Review of Soukoku no Arterial

Subject	Soukoku no Arterial
By	Helpfulness: 2 Vote: 8bizuki on 2022-11-14 last updated on 2024-01-03
Review	If you want to read vn with a good plot and interesting romance, this vn is not for you, as the main selling point is the gameplay. And oh my, it is addictive. It looks pretty simple and straightforward at first, but as you approach to the end of route difficulity (in my opinion) skyrocketing. You start to think how to cheese powerful enemy with stupid AI. As a man with low time on my hands (lazy) I didn't bother to create some crazy overpowered deck and got through the game with struggles, but still was very proud with my shananigans. This is my first Eushully game completed by 100% and it says something about this game. TLDR: if you love card games with some depth, you will like this game, but if you found gameplay boring, game has nothing else to offer you.
	2 points

#1 by sakurakoi
2022-11-15 at 21:12

< report >While arguably the plot may not to be good and the romance may not be interesting,
there should be no argument about the plot being interesting and the romance being good.

I personally still consider the plot quite good because it does not fall into the trap many Eushully and 'Nakige' fall into: Here, unlikely coincidences and (in)convenient premises are kept low and with the three routes a quite immersive fantasy war is realized.

If I had not been just hunted by a Manhunting French Bulldog and downed it through rapid aging, I'd replay SnK yet again (I did it twice already and IIRC quite close to 100% both times, I'm not one to pursue all cards and upgrade them even). Besides Rimworld, only the new Fire Emblem and Zelda (ETA January and May) currently have a higher priority to me.