Chaos;Child

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 46
  3. Negative: 3 out of 46
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  1. 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 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    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
  2. Newbieintra
    Oct 21, 2022
    7
    This game is pretty good I think if you like these kind of games, you are going to enjoy it. The reviews are generally positive too just like I thought it should be.

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  3. IGN Spain
    Nov 21, 2017
    77
    And interesting adventure with lots of hours to think about its deep plot, unstable characters and a great environment.
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