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UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

This is a story about finding love to overwrite the feelings for the one they held dearest. A girls love visual novel about summer, love and adolescence.

What works
  • Beautiful and unique animated art style with multiple outfit changes
  • Strong emotional and mature narrative with well-developed characters
  • Full voice acting enhances immersion
  • Long playtime with engaging story for yuri fans
  • High production values and detailed visual presentation
Things to keep in mind
  • No player choices or branching paths (kinetic novel)
  • Frequent loading screens and technical performance issues
  • Pacing issues with slow start and rushed ending
  • Some players find story elements and character motivations problematic or unrelatable
  • Translation quality inconsistent with errors

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UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Intimacy, Fellowship.

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