Bad Apple Wars

released on Nov 19, 2015

Bad Apple Wars is a Japanese otome visual novel. The game is a love action adventure game about the cycle of death and rebirth and a tale about life and love.


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If I had a nickel for every Japanese visual novel that has numerous dead teens, I could go to Japan to get to the bottom of this. This game entered my life at the right time, having caught me right after watching Angel Beats so having a game that is just Punk Angel Beats hit well but I cant even remember half the interactions in the game or any qualities of the Heroine.

Like Hotel dusk, this suffers from form over substance which is sad considering how nice the concept of the plot is and how much potential it had.

It’s…. Fine? I picked this up when I was building my physical otome collection for Vita, as it was pretty cheap and easy to get at the time. I don’t regret it, but I have a feeling I would have enjoyed this more if I was still a tween, or better yet, a Japanese tween. The story feels specifically tailored toward Japanese high schooler ennui, so as a 30-something American I definitely feel a bit…. Unmoved, shall we say. I did appreciate the feral theatre kid energy of the Bad Apples though.

It wasn’t BAD, but felt a bit like an outline of a visual novel, rather than a fully realized story. A lot of side characters (who were more interesting that the LI’s, most of the time) have subplots that never get resolved. Despite the short length, the game still repeats itself a lot, and the “choice” mechanics were basically color-coded railroads. The touch system was also just…… odd.

CGs were lackluster as well… overall, everything just felt kinda halfhearted. That said, I DID love the visual style and music. I just feel like this game needed more time in the oven.

This game is the reason I got a Vita. It's enjoyable, very pretty and the soundtrack is the best I've ever heard in an otoge but its premise is every generic isekai ever. I don't regret buying it and I do like it but it's not the best. Shikishima best boy (and also Naraka but he doesn't get a route T_T).