Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5 out of 43
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  1. 1nsan1
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    I made an account just to say this: don't trust the 'professional' reviews. They're a load of crap. This is onemof the best 3DS games I've yet to play.

    Let me start off by saying that the audience for this game is somewhat limited. It's an anime jrpg / dating sim mix with loads of innuendo and it's 'sexually charged'. Though if you aren't a horny twelve year old this game is unlikely to    I made an account just to say this: don't trust the 'professional' reviews. They're a load of crap. This is onemof the best 3DS games I've yet to play.

    Let me start off by saying that the audience for this game is somewhat limited. It's an anime jrpg / dating sim mix with loads of innuendo and it's 'sexually charged'. Though if you aren't a horny twelve year old this game is unlikely to provide anything more than a bit of pleasant fanservice, and that not commonly. (Unless you use Chloey all the time.) If you're a feminist? This is a harem dating game. Shove off. If you're female? You're unlikely to enjoy it unless you enjoy building relationships with anime girls. For it's target audience, though, this game is amazing. For us guys who enjoy a bit of anime now and then and love character interaction-based jrpgs, this is a godsend.

    The rpg combat is decent but not especially amazing. That doesn't matter that much, though, brcause if you're anything like me, you'll be spending most of your time outside of combat reading through the events.

    The main part of this game is the dating sim aspect. You're a guy who's been blessed by the Star God (ou're literally referred to as God's Gift) who has an incredible amount of magical energy. Which gives you a 100% conception rate for warrior spirits called Star Children. Kind of cliche, admittedly, but not something I focus that much on. Essentially, there are seven girls who you can make these star children with (who assist you in battle), and the stronger your relationships with them are, the stronger your children are. So it's your goal to improve your relationships to keep getting stronger star children. Also, because there are seven god damn anime waifus, and they're all desirable, and damn it to hell if I'm not going to court one or all of them. The writing is damn good, but seemingly rando ly (some events have it, some don't) coupled with voice acting. For a JRPG the writing is excellent and the only time I felt anything close to cringing was with the sixth girl, who is probably the oddest of them all. Other than that, each girl is well written and provides good emotional material.

    Not really much to say other than that. Has a good story, too, which I found compelling. Not so generic save the world quest while you go to a special school for similarly blessed people. Absolutely fantastic game if you like emotionally charged JRPGs.

    Sorry if this review is odd, wrote it on a tablet ane have trouble expressing myself when writing this slowly. TL;DR good game, good anime waifus    … Expand
  2. SylaxSYN
    May 1, 2014
    7
    First off, if you don't like the harem anime style, then you're probably not going to like Conception 2. The game is essentially a harem anime with a hint of rpg gameplay. The story is rather generic but tolerable. Visuals are nice, audio is nice. The dungeons themselves are a bit of a disappointment. 8 main dungeons 10 mini dungeons. The main dungeons get quite long, but they areFirst off, if you don't like the harem anime style, then you're probably not going to like Conception 2. The game is essentially a harem anime with a hint of rpg gameplay. The story is rather generic but tolerable. Visuals are nice, audio is nice. The dungeons themselves are a bit of a disappointment. 8 main dungeons 10 mini dungeons. The main dungeons get quite long, but they are very bland and generic looking. Building the relationships with the heroines, while mildly entertaining at times, can be a real chore. Luckily if you get impatient with the dialog you can fast forward or skip altogether. The class and battle systems are quite nice. The battle system has a quite a bit of depth to it. The game's difficulty progresses rather nicely, though overall it's a bit on the easy side. However I stress that if you don't want the first half to be so easy you don't have to really do anything, then don't get or use the free Disciple Weapon dlc pack. Those weapons won't be replaced for half the game and are extremely over powered during the first half.… Expand
  3. soulgun007
    May 29, 2014
    8
    Tons of fun. It is a dating sim and a rpg. Would totally recommend to everyone but like kids. The game involves you making kids that fight in battle and getting close to your kinda lovers. Luckily there is a harem ending which is what I am going for.
  4. Chrom90
    Apr 15, 2014
    10
    This game is a lot of fun! If you enjoy SMT and persona games it is for you. It's part dating sim and part dungeon crawl rpg. Its turn based combat is great and new.

    Story is also fun and the characters are adorable as heck. This isn't a game for everyone however, if you don't like RPG's or persona games don't bother getting this game you won't enjoy it at all.
  5. animefan
    Jun 21, 2014
    10
    The dungeon crawling isn't really great but is alright. This isn't a hardcore rpg like persona(i own 3 and 4), but the dating aspect is good and i like the visual novel and dating aspect the most because the 3ds needs more dating sim visual novel type games whether they're rpg or not. I don't care much about exploring and fighting, I just hope they put out more dating sim games. Any gameThe dungeon crawling isn't really great but is alright. This isn't a hardcore rpg like persona(i own 3 and 4), but the dating aspect is good and i like the visual novel and dating aspect the most because the 3ds needs more dating sim visual novel type games whether they're rpg or not. I don't care much about exploring and fighting, I just hope they put out more dating sim games. Any game that has any kind of dating sim aspect I'll buy no matter what anyone says about how good or bad they think it is.… Expand
  6. Demonfoxhost93
    May 6, 2014
    10
    The game is amazing, mixing Persona 3's dungeon style with the dungeon view of Persona 4. Atlus has truly made an amazing game once again. Not only is the game good, it has major new game plus ability.
  7. Ernste
    May 25, 2014
    4
    This kind of harem game without japan audio will be a critical damage!!!!!! Dungeon is troublesome !! However , the sound cast !!! Chloe 's "tee-hee" WORST AS A HAREM GAME SOUND CAST !! ENGLISH SOUND RUIN EVERYTHING !!!! AT LEAST DUAL AUDIO !!!!! I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME FOR THOSE WHO SEEK FOR JAPAN AUDIO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This kind of harem game without japan audio will be a critical damage!!!!!! Dungeon is troublesome !! However , the sound cast !!! Chloe 's "tee-hee" WORST AS A HAREM GAME SOUND CAST !! ENGLISH SOUND RUIN EVERYTHING !!!! AT LEAST DUAL AUDIO !!!!! I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME FOR THOSE WHO SEEK FOR JAPAN AUDIO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE VOICE LACK OF EMOTION !!!!!… Expand
  8. petitpurin
    Apr 19, 2014
    6
    I have mixed feelings about this. At the start you will find the art and music very cute despite the weird voice acting. Even the whole dating sim and the making of Star Children is a pretty lovely concept, albeit kind of shallow and creepy.

    However what lets the whole game down is the dungeon crawling aspect. The dungeons are boring and repetitive, most of the time you're just running    I have mixed feelings about this. At the start you will find the art and music very cute despite the weird voice acting. Even the whole dating sim and the making of Star Children is a pretty lovely concept, albeit kind of shallow and creepy.

    However what lets the whole game down is the dungeon crawling aspect. The dungeons are boring and repetitive, most of the time you're just running from Door A to Door B in a very poorly textured environment... sometimes there's a chest. Enemies are recycled throughout the whole dungeon.

    Battles are your normal turn based affair, however it lacks the fluidity you're probably accustomed to which is a shame because the inclusion of some novel features look really promising. The attacks are pretty awesome too.

    I don't think I'll be finishing this game anytime soon. There are much better games out there that I could be playing. However, pick it up when the price goes down, there might be some redeeming features for you.    … Expand
  9. DrLathe
    Jun 11, 2014
    7
    If the game had fun dungeon diving I would tell you to play it, as it doesn't well, if you want alot of satire then this game is for you maybe. Its gotten a lot of flack for being 'sexist' and having shallow characters but to be honest number one its satire, and two since when are people not shallow? If anything this game is more realistic then most games, and if you read between the linesIf the game had fun dungeon diving I would tell you to play it, as it doesn't well, if you want alot of satire then this game is for you maybe. Its gotten a lot of flack for being 'sexist' and having shallow characters but to be honest number one its satire, and two since when are people not shallow? If anything this game is more realistic then most games, and if you read between the lines it paints a picture of the horrors of religious fanaticism, making children perform 'rituals' to fight monster using the children of the stars. Blind fanaticism, it paints an interesting picture that regardless if intentional or not makes you think a tad.… Expand
  10. GoombaJMR
    Jun 30, 2015
    8
    Quite a long and good game. I personally enjoyed playing through the 50 hour story, and while the dungeons may have been plain, I have to say that everything else wasn't. The story takes a deeper and darker turn later on, which surprised me - and the battle system is really cool! Although it isn't the most difficult game, it does a good job of surprising you with the occasional enemy thatQuite a long and good game. I personally enjoyed playing through the 50 hour story, and while the dungeons may have been plain, I have to say that everything else wasn't. The story takes a deeper and darker turn later on, which surprised me - and the battle system is really cool! Although it isn't the most difficult game, it does a good job of surprising you with the occasional enemy that does more damage than what you expect.

    Gameplay: 9/10
    Story: 8/10
    Music: 8.5/10
    Presentation: 8/10
    Length/PostGame: 9/10
    Overall: 8.3/10    … Expand
  11. Asheciel
    May 27, 2014
    8
    Story: 6/10
    - The story was a bit dull at times with several of its elements lacking importance.
    Gameplay: 8/10 - As far as turn-based RPGs go, the mechanics in this game are quite interesting and provide a wide range of customization. Art: 9/10 - The game has pretty anime girls; fans of anime will be pleased. Characters: 7/10 - The characters are interesting at first but end up    Story: 6/10
    - The story was a bit dull at times with several of its elements lacking importance.
    Gameplay: 8/10
    - As far as turn-based RPGs go, the mechanics in this game are quite interesting and provide a wide range of customization.
    Art: 9/10
    - The game has pretty anime girls; fans of anime will be pleased.
    Characters: 7/10
    - The characters are interesting at first but end up being shallow and predictable towards the end.
    Sound: 8/10
    - I liked the soundtracks; the music is reminiscent of the Persona games.
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    - I enjoyed the game for the most part.
    Sadly, many of the events in the game lacked depth and the ending felt very unrewarding.    … Expand
  12. Datamari
    Oct 9, 2015
    7
    It's really good, however not everything you would want out of a JRPG. The game is essentially a dating simulator combined with a dungeon crawler RPG. You build bonds with heroines and have "Star Children" with them to assist you in battle. They can be really helpful, however more than not, its going to be you dealing the final blow. The RPG style isn't the best, you basically moveIt's really good, however not everything you would want out of a JRPG. The game is essentially a dating simulator combined with a dungeon crawler RPG. You build bonds with heroines and have "Star Children" with them to assist you in battle. They can be really helpful, however more than not, its going to be you dealing the final blow. The RPG style isn't the best, you basically move around your opponent and find it's weak spot. It's not too terrible, but it can be really unenjoyable at times. You can build bonds with the girls, and the more a certain girl likes you, the more stronger she is in battle. Speaking of the girls, I actually really like some of them, Chloe being my favorite. They all have some pretty interesting designs and while some of their personallities may feel cliche and times.. *coughcoughFeenecoughcoughcough* ...its not a bad thing. The other characters give the game it's charm, and it really shows how diverse this game's characters are.
    I enjoyed it, it wasn't as good as Persona or Shin Megami Tensei, but it was worth the 40 bucks I paid for it. If you're an avid JRPG fan, Conception 2 is a great game to add to your collection. If you're not.. then you probably won't enjoy it as much.    … Expand
  13. ViGu
    Aug 22, 2016
    10
    I like very much the history, the gemaplay is awesome to, but not the strongest part of the game, the machanic of creat our only children`s, evolve him, evolve our partners is amazing, i like very much this game.
  14. b00lpr0p
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    This game is wrong in so many ways that it's fun as hell. You will laugh with the situations involving the protagonist and his harem of waifus. On the other hand, the combat is pretty strategic and enjoying.
  15. DeviousB
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    SJW's need not apply. Waifus and boobas a' plenty! This game is for Chads only.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 23, 2014
    63
    Conception II just offers tedious repetitive fights and a lot of useless features, not mentioning the plot with a predominant theme of teenage promiscuity. As a result, if the endless wandering around the randomly generated dungeons will not force you to throw the cartridge away, then most likely you will be finished off by endless dialogues of "coffee, tea or me" type and discussions on the anatomical aspects. [Oct 2014, p.84]
  2. Eurogamer Portugal
    Sep 5, 2014
    60
    It never reaches the quality level of a Persona game; nevertheless Conception II reveals a functional and interesting combat system.
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  3. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    Aug 8, 2014
    54
    Beneath all the psychobabble lies yet another generic RPG obsessed with ogling young girls. [Aug 2014, p.84]
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