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Hakoniwa no Gakuen

箱庭の学園

Titles
箱庭の学園
Hakoniwa no Gakuen
Miniature Garden
箱庭的学园
Xiangting de Xueyuan
AliasesUn jardin miniature
Play timeShort (7h54m from 18 votes)
DeveloperMujintou
PublishersMujintou
Fruitbat Factory
Lücha Hanhuazu
WJ-Collect
Kudo
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Description

In the woods not far from the city lies a school called the 'Miniature Garden.' In keeping with the school's name, an original 'Miniature Festival' is held there every three years. There’s a rumor that an unnatural death will befall someone on the night of the festival. This year, as the sun sets, Yasunari and four other students find themselves trapped alone in the school on the night of the festival. Is it just a mistake, or could the rumors be true?

[From Fruitbat Factory]

Mini reviews

By abandoned on 2021-10-14Vote: 3
<report>Oh man, where do I start... I'm usually pretty generous in my ratings with low-budget VNs, but this was just atrocious.

The "twists & turns" as seen here are just cheap asspulls and half-baked writing. Not only are there severe plot holes, but there are even instances of inconsistent facts/backstories in different routes... I don't care how small the dev is, this is inexcusable quality.

To give you a taste, one particular scene of pure anime gold ensued when Itsuki kills 1 girl, tortures the other two, bandages 1 of them up... And then MC and aforementioned girls are all like "oh but he must be good deep down, cuz he tied a shirt around the gaping fucking wound he made on her."

It only gets worse from there... Don't waste your time reading this nonsensical garbage.
1 comment 7 points
By LiljaTheRobin on 2023-03-08r47404Vote: 3
<report>✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works fine (09/03/2023). Touchscreen for navigating the menu, 'A' or 'R2' button for advancing text.

This visual novel feels like a fragment of a bigger story. The plot is all around the place, in some routes the player doesn't even get enough information to figure out what's happening and it feels like everything is rushed to the point of being ridiculous. Some of the scenes that are supposed to be all dramatic and sad become kinda meme.

It's a pity because I really liked the art and the OST and also the voice acting sounds decent but I can't recommend this vn.
0 comments 1 point
By forever-here on 2020-09-06r47404Vote: 7
<report>to put it simply, it's a horror VN. and just like any horror film, just enjoy the ride while it lasts and once it's done, well, it's done. approach this title as such and you'd not be disappointed. maybe you'd even have a fun ride before the whole thing is over.

so how does it do as a horror VN? well the twists and turns are very good. the mysterious segments will keep you seated in. the reveals can be both a hit or miss. you could maybe see them from a mile away, or maybe not. totally up to you.
1 comment 0 points