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Nightshade/百花百狼

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita • 2017

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Quick resume

A romance visual novel game made in collaboration with D3P and Red Entertainment.Character design and illustrations are by the popular illustrator Teita. The romance revolves around Ninjas who have lived through the Sengoku Period. This game has published in 2016 as PS Vita in Japan.

Global score

96/100

Genres

Adventure, Visual Novel

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    Pros

    • Beautiful artwork and animation
    • Excellent voice acting
    • Engaging and emotional story
    • Multiple distinct romance routes
    • Immersive historical fantasy setting

    Cons

    • Some story repetition across routes
    • Mc sometimes portrayed as weak
    • Minor translation and ui issues
    • Lack of true branching complexity
    • Some routes contain uncomfortable themes

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal story progression and romance without competitive elements or player comparison."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long playtimes and emotional investment leading to habitual and extended play sessions."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Primarily a single-player visual novel with limited social or cooperative multiplayer elements."

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      "Game is single-player visual novel focused on individual narrative and romance, limited multiplayer or teamwork."

    • Creativity

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      "Players explore different story branches and alternate timelines, but within a fixed visual novel structure."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are balanced and respectful."

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong immersion in a detailed historical fantasy world provides escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and emotional experience rather than obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Some exploration of different routes and choices, but mostly established story paths."

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    • Exploration

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      "Gameplay mostly involves progressing through known episodes and scenarios with limited new area discovery."

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      "Game mostly follows known storylines with limited discovery; some variation between routes."

    • Expression

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      "Allows gender and pronoun selection for MC, with some character customization and self-expression through choices."

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      "Players can customize MC's name and choose voice actors for menus, expressing personal preference."

    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a mythical Sengoku-era Japan with supernatural elements, bosses, and lore, providing a strong fantasy experience."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily single-player experience with minimal social interaction or community feeling."

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    • Growth

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      "Characters develop emotionally and in abilities; players learn and improve combat tactics and story understanding."

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      "MC and characters develop emotionally and in skills, especially in certain routes like Hanzo's."

    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of visual novels, no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention to read and follow story; not suitable for background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Strong emotional connections and romantic relationships form central to the experience."

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      "Strong emotional bonds and romantic relationships form between MC and love interests."

    • Leadership

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      "Players follow story and character arcs rather than leading others."

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    • Progression

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      "Players unlock story branches, endings, and achievements, showing narrative progression."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Balances emotional tension with cathartic release; some players find it soothing despite heavy themes."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyment from artistic visuals, music, and voice acting provide sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "Achievements and recognition are personal; no social status or popularity mechanics present."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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