Matsurika no Kei Tenmei kashokuden - review

Feytastic.🗿

 Genre: VN.

Developer/publisher: otomate.
Platform: Switch.
Official Site: https://www.otomate.jp/mk/fd/
VNDB: https://vndb.org/v52279

Release date: 23-04-2026

 

I was a bit surprised when the FD was announced so soon after the release of the OG

but it seems they took their time and from the looks of it there was no artist change.

Otomate decided to right their wrongs and do Fey justice with this game or so it appears.

Most of the after stories are very light-hearted and not nearly as dark as the OG was

there might be happiness even in bad endings, which might not be for everyone. 

 

Disclaimer: This is purely my own opinion and it could be different from yours

this is not meant to be some kind of all-truth, just an opinion that came from playing this.

If you don't like what you're reading then close the tab, move on and just idk play it yourself. 

 

Pro's

- After stories for all LI's are neither too short nor overly long.

- Light in tone and less dark than the original game.

- Art( and music) is consistent to that of the original game.

- Fey may be 20% part of this FD but he got his happiness.

 

Grey area

- Afterstories are locked behind shorter present/past chapters.

- Story for afters feels weaker but Gyokusui & Fey gaiden compensate for this. 

 

Con's

- Menus/UI is literally the worst thing about this FD but I'll take the L here. 

 

Matsurika FD is packed with content featuring the usual after stories

and stories from the LI's POV as well as a peek at their childhoods.

It took me maybe 6-7 hours to view all of a single LI's content now multiply that

to 6 LI's and you got 40 hours of content, including the two new routes

for Fey and Gyokusui it took me around 60 hours to finish the game. 

That is more than an acceptable length for a FD. 

 

The art was as gorgeous as always, it seemed the original artist did work on it

and most CG's looked the best they could be.

Music; I don't think there were a lot of new tracks but both OP and ED were nice to listen to.

Except that one desert theme, idk why but after this FD I have beef with it. 

 

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System

 Its the usual VN stuff but I thought the layout of the menus were a bit confusing.

Some stuff along the timeline also seemed to be locked but basically

its a bunch of shorter stories set when the LI was a kid as well as

some scenes during the original game, kinda like a directors cut.

I always went from right to left and went back to something if it was locked. 

The longer stories tended to be the best and good afters.

As for bad afters; it depends on the character how long they are

and I thought Zebenera was longer than say Karma's.

I was a bit mixed about locking the after stories behind the shorter scenes 

however after seeing Karma's best after it does make sense for it to work this way. 

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I generally had a good time although much like KgK FD which it reminded me

slightly of,  it varied whether a shorter scenario was interesting.

I mostly looked forward to the after stories but due to the timeline they wanted us to look at

other aspects first; revisiting some parts of the LI's story and give further depth.

Thankfully nothing really overstayed its welcome and it was pretty on point.

If you prefer to dive right into the after stories its difficult to recommend this FD

since it doesn't seem to allow you, some chapters were locked which I unlocked

by doing whatever else was available. Generally going from right to left(past to future).

There's a lot of emphasis on the LI's past and his POV of the events of the OG's route.

Gyokusui's route is akin to any route in the OG, its a bit softer than Ruwo, with more grace.

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The best ends for most LI's in the OG sans Fey already had satisfying conclusions.

So when I look at Ruwo's after you can really see how they both have grown after

everything that happened. I am not particularly big on Ruwo btw but I can see that much. 

Same goes for Bicorn but doing all of his content made me appreciate him more again.

 

Shout out to this king who pulls his weight when its not even his route.

Matsurika FD is everything I expect a FD to be. Its not a sequel in disguise. 

However it may have one problem, like making everything too happy and remove

weight some of the original bad ends had carried, for some it good others I was mixed. 

It pretty much gave some routes its finishing touches, even for things I thought wasn't necessary.

Its a FD that focuses on happiness without it derailing into subchara drama. 

Afters were all about LI and heroine themselves, i'm actually kinda glad there weren't

that many new side characters and if they were its for the new route.😄

Some additions to the story were good so I wouldn't say it had no depth at all. 

Gyokusui's route is on par with how routes were like in the OG so if you want a plot, go here! 

I jokingly said to myself: Is this FD where the fanservice ended up?😅 since some recent

otome seem to do the bare minimum for romantic scenes and are quite plot focused. 

I found myself satisfied with afters for LI'[s that I didn't even like that much

as well as cheering on LI's when it wasn't even their after. Cough Enrai Cough.

Fey's gaiden is okay as a true end and has a satisfying conclusion, it hit notes

but it also missed a few due a lot of things that felt too familiar.

 I think its worth it if you want more Matsurika in your life but if you prefer

darker plot lines it might be disappointing since the FD was rather sweet.

There are moments that could be a lil heavier but not much.

Its a great FD if you want to see more happiness rather than sad stuff.

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TL;DR 

I recommend this FD to those who want mostly light afters or see different perspectives

rather than the couple being thrown in yet another mess, small blessings.

The game already delivers one hell of a plot centered on the new LI

and Fey's gaiden is worth it if you thought the OG was unforgivable. 

9.3/10

 

Anyway I think it would be a shame if Matsurika no Kei and its FD is never translated

its really not any worse than Olympia Soiree but I understand its themes are rough and its

not a beginner friendly otome game. Its also huge and would need care with its translation.

Its not the type of otome for people who are sensitive to contents. So yea if it happens

it happpen but it may be unlikely to cross the seas. 

 

My play order:

Ruwo > Zebenera > Karma > Seirin > Enrai >Fey/Fuuen > Gyokusui > Fey gaiden.

Same order I played the original in with the new stuff last and I think this order is mostly fine.

I kinda regret doing gaiden last but it can be done anytime, it can act

as a refresher and a true end for Fey at the same time. 

 

Spoilers after the jump, mostly just senile ramblings about the routes

and sharing some of my fav CG's. 

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