Blue Reflection

Mechanics

In of the gameplay structure, Blue Reflection for PC, PS4 and PSV resembles the Persona series. The game is divided into adventure, and exploration segments. The in-game time es as the virtual days go on, when the protagonist attends the school and interacts with her friends, gaining their trust and resolving issues troubling them – those usually have their representations in another reality mentioned earlier. The game is played from a third-person view. At her free time, Hinako can explore the school buildings and the area around them without limitations; she can also talk to her friends then.

When the protagonist travels to the other dimension, the player will be traversing simplistic mazes with enemies to be killed, as well as different items and treasures (useful in combat) to be found, apart from things required to complete side-quests. Fighting takes place on separate arenas. The player's team consists of three warriors: Hinako, Yuzu and Lime. Each of them has a unique set of attacks and special skills. Making moves is turn-based here.

Technical aspects

Similar to other games developed by Gust, Blue Reflection for PC, PS4 and PSV is far from the highest quality possible in of the visuals, especially concerning the animations and impressions made by the in-game environment. However, the 3D character models filled with details deserve recognition – those were designed by Mel Kishida, who had also worked on the Atelier franchise and such anime series as Hanasaku Iroha, Sora no woto or Kami-sama no Memo-chou.