CHAOS;HEAD NOAH on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is a visual novel, gore and story rich game
developed by MAGES. Inc.
and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd..
Released on October 07th 2022 is available only on Windows
in 2 languages: English and Japanese.
It has received 1,183 reviews of which 1,056 were positive and 127 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 20.99€ on Steam.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows: 7/8.1/10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics Series (With 1GB memory allocation)
- Storage: 17 GB available space
- Sound Card: Direct Sound compatible sound device.
- Additional Notes: Minimum resolution: 1280x720 (Recommended: 1920x1080)
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holy, this game is insane, most of the world wouldn't be able to allow this to be published because the theme. the topics it touches. I feel so weird because the protagonist was me when I was a teenager, the whole thought process is down to a T. It is scarily eerily on point. The endings are getting more and more JRPG level of world building. I disliked the feeling but I can't help to keep reading every grotesque scenes it throw at my mind. If you think you can endure those, you will find a rare combination of story telling that gives such a vivid telling of how a messed up brain would perceive. (in which a lot of people actually experience rooted in reality)
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Didn't play it on PC. I just bought it on sale to support the developer. I played it before on switch and have a blast. Recommended if you're fan of Visual novel, especially Stein;Gate and Science Adventure series
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You become schizo yourself if you really dive deep in this game, sono me dare no me.. have fun walking outside on dark alleyway midnight and looking behind you every 2 seconds or talking to yourself 10/10
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If you've watched steins;gate and loved it, then this is your starting point to the whole sci-fi adventure series. Really gripping story, complex characters, great voice acting and utterly traumatising.
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I was pretty close to stopping my playthrough of this within just the first few hours due to the protagonist. I knew nothing about the VN other than it was a part of the same series as Steins Gate. And just looking at the poster, I didn't expect to get a protagonist that would feel so unbearable at the beginning. The only other SciAdv VN I've played is Steins Gate and I like that quite a bit. Chaos Head barely resembles that story aside from some shared concepts and ideas. I started playing this on a whim with no real expectations but became invested by chapter 3. This is a VN I wish I could give a higher score because the things I like about it I REALLY like. But it has so many issues that stop it from truly being great. The main draw of Chaos Head is its wholly unique atmosphere, and frankly, it's the thing that kept me coming back every night for the first few chapters. And as I've mentioned, and I'm sure many others have mentioned, the protagonist is what throws people off from the VN. Takumi is inherently unbearable. Surprisingly, over time I started to find bits and pieces where I found him relatable. And parts where I started to really feel bad for him. It takes a while but he becomes someone you form a connection with because like 70% of the VN is trapped within his thoughts. Even when I'm calling him stupid for doing something or cringe at some terrible things he says and does, I still stick with him because of the moments when he feels real and human. I gave it my best to try and understand him. He's a creep, a loser, awkward, unable to communicate properly, has anger issues, is a coward, and relies on single hopes. But he's also fragile, confused, very mentally and emotionally unstable, and a kid in a mind-numbing situation. The best thing about his character is the unreliability of his narration, it adds a lot to the story. Another great thing about him is he does his best to avoid others, so when you do see him interact with someone you get a bit nervous too after a while. Cus u have no idea how he might react. The story has many fucked up events that you hope are just delusions and this led to me averting my eyes from the truth along with Takumi. Hoping that it's just another delusion. And not knowing what actually happened. This suspense is Chaos Head's 2nd best feature and meshes very well with its atmosphere. Many scenes build up suspense expertly and the payoff tends to be cathartic. Paired with a cold yet familiar and isolating atmosphere it becomes Chaos Head's biggest triumph. The first half is better than the second half purely due to how much of a trip it is. It's confusing, weird, and chaotic. Despite Takumi's seemingly unbearable nature, it adds to the drug-fueled nightmare due to his confusion and worthlessness. Pair it with a good indica and it's genuinely an unforgettable experience. Unfortunately, it's held back by many issues. Like many of the twists sometimes bordering stupidity in how they were written and executed. Some of these terrible writing choices are forgiven because they lead to cool ideas and moments. But it easily could've been fixed by making different choices. As for the characters other than Takumi, they aren't around much but serve the story well for the most part. Out of the "heroines", Yua is probably the worst character but even then she has some great moments. Ayase just isn't all too interesting even though her route adds a lot to her. Nanami was brutalised way too often (it genuinely felt like she was the writer's punching bag) and underutilised. Her character arc feels the least satisfying which sucks cus she could've been one of the best characters in the story. Kozue has problems but many character moments with her are fascinating. Rimi and Sena are the best out of the "heroines" because their arcs feel the most fleshed out. The side characters are decent at best. I was interested in learning more about Ban but by the end of the VN, we didn't get much other than his personality. The main antagonist could've been better as well. He's a terrible, terrible person but outside of that, he doesn't have a character. He just enacts cruel torture and is used as a way to move the story forward and that's kinda it which is lame. In regards to the endings and routes, the common ending was pretty good and the bad ending was eh. Some parts of it were cool. Nanami's route was fucked up and also a little disappointing. Yua's route was easily the worst one and just straight up sucked. I hate twin character switches and think it's lazy writing, it being pretty obviously hinted at in the main story was already enough to make me like her character arc even less but this really made me dislike her the most. The only bit of ambiguity of her character is gone, it felt very unfinished, and the ending is terrible. Ayase's route was the first character route I played that felt like a route. It feels fleshed out and has its own story arc going on while keeping it interesting enough. Kozue's route was mostly just gore and murder but had some interesting moments in regards to Kozue here and there but also had the worst moment in the VN and it's related to Nanami. It felt incredibly unnecessary and jarring to include a story detail like that. The route's ending was haunting though and was my favourite ending out of the character arcs. Sena's route was probably my favourite out of the character routes. It did a good job fleshing out Sena and her dad's characters. It also had some cool moments related to the overarching story of the series. Rimi's route provided much more context related to what she was doing throughout the story and her thoughts. It felt like the most necessary route out of the bunch. The route's ending was pretty good. And finally, the true ending was nice. It added a bit more to the common ending and the prelude was cool but I also wish it had more to it. Finally, the other aspects of the VN like sound and art direction were great. The voice acting was solid and Takumi's was the clear stand out due to how hard I feel it is to pull off. The sound effects are good and the soundtrack is pretty good as well. It fits the different tones of the VN well for the most part. There were a couple of times when music played that didn't fit. But it chooses when to play music very well. All the ending songs are great and the opening is an amazing representation of the story. I like the overall art style of the VN but the character designs I have some issues with. Some of them feel very generic and look a lot like a copy-paste of a bunch of anime characters I've seen dozens of times. Especially from the 2000s. Ayase is probably the biggest offender when it comes to this but the other heroines aren't that much better. I'd like to defend these character designs if they were subversive in terms of character but they have the personalities and archetypes you'd expect them to have if you have prior knowledge of anime girl archetypes. Again, I wish I could give this VN a higher score purely because of how unforgettable many aspects of it are. However, it has many fatal flaws related to writing choices like its many twists, misused characters, and one-dimensional villains, as well as going too far in terms of cruelty making it feel jarring at times. Sometimes it felt like the scenes were padded out to the point of ridiculousness, which made the pacing of the VN much worse. But the story's atmosphere and suspense are something that I'll remember for many years. Interested in eventually getting around to Chaos Child. Played with the CoZ patch, thx to the team for their amazing work. 7/10
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Developer
MAGES. Inc.
Publisher
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Release
07 Oct 2022
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