Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars

 PlayStation Vita
  • Publisher: Atlus
  • Release Date: Apr 15, 2014
  • Also On: 3DS, PC
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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 105 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 105
  3. Negative: 17 out of 105
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  1. O_OLokiO_O
    Apr 16, 2014
    10
    This game is being ridiculously underrated for reasons entirely separate from quality.
    It started with a hack gaming pundit who accused this game of supporting eugenics.
    Yes, Conception II: Children of The Seven Stars supports killing off the weak and the sick, and sterilizing mental degenerates. Chlotz is especially guilty in this regard, having a callous disregard for human life,    This game is being ridiculously underrated for reasons entirely separate from quality.
    It started with a hack gaming pundit who accused this game of supporting eugenics.
    Yes, Conception II: Children of The Seven Stars supports killing off the weak and the sick,
    and sterilizing mental degenerates. Chlotz is especially guilty in this regard,
    having a callous disregard for human life, that is comparable to Stalin.
    They say satire is funniest when the people don't realize it's satire,
    but in this case it is tiresome. Accusing this game of any moral crime
    is like saying The Life of Brian is deeply offensive to Christians.
    It doesn't just objectify women, it objectifies absolutely everything,
    it objectifies the men, it objectifies the women, it objectifies the
    children, it even objectifies the monsters. That's What Makes It Funny!!!

    Most of the reviewers here appear to have gone, "This game has fanservice, automatic 6!"
    Fanservice?! In a dating sim?... Stop The Presses!!

    Well screw you, fanservice is awesome. If only it could have reached
    to the heights of OliOli.

    The story is ludicrous, you are a professional douche, on his way to
    the academy, you want to kill monsters, or get laid or something,
    within the first 3 and a half minutes they discover with machines that
    you have a massive overabundance of male sexual energy, which can only
    mean you have been sent by God, to have sexytime with pretty girls.
    By getting sexy with pretty girls, you can produce children, which
    you use as minions to fight for you in the dungeons. That's the
    PG version. The game is a lot less subtle. Everybody is perverted.
    Really perverted. If you liked Leisure Suit Larry you'll like this game.

    You've got Chlotz, who is just a douche, if Junpei and Yosuke had
    a baby, it would be Chlotz.

    This is actually starting to piss me off. There's absolutely nothing
    wrong with this game, it's fine. I'm starting to wonder exactly
    how many hidden gems have been buried by these reviewers over the
    years, never to be seen again.

    Do you know what I'm giving this? In my world this deserves an 8.5 or a 9,
    it's not perfect, it's just harmless fun, a guilty pleasure. But if you're
    going to give this a 5, with absolutely no regard for the quality of the game,
    whatsoever, just because of your personal agenda, then screw you I'm giving this a 10.

    There's problems... The waifus seem a bit empty and lifeless, they're kind of
    just waifus for the sake of waifus. Chie was the best Waifu, because she
    was such an amazing character.

    Incidentally, the Japanese reviews were generally positive.
    If you hate this game, you have no sense of humor.

    The gameplay is good. The battle system is neat. It's a really decent
    approximation of the Persona dungeons. They're all randomly generated,
    you run around killing monsters and leveling up on your way to kill bosses. The battle system is great, it's weird, they're doing their own thing, there's so many layers it's kind of difficult to even know what the hell is going on. They expect you to pour over those tutorials, because they're throwing systems at you by the dozen, at least at the start. But you don't really need to know what's going on to win, so whatever. The graphics are really nice. Also this game has the best porn music ever. As for the visual novel style story, I surrendered to visual novels long ago, and it no longer bothers me. I find it massively entertaining. Practically every scene has me on the verge of giggling crazily. It's just so damn stupid, it's wonderful. It's just about getting laid, everybody just wants to get laid, with monsters. Maybe they do something with the plot, I hope not, because this is hilarious. It even has 8 endings, one ending for each of the girls, and, heheh, the harem ending. Really the best way to describe this game is that it's a parody of the Persona games, but that's the point, they boiled Persona down to it's component parts, threw away all the good stuff, and kept the fat. Every time you play Persona, you're actually playing this game, on some level. That is why it's glorious. Keep in mind, I've only played this for about 4 hours, but so far I've enjoyed every minute. So I can't really give this game a fair hearing yet, my opinion might change, one way or the other. But I'm glad I bought this, it's pure stupid fun. ATLUS games aren't always well received, but even the bad games maintain a level of quality. This game is a love letter to ATLUS from Spike Chunsoft, the love letter says; "Screw you".    … Expand
  2. EclipseEx
    Apr 17, 2014
    8
    I just picked this up this week and am a couple hours in. I think if you try to take this game seriously you will come out disappointed. I tried to look up info for the game but it was scarce other than "make babies that fight with you". I'll be honest I wasn't super excited about the idea but seeing that Atlus was on it made go "welll ok". This is all to say I wasn't expecting it to beI just picked this up this week and am a couple hours in. I think if you try to take this game seriously you will come out disappointed. I tried to look up info for the game but it was scarce other than "make babies that fight with you". I'll be honest I wasn't super excited about the idea but seeing that Atlus was on it made go "welll ok". This is all to say I wasn't expecting it to be super serious and was pretty much ready for weirdness. Now that I'm actually playing it's quite fun. It's got a good mix of humor, the characters (while somewhat clichéd) are likeable, the voice acting has it's moments when its really good and bad. Gameplay wise they are trying something I've never seen before so it's interesting. It's a mix between Persona and FF Tactics...Kinda.

    TL;DR: If you do go for it, don't take it too seriously.    … Expand
  3. dckillarobo
    Apr 17, 2014
    8
    Now that I just beat the game, I'll give you a full personal review, rather than first impressions. To start off let's talk about the plot and story. I'm sure you already looked up the basic premise of the game so I won't bore you with the details. The game has a very straight-foward plot structure, and there isn't any complications or major twists of to note about throughout the entireNow that I just beat the game, I'll give you a full personal review, rather than first impressions. To start off let's talk about the plot and story. I'm sure you already looked up the basic premise of the game so I won't bore you with the details. The game has a very straight-foward plot structure, and there isn't any complications or major twists of to note about throughout the entire story. I guess this will turn some off, that this isn't a game that is deep like the Persona series, especially since it's coming from Atlus and Spike Chunsoft. The better story elements you'll find throughout the game, are within the individual character-arcs from the games main heroines. Though most of the girls you'll talk to are nothing more than anime tropes, I enjoyed them enough to them one of my favorite parts of the game. This mechanic where you socialize with the main girls is very similar to the social link mechanic in Persona 3 and 4, and this got me hooked and interested in what each heroine had to say, as it is mostly well written and voice acted.

    The gameplay aspect other than socializing with the main girls is your typical turn-based JRPG and the battle system is simple and easy learn. I really did enjoy it but it did get very repetitive as the later dungeons have enemies all across every room, essentially forcing you to grind alot to prepare for the next dungeon boss. However the biggest gripe I have with the combat is that it is extremely easy for most of the dungeons, except for the last two ones, which is very disappointing. This game would've benefited from a harder difficulty mode, especially since you are stuck with the default difficulty with no option to change it. With the casual and easiness of the game, it makes the very in-depth party building mechanic pretty much pointless, as there is not an incentive to make you build a better and more diverse party to fight with.

    The music is fantastic, it's similar again the Persona series with it's catchy Jpop and jrock songs played throughout the game. It's no Shoji Meguro work, but it's good enough to not make your ears bleed after hearing it several times. The graphics are very pretty to look at, due to the game's fantastic art direction. The anime style helps give this game a unique charm like the Persona series does and the animations and character models are pretty solid, so there is nothing to complain about from me. (sorry for referencing persona too much, but this game is often compared to it so why not still do it for the sake of ease.)

    Overall this game has alot of short comings, but for some reason, I still enjoyed every minute of it. I'm giving it an 8 out of 10. I know I'm being very liberal with the score, but this is out of my own personal enjoyment, and I recommend buying the game too since you're only spending 40 bucks for a pretty solid and lengthy handheld RPG.    … Expand
  4. WolfVonhinslik
    Apr 21, 2014
    8
    I enjoyed it. Yes the dungeons are a bit bland, so was Persona 3 and 4 (2 of my fave games). The party building and combat on the other hand are awesome. the first 4 dungeons where pretty easy, after that you start having to use strategy. The girls are varied and fun to get to know. I do however feel a little let down by the endings for the girls, I feel with how flushed out they where,I enjoyed it. Yes the dungeons are a bit bland, so was Persona 3 and 4 (2 of my fave games). The party building and combat on the other hand are awesome. the first 4 dungeons where pretty easy, after that you start having to use strategy. The girls are varied and fun to get to know. I do however feel a little let down by the endings for the girls, I feel with how flushed out they where, they could have done more with them. Another thing, this game does a good job of knowing what its offering and knowing who its pandering to and isn't trying to hide it like Persona does.

    Remember its totally not sex... its a "Ritual", I might have to preform a "Ritual" tonight cause hot damn.    … Expand
  5. midipon
    Apr 26, 2014
    8
    While the game's not amazing, it's great light-hearted fun. The dungeons' designs get old fast and it is a little grindy, but the art direction and music are just awesome! The dating sim element is easy to jump into and keep rolling and the characters are good in their own right. You may dislike some at first, but once you get into the meat of their story you really will start to likeWhile the game's not amazing, it's great light-hearted fun. The dungeons' designs get old fast and it is a little grindy, but the art direction and music are just awesome! The dating sim element is easy to jump into and keep rolling and the characters are good in their own right. You may dislike some at first, but once you get into the meat of their story you really will start to like really them. One of the best things about the game is you can take it at absolutely your own pace. There's no calendar or time to think about. Even of you screw up a conversation you can just try again!

    However; the game does take itself too seriously, and the bosses are entirely too easy.    … Expand
  6. kishnabe
    Apr 15, 2014
    8
    Same Review from my Amazon CA Review. This game is totally worth.....it niche for sure but for system that needs traction, it is one that delivers. Akiba Trip, Demon Gaze, and many of the games that we don't expect to hit western shores are showing up. If you one of the few that are into this type of game than it a 10 for you. The average person not going to feel comfortable about it andSame Review from my Amazon CA Review. This game is totally worth.....it niche for sure but for system that needs traction, it is one that delivers. Akiba Trip, Demon Gaze, and many of the games that we don't expect to hit western shores are showing up. If you one of the few that are into this type of game than it a 10 for you. The average person not going to feel comfortable about it and will probably give it an average score.

    I can see the child making aspect being a turn off to some people and the fan service may seem uncomfortable.

    Past that the gameplay is simple while having enough variety to be entertaining. The story is decent but the comedy is stellar. It entertaining to keep going for an hour or so a day.

    I liked the English dubs, would prefer having Japanese voice to switch every now and then. Many did not like the voice acting.....tbh most Jdub games aren't always great because it hard to voice Japanese influences and traditions.

    There a problem of overleveling...it could get stale because the game is not timed....you can do whatever you want in your pace. I liked that I am not stressed out on time like the Atelier games.

    Obvious here I have to manage my time with the ladies and the levels before proceeding to the story....so that game does not get too easy.

    For me it a new concept....never got to experience such quirky Japanese games because they don't usually release these type of games here. It a breath of fresh air....don't listen to the average scores this might get. Give it a chance.

    This is probably the best JRPG of 2014 for Vita so far. Worth the full price...for the others on the fence I would wait a bit if you aren't interested in the limited first run edition. Still worth it to have in your collection.    … Expand
  7. skroas
    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.
  8. Eiennai
    Apr 27, 2014
    10
    Screw the detractors of this game, I'm getting tired of the lack of professionalism in the medium, if you like dungeon crawlers with dating sim elements ala persona, then this game won't let you down.

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62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. SpazioGames
    Jun 24, 2014
    65
    There's both a lot of JRPG and a lot of dating sims better than Conception II out there, especially on PSVita and 3DS, but if you want a taste of both genres in a single game, this is the way to go.
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  2. DarkZero
    Jun 20, 2014
    70
    It’s not a great RPG – it’s too easy for starters – but I feel Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is good enough that I can recommend this B-tier social linking, dungeon crawler to the diehard JRPG fans looking for a unique twist on the genre for their Vita.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Jun 2, 2014
    65
    Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is bland, tedious, and unexceptional.
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