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Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

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Quick resume

This is a sumptuous palace built for the seven princesses. It is a "birdcage" glorified with the name "garden"… Irell Reis was once a famous general leading thousands of soldiers. However, the defeat three years ago cost him everything. Now, he is summoned by the Emperor of Celantu again...

Global score

89/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie

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    Pros

    • Engaging and unique storylines
    • Beautiful art style and music
    • Chinese voice acting
    • Multiple endings and replayability
    • Tea brewing minigame adds novelty

    Cons

    • Poor english translation
    • Some story inconsistencies and abrupt transitions
    • Limited meaningful player choices
    • Low resolution and 4:3 aspect ratio
    • Voice acting quality and audio issues

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Gameplay involves simple tea blending and serving mechanics with limited challenge; skill is minimal and outcomes are mostly predictable."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can experiment with tea recipes and garden decoration, but within predefined systems and limited customization."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and intrinsic motivation; no obligation or external pressure noted."

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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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      "Limited exploration; game world is static with some quests but no significant discovery or new territory."

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      "Limited exploration; players visit set locations in the garden but no open-world discovery."

    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy elements with imaginative characters, spells, and a fictional world."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily a solo experience with minimal social or community interaction."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn the game’s secrets and story through repeated playthroughs, gaining knowledge and understanding."

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      "Players learn story details and tea recipes over multiple playthroughs, gaining knowledge and mastery."

    • 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 reading and interaction; not a background or idle game."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional connections with characters and romantic options foster some intimacy."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; player follows narrative."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through collecting tea ingredients and unlocking story elements, though gameplay remains simple."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Engaging story and music provide immersive, relaxing experience despite some emotional tension."

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    • Sensation

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      "Pleasant art and music provide sensory enjoyment, though not intense stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition systems; achievements are personal."

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative focus with multiple stories and recurring characters."

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    • Strategy

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      "Minimal strategic challenge; choices affect story but require little complex planning."

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    • Thrill

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      "Some suspense in story but overall low risk and tension in gameplay."

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    • Value

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      "Generally perceived as good value especially on sale; some feel price is high for content amount."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Autonomy, Strategy, Experimenting, Competence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Experimenting, Strategy.

    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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