Chaos;Child

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  • Summary: Discover A Darker Japan - Explore Shibuya in 2015, after an earthquake nearly levelled the city six years prior, and try to outsmart the puppet-master behind this New Generation Madness. Track Down A Serial Killer - Play as Takuru, an arrogant senior and the newspaper club president, andDiscover A Darker Japan - Explore Shibuya in 2015, after an earthquake nearly levelled the city six years prior, and try to outsmart the puppet-master behind this New Generation Madness. Track Down A Serial Killer - Play as Takuru, an arrogant senior and the newspaper club president, and discover the pattern in a series of bizarre deaths around you that the police can't seem to crack.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Meristation
    Oct 26, 2017
    90
    Chaos Child is an excellent visual novel that expands even more the Sci Adv universe with a suspense story that absorbs the player in the crimes of Shibuya.
  2. DualShockers
    Oct 13, 2017
    85
    Chaos;Child is a thrilling visual novel that every fan of the genre needs to play.
  3. Push Square
    Oct 19, 2017
    80
    Chaos;Child is a great example of a visual novel done right. Its interesting and engaging storyline keeps you wanting more, with the characters lifting an already good game to another level. Some dynamics miss the mark slightly, but ultimately add to the bigger picture and widen the scope of the plot in general, so they're worth persevering with across multiple playthroughs.
  4. 3DJuegos
    Oct 19, 2017
    75
    A visual interactive novel in the same vein as Steins;Gate and almost equally brilliant. Deep and unique in every way.
  5. RPG Fan
    Dec 7, 2017
    75
    As someone who really enjoyed Chaos;Head, I really, really wanted to like Chaos;Child. And there are a number of things I do like about it: the cast is fun, the core mystery is gripping, and the level of gore, while not for the faint of heart, is on par with a Sion Sono flick (nasty and weird, but not wholly distasteful). However, its preoccupation with padding its length with the same tired tropes and non-consensual sexual fantasies makes it tough to recommend to any but the most devoted Science Adventure Series fans. Please 5pb, hire a copy editor.
  6. Cubed3
    Jan 3, 2018
    70
    Chaos;Child is a deviously clever visual novel from start to finish. It plays the reader like a fiddle by presenting all the ingredients for a mystery novel, but without some of the necessary tools to solve it. A megalomaniac mystery fan will look for a logical solution finding none as the important pieces are hidden away from the protagonist, and by extension, the reader. It might seem insane and risky, but it works extremely well and creates a memorable read that, while perhaps annoying for some due to certain choices made during the prose, will impress many others. Like most visual novels, it is not a crowd-pleaser, but for the intended audience it is a must read, and one that will not easily be forgotten.
  7. GameSpew
    Oct 23, 2017
    60
    If you’re at all lacking in patience then Chaos;Child isn’t the game for you. At its core, it’s a smart murder mystery with a cast of engaging, sympathetic characters, enough shocking, unpredictable twists and a story that will take you to some very dark places. But tackling the game can be like wading through treacle; almost as if the game doesn’t trust you to “get” it unless it explains everything in explicit, unnecessary, faintly patronising detail.

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
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  1. yArtic
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece mais underrated da geração, plots incríveis, personagens carismáticos e bem desenvolvidos, mensagens muito boas, ótima arte,Masterpiece mais underrated da geração, plots incríveis, personagens carismáticos e bem desenvolvidos, mensagens muito boas, ótima arte, trilha sonora, sound design e voice acting

    play this masterpiece!!    … Expand
  2. ArthurBR253
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    If you like the genre, give Chaos;Child a shot, it's a masterpiece that everyone should experience
  4. nanansgxz2
    Jan 18, 2023
    10
    混沌之子是VN读者的必玩之作。太神奇了..虽然你不会期望与制作斯坦斯门的人不同。它与Steins Gate不在同一水平，但它仍然是一个坚实的体验。角色令人惊叹且令人难忘，故事非常好，有很多曲折，以后会让你大吃一惊。混沌之子是VN读者的必玩之作。太神奇了..虽然你不会期望与制作斯坦斯门的人不同。它与Steins Gate不在同一水平，但它仍然是一个坚实的体验。角色令人惊叹且令人难忘，故事非常好，有很多曲折，以后会让你大吃一惊。
  5. Kakashi1890
    Jul 1, 2021
    10
    A masterpiece of a visual novel that surpasses even Steins;Gate.

    Please be wary that most of the official reviewers had skipped Chaos;Head,    A masterpiece of a visual novel that surpasses even Steins;Gate.

    Please be wary that most of the official reviewers had skipped Chaos;Head, which is essential to understanding Chaos;Child. The 76 overall Metascore isn't representative of the game's quality. It's significantly better than that.    … Expand
  6. Quantum173
    Jul 28, 2020
    8
    Although prone to tired Japanese VN tropes at times, the story features enough twists and turns to keep things interesting.
  7. giannis2001
    Apr 22, 2021
    8
    Chaos Child is a must play for VN readers. It's amazing.. though you wouldn't expect differently from the people that made Steins Gate. ItChaos Child is a must play for VN readers. It's amazing.. though you wouldn't expect differently from the people that made Steins Gate. It isn't in the same level as Steins Gate is, but it's still a solid experience. The characters are amazing and unforgettable and the story is incredibly good with tons of twists that will blow your mind later on. The thing is that I personally enjoyed the side routes and true ending more than the common route (which covers the 2/3 of the game). It's very good as well, dont get me wrong, but what didn't satisfy me as much as it should is the ending. The end of that route feels weird but all the others (except Kazuki's by my opinion), and the true ending, are great. Also, the soundtrack is, as you would expect, great and based on the Steins Gate games I have played, I can safely tell that the SciAdv universe's games have all incredibly grear soundtrack. Also, the artstyle is amazing as well. Overall, the main theme of the game and the events that occur aren't as scientific as the other games can get, but it's still great. I would highly recommend it especially if you are a VN reader.… Expand
  8. Delinquent_B
    Dec 23, 2021
    7
    Warning: Can contain some very minor spoiler but I don't think so.
    I read Chaos:Head(8) and Steins:Gate(10) before this one.
    There are    Warning: Can contain some very minor spoiler but I don't think so.
    I read Chaos:Head(8) and Steins:Gate(10) before this one.

    There are many ups and downs with the story and characters. Some very clever plottwists but also very easy to spot mistakes in the script. Simple things like the MC not picking up his smartphone because he doesn't want to be disturbed but buying the same day a new smartphone because he lost his old one a couple days ago. If you read multiple things like these you are starting to wonder if the script was proof read at all. It's not a very big deal but it broke my immersion to much.

    One plottwist I really liked. It established very subtle horror elements that effects the story in it's very core and reminded me about Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni. A very good horror Visual Novel. But because of this twist it had effect on the development of an other character that i thought became badly written because of it.

    What Chaos;Head did very good with the murders, Chaos;Child dropped the ball with. Two murders where so laughable and unreaIlistic I thought the MC suffered some delusion or psychological attack. After the plot decided this was not the case my immersion just broke and it took a while before I got absorbed in the story again.

    The science aspect of the game is weak. just build on what Chaos:Head already was but presented, written to ambitious and became to supernatural and over the top in theme for my liking.

    1 character route I found to be the best route. Another character route I found to be the worst route.
    The common Route started strong but became boring around ch 3 to ch7. ch 8 through ch11 are strong and really picks the story up. The true routes first twist i really hated but slowly started to like the change the further I read. The true ending is pretty good. I Am a bit of a sucker for that type of ending.

    The cast Is also mixed but gets saved by 3 to 4 characters the MC included. For me it gets harder liking Japanese written characters because of the overuse of the typical arch types. But these characters got good backstory's supporting why they have those arch types.

    Some people say the voice acting in this one was bad but I don't agree with that at all.

    So yeah there you have it. I think Chaos;Child is good but not a master piece like Steins;Gate and got more lows than Chaos;Head so I rate this one a 7. What you like in the science adventure visual novels is purely subjective of course but If you want it like the more science driven Steins;Gate and the more paranoid/subtle like Chaos;Head this one probably lets you down a bit like it did with me.    … Expand

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