#Muv luv beta time travel series#

Those with experience of yesteryearвЂ™s VNs will be able to pick on the scenes with вЂњthat beginning and resolution mini arcвЂќ for the eroge moments. It does show its age as a VN from the previous generation.ДЇor the unaware, if they were worth their salt, VNs as a whole were originally packaged with eroge elements. Whilst this is still well paced and hard to fully criticise, since these are staples of the VN genre with the slightly longer and slower paced content.

Alternative manages to keep the overall character scope and their relationships very focused with little deviation as an attempt for quick comedy, hence the comparison of a family of misfits being the most apt description. Also, unlike other mediums with a huge cast of characters. Compared to other VNs of length, which this is arguably a mid length VN with a linear narrative, the вЂњinsert gag for interesting momentвЂќ is relatively low thanks to the superb writing. What makes this an incredibly compelling VN despite its length is the lack of direct pandering for most part with its harem genre. However, that isnвЂ™t to say they arenвЂ™t developed or well written characters, despite flood of information and emotions that are thrown at you. Covering the events from Unlimited, the first chapter feel like a game of catch up as we receive a super condensed, hyperspeed version of the main cast's character arcs. The characters are best summarised as a family of misfits who, over the course of the story, become people you adore and cherish. It's a juice carton, how bad could it be? Retrospectively, this is actually for the best because this information is developed more and more as it enters its second and third act with all its revelations. Information is thrown at you like a wood chipper pelting you with the mashed remains of a tree.

For better or worse, it practically goes zero to sixty in the course of a chapter. The gist in Alternative is that Takeru tries to undo all of his previous mistakes from Unlimited, and tries to beat the BETAs who have been dominating Earth for the past 30+ years in that timeline. Takeru Shirogane (the main protagonist for the series) is time traveling for all intensive purposes, talking anymore is spoiler territory and further explaining the timeline would take a bulk of the review. The timeline itself is that Alternative takes place after Unlimited, but is prior the actual events of Unlimited.

However on Steam, both of these games are packaged under Muv Luv.

#Muv luv beta time travel series#

Review spoilers though - I really enjoyed this VN.ДЄs a quick catch up for the uninitiated, the chronology of the original series prior Alternative and the Steam is Muv Luv Extra then Muv Luv Unlimited. However, there are potential spoilers for its predecessor, to avoid those, skip to the last paragraph for an overview of Alternative. This is a non-spoilery review and wonвЂ™t delve into the nitty gritty of what happens or its ending because itвЂ™s best experienced relatively blind. Whilst it does work as a standalone title, I can safely say that playing the prequel is highly recommended. So picking up Muv Luv Alternative, I knew there would be certain things I would miss or not understand. Reviews // 6th Nov 2017 - 4 years ago // By Owen Chan Muv Luv AlternativeВ ReviewДЇirst off, I haven't played the original Muv Luv.