#scene0

I mean, besides the fact I can’t read Japanese to even get a grasp of what exactly is going on, I am absolutely mesmerized by the shift in how the game and story plays aesthetically.

There are a couple things that I’m really digging from Scene0 and, funny enough, it isn’t related to the story itself lol!

No. 1: it feels very cinematic. I guess because of the nature of the magical girl who’s taking the spotlight this time around, the event feels just like watching a movie. It’s kind of like an upgraded version of the usual way we’ve been going through stories up until the Agent Magica event.

No. 2: The close ups of Mabayu’s sprite are very unique and I think she’s the first character in the game to have such thing. I like it because it takes away a little bit of the monotony in which characters express themselves. It’s quite immersive and helps adding a certain level of importance to whatever she’s doing here.

No. 3: I don’t wanna glorify no character that isn’t Kanagi, but Mabayu wins when it comes to facial expressions. There’s a lot of attention to detail that went into her animated sprite and it has made her a very likeable character. At least to me. I like her way more now than when I first saw her design a couple years ago.

No. 4: One of the best animated transformation sequences we have had in a while. I used to hate her hair but I kinda live for it now. They ruined it with her anime style sprite, though.

There was actually a very fascinating thing about her transformation and, I don’t know if y’all noticed but, that scene when her card is supposed to materialize in takes a lot longer than usual. It’s kind of cool cuz it adds some really nice suspense, emotion, eagerness and excitement of seeing a girl becoming meguca for the first time.

All in all this event is truly a good improvement to everything this game has done in the past few years. I would love if there could be an animated OVA or some sort cuz it feels deserving of one.