Game: [新装版 魔法使いとご主人様]
Shinsouban Mahou Tsukai to Goshujin-sama ~Wizard and the Master~
Genre: Otome Visual Novel.
Developer: Quinrose.
Platform: PS Vita.
(Old version: PC, PSP)
This is a remake of quinrose first game which originally released in 2005 for PC.
Just like Crimson empire, it was remade for PS Vita.
The heroine Alicia is a princess but she's the only one in the family who can't use magic.
So she ends up going to a magic acadamy in hopes of finding a suitable servant.
Alicia is an awesome heroine though, as expected from Quinrose.
she's also pretty hilarious at times.
Pro's
- Heroine is fun and a bit of a sadist.
- Interesting setting and overall story.
- Most if not all the guys are likeable.
- Art, its a huge upgrade but there are some CG's that are eh...
- Meissen.
Con's
- Music, it's alright but some of it felt so bootleg-ish.
- Many ending variations, which might not be worth your time.
- Lot's of TL;DR, it can get long winded.
- PS Vita version might be hard to get by now since Quinrose went out of business.
I recommened to start with Sylphiel's route even if you don't care
about girl routes in otome games, honestly its mediocre at best but can hint at other matter.
You can do whoever you want after that except Howard since he is unlocked by doing Seras.
It might actually be good if you save Silas for later, his route spoils an important scene and
you might ruin the fun of it if you find out too soon so somewhere in the middle should be good.
TL;DR I give this otome game a score of 7.5/10
Its good! has an enjoyable story and cast but you might become tired trying to fully complete this
because of the many endings it has, if you do just skip through the Best/Good B/C variations
after seeing them elsewhere because while the difference is nice it just isn't worth it.
Only Best/Good A is worth it so is the Newend added for the port. MyRecommended play order:
Sylphiel > Seras & Meissen > Lloyd > Silas > Miller & Hauranne> Ryuk & Nero > Howard. You could save Ryuk & Nero for last but I think its better to end the game with Howard.
TBH the real reason I bought this otomege was because its set in the same world
as Crimson Empire which interests me greatly, the other reason is ofcourse Meissen.
At first sight most of the guys in this otomege don't really interest me all that much
with exception of Ryuk, Seras & Howard., I still like most of them with the exception of Nero...
Nero's cute voice annoys me a bit and he's kinda creepy.
There are alot of endings Best/Good A B C do not differ that much from each other.
Basically its like this: Best end: the guy of your choice becomes Alicia's slave err I mean servant. Good end the guy rejects Alicia, but he promises to be there for her someday.
If you saw Best and Good A, its not really worth it to do B&C, there is not much difference. Honestly I only liked Seras's variation but I stopped caring after Lloyd's route.
There is also a new ending for each character, except Sylphiel and the side characters. Which I think is a really nice addition.
While I had alot of fun during some routes...
I didn't enjoy this Quinrose otome game as much as Crimson Empire and well
I wasn't very enthusiastic about doing all routes because of copy pasta ending variations.
I also think there are way too many guys, I literally had to force myself to finish all routes.
Good thing is I did end up liking a character whom's route I did later on.
I think its still pretty good and worth playing if the story/world interests you and you like atleast
three or more of the main guys at first sight, plus if you already played a game in this series then
I absolutely recommend this as it also helps to build on the setting of all three continent games but
you don't need to play in order just things related to Meissen & Michael will make more sense.
Meissen and Hauranne weren't as entertaining as in CE and their endings aren't that good
as there is no real romance or a CG and then we have Sylphiel whom's route could've been better.
Oh and about Nero who absolutely needed a route of his own as his ending was just rushed?
Husbando ranking:
Ryuk > Seras > Lloyd > Howard > Miller > Silas > Nero.
Anyway... Its safe to say that I pretty much prefer the new ends over best/good.
With the exception of Silas new end because WTF was that, it was cringe worthy lmao.
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My overall score of this otome game is 7/10 instead of maybe 8/10 or more.
Doesn't help that I managed to finish one newer otome game before I was finished with this
as Mahoutsukai took me a little over a month to complete...
because I lacked the motivation and it was just really long as there are alot of routes.
Meh those B/C ending variation by the time I did Lloyd I was like mmkay no more of this pls. I don't have time for that kind of shit quinrose ಠ_ಠ
Oh and the skip button...!!!
Don't get me started on that! Quinrose please for the love of Meissen just make it so that
we only have to press it once kthnx? I tried tape but it didn't work out very well...
Anyway spoilers beyond this point so you might as well back off if ya don't want any. I don't really write that much detail about the routes so don't expect much.
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I am probably not even worthy of writing a little about this epic otome game
but I doubt anyone really cares, anyway here's my impression/reviewof the game.
Pro's
- Heroine is cute and strong.
- This game is actually pretty dark but is still fun.
- Interesting setting and overall story.
- Most of the guys are likeable.
- Maids!
- Meissen.
Con's
- Most of the best endings like for example Michael's aren't that satisfying.
- Some of the guys are assholes, sigh nobility.
- PS Vita version might be hard to get by now since Quinrose went out of business.
TL;DR I give this otome game a 9/10
This is an amazing Otomege with a decent story, interesting and fun cast of characters.
Oh and before I forget it has a strong heroine which is a nice change~~.
However please be warned some bits of the story may be extremely off putting and you gotta
give it to Sheila for being able to put up with it, its a fact she had no easy childhood.
That's not the only thing and you may be better off avoiding Justin's less happier ends...
if you want the plat that much force skip, its better off not knowing what he may be capable of.
More ramblings and potential spoilers after the jump.
