrounds, and the music scenes really break up the long reading stretches. I backed this on Kickstarter and I can definitely tell they delivered. If you like reading good stories with some nice music, this is a kinetic novel for you.

Kinetic school life/rock band VN + good UI + cool music = Slice of life/coming of age themed anime VN. Kind of reminds me of the anime K-On! Follow the main girl Hanako as she discovers herself. [h1][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/] Follow our curator for similar games [/url][/h1]

[h2]Wildfire - Ticket to Rock[/h2] [i]If we participate, we don't need to buy tickets![/i] [h3]Preclaimer[/h3] - This game was [b]gifted to me through Curator Connect[/b]. However, this does [b]not[/b] make this review any more biased. I still decided to accept, play and honestly review it on my own accord, and am [b]not[/b] getting anything from doing so. - Since this is an Indie game, developed by a tiny studio, fully comparing it to larger titles would be unfair. This should also affect your expectations as a customer. Hence I'll review this game for what it is in itself. [hr] [h3]Graphical & Technical Quality[/h3] Compared to whatever other "Indie" Visual Novels I vaguely glanced at throughout the times, Wildfire - Ticket to Rock is actually made very well. Especially considering this project was started from just three people "trying something out", what they created over the last 10 years is worth the effort and support it recieved. Having several characters drawn in a variety of poses to bring life to all the scenes in 1080p, accompanied by a diverse soundtrack with a couple really good tracks and running smoothly in the underlying engine is a solid foundation to enjoy. Of course you can't expect anything fancy like animated sprites or the like, the characters aren't voiced in the story, the art style isn't overflowing with details - but in the end the game still delivered more than I dared to expect. The backgrounds are created from 3D modeled scenery, though auto and skip mode with their most common, minimalistic behaviour customization and an options menu just containing sound and text options alongside 15 saveslots are all the gimmicks we get. The dialogues in the game are well written, with just the usual, tiny hand full of errors. And, considering we don't have voice acting, it does a rather solid job on conveying the necessary emotions together with the visual display and accompanying music most of the time. [hr] [h3]Content & Runtime[/h3] What can you expect from this game? Well, the developer already stated on the shop page that we get 20 different drawn characters put in front of 45 backgrounds, with 31 different CGs inbetween - though sadly there is nothing like a gallery to reenjoy them. But they do a good job with scene motion paired with the songs in the important story moments. Speaking of which, the game's strong point - its 6 full songs, performed and voiced by external actors, where most of the kickstarter money went - can be freely enjoyed in the "Jukebox" in the main menu, after hearing them once ingame. As far as the story is concerned - it's as officially stated a "coming-of-ages" story, or in other words, a Slice-of-Life-Ganbatte story with drama elements, focussing around the character development of our heroines facing against mostly relatable everyday issues (alongside becoming rockstars just like that of course). It is well developed with highs and lows, unexpected twists and even [b]two different endings[/b]. Playing through it with its "~77k words" takes around 10 well spent hours of your time, though this heavily depends on the reader again due to the non existant voice acting. So yeah, for a small scale Indie project it really turned out great. [hr] [h3]Conclusion[/h3] Now, to the most important question - is this game worth it? Again, this is an Indie game and comparing it to or coming here with expectations born from "proper" Visual Novels from known companies won't get you far. But if you can look around that and enjoy a "cute little Indie game" nontheless, yes, this game is worth it. I enjoyed playing it, and even though I got it for free, considering the amount and level of content you get, it's mostly worth its price tag - in hindsight I'd be willing to pay that. Also, there will always be another Steam sale, so why not grab it then? [code]Look at me, I have my own curator page! If this was helpful for you, maybe [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/37389784/][u]the rest[/u][/url] is too![/code]

[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34294631/] Follow Far2close - Visual Novel Playthroughs Curator Page [/url] Wildfire: Ticket to Rock Developer: Visual Saga Publisher: Visual Saga [b]Pros:[/b] [b]1.[/b] The coming of age story is a simple and fun yet effective plot following our protagonist Hanako wanting to get tickets for the Wildfire Festival, but finds herself starting a band of her own and plays in the festival. In the endeavor of this, Hanako goes through the struggles of finding herself alongside maintaining her new group of friends no matter how large the trouble is. It is just satisfyingly simple. [b]2.[/b] Now the characters definitely stand out in the story, most of them are full of life and do not overlap each other, they each stand out on their own. Hanako is a bit of an airhead, but has the heart to try her absolute best. [spoiler]Miyuki being denied her passion a first time, spearheading aggressively to grasp on that one sliver of hope she once lost.[/spoiler] Tomoka not being one for groups nor friends, slowly warming up to her newfound relations. Rena being a calm and thoughtful one, doing her best to keep things in check both for herself and everyone in the band. Tae an action first questions later type of girl, is full of energy but has yet to find a spot where she can call her own. The characters personal identities allows each of them to shine even if they're all together. Although there are some arguments here and there, they all do the reasonable thing and talking it out, a very important part of telling a story about growing up. Each character shows their small part of struggle whether it be a simple unruly action or a sudden event, and throughout time their bonds strengthen and this is one of the strong points of this visual novel. The smaller characters such as Tarou and Fumitake are great support to Hanako whenever she needs it, even if its subtle, they make great supporting characters. [b]3.[/b] As for a music themed visual novel it's got to have music and well it does that just right. It's got 6 custom songs made by Leet Music(LeetStreet Boys on YouTube) that perfectly fit with the overall setting and characters, with songs sung by Miyuki and Iori respectively. The little jukebox function is also a fine handy feature in case you want to listen to the songs you've gotten. The background music also does a great job in emitting an energetic feeling. [b]Neutrals:[/b] [b]1.[/b] The artwork may not be the best but it is kind of cute, so if you're looking for the highest quality, please keep this in mind. [b]Cons:[/b] [b]1.[/b] Iori's character is supposed to feel major, she is one of the reasons on some of Miyuki's issues, but Iori does not give that feeling off. She doesn't feel important and when the time comes where she does become important, it just feels like a throwaway. [spoiler] In the near end when you have to choose who will be the lead vocalist in the Wildfire Festival, if you choose Miyuki, you go on with it and go big in the future. What happens to Iori? She leaves the festival and not much is said about her in the epilogue. What happens when you choose Iori? Miyuki runs off in tears and you play your song with Iori. They decide to disband after that and everyone goes off in their separate ways, and Hanako is technically back at how things were in the beginning. It's obvious that it's a bad end and it makes it understandable as the narrative does surround Miyuki; but it did feel like a disservice to Iori's character. Maybe if there was some additional writing that after you pick Iori, you either work your way with her at the cost of Miyuki or maybe making Miyuki understand Iori's intentions long ago and have them be a lead/backup vocalist duo in the band.[/spoiler] [b]2.[/b] The background music could have more variation as it does get a bit repetitive when you hear the same guitar riff at a concert, then hear it again in the music club room. [b]Conclusion:[/b] [i]Wildfire: Ticket to Rock[/i] is a story with heart with themes such as growing up and chasing those seemingly hard to reach goals. It is a solid visual novel with excellent custom music, but it may suffer from characters not reaching their full potential. [b]Score:[/b] 7/10 GOOD

The art and music are very good, and the story has a lot going on in a way that feels refreshing. A story that's more about friendship than romance, and a story where growth and change don't have to be scary. Proud to be a backer <3

A positive visual novel about five high school girls who come together to form an unlikely band. Like K-On but with more of a focus on the music and a more realistic high school experience. Features five vocal songs with two good singers. There is a single choice in the game and to the game's credit, both choices feel right and both choices feel wrong. An enjoyable experience overall.