A condensed game adaptation of the Blue Reflection Ray's anime included in the Blue Reflection Quartet bundle.
Follow Hiori and Ruka as they explore the Common while re-experiencing their memories on their way to confront a girl trying to recreate the world. New short stories expand on the anime’s story, and a new prologue and epilogue connect this entry to the other works in the series.
Blue Reflection Quartet is just one of those games that’s a bit hard to recommend. Yes, they have great stories that mixes both the mundane everyday experiences of high school girls alongside the great struggles that comes from being reflectors. It also has a mostly pleasant combat experience with a bit of exploration, crafting and leisure time.
Blue Reflection Quartet is a charming collection that brings together the series’ melancholic storytelling, heartfelt character relationships, beautiful soundtrack, and two enjoyable JRPGs, while also preserving the previously discontinued Blue Reflection: Sun. Quality-of-life improvements and helpful lore materials make it an excellent entry point...
Unless you really care about the minor improvements made to the first game, I’d go as far as to say that Quartet is a worse way to experience them than playing them separately. It’s a collection that proves that, just as less is more, sometimes more is less.
Blue Reflection Quartet is spoiled by a series of unnecessary censorship, but above all by major cuts that heavily affect the original game and Sun. Nonetheless, the two main games represent the best Gust has done in recent years, both artistically and narratively, and on their own they're worth the entire package.
Not all of the games that comprise BLUE REFLECTION Quartet will satisfy JRPG fans, but the tentpole entries are fun. Combat is engaging, albeit too easy, and the characters and stories are surprisingly relatable to those of us who typically don't leave our villages to overthrow kingdoms or defeat the gods on a regular basis.
