Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
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  1. doodlerman
    Jan 5, 2021
    2
    I think this game is normally about $15, so when I saw it on sale for 99¢ I couldn't resist the temptation of purchasing it for such a deal. I don't typically go for visual novels, but this one has a match-3 puzzle mini-game thrown in every once in a while and I do enjoy those. Unfortunately you have to slog through hours of excruciatingly bad writing between each mini-game. As far asI think this game is normally about $15, so when I saw it on sale for 99¢ I couldn't resist the temptation of purchasing it for such a deal. I don't typically go for visual novels, but this one has a match-3 puzzle mini-game thrown in every once in a while and I do enjoy those. Unfortunately you have to slog through hours of excruciatingly bad writing between each mini-game. As far as match-3 games go, it's an original take but it takes some getting used to. What's worse, if you fail the mini-game you have to go all the way back to your last manual save (or start over if you haven't saved). Fortunately you can just fast forward through the game to each mini-game and answer branch, but you'll miss key information to actually finishing the damn thing. There are a series of endings, but the game insists you get the one it wants you to get and sends you straight back to the beginning. It's kind of interesting the first time, but then it happens again and again and again. It's just trial and error, the only reward being additional snippets of story before being sent right back to the beginning. Around the 5th or 6th time I decided I was done. I wasn't invested and I wasn't having fun.… Expand

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Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. FNintendo
    Aug 31, 2019
    60
    Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa brings some recognizable elements to this visual novel and its visual presentation and interesting characters will prove to be appealing points. The same thing can't be said, however, for its overly simplistic puzzles, repetitive soundtrack and especially, its plot gaps, which stand in the way of forming a meaningful, coherent story.
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  2. Vandal
    Jul 2, 2019
    70
    Kotodama is an entertaining visual novel, not very interactive, but ir does have some good ideas. If you like high-school stories, it can be a good choice.
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  3. Pocket Gamer UK
    Jun 5, 2019
    60
    Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa is going to appeal to a very niche audience, but if you fit into that category, you're probably going to have a good time here.
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