Kanna Maze on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Kanna Maze is a adventure, rpg and interactive fiction game
developed and published by 致意.
Released on May 15th 2024 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 303 reviews of which 269 were positive and 34 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
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System requirements
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Windows
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 1Ghz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL compatible card
- Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: Catalina 10.15
- Processor: Intel Core i3 Quad Core 3.6GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Processor: Intel 2.77GHz Quad-core
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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I enjoyed it quite a bit. The author seems to be a fellow fan of Uchikoshi. I think I'll give it an 7.6/10. + Great voice acting + Shimotsuki + Interesting interactive sci-fi story + Can be completed in less than 10H, doesn't really drag its feet like other VNs The 2.4 points that were redacted are for a few reasons: - While the the translation if pretty good for the most part, there are occasional translation errors (like saying "his" instead of "her" or a word is missing and translations that sound a bit unnatural) - The 3D silhouettes didn't bother me as much as I expected and they did give you a vague idea of what the characters look like. The use of 3D also illustrated some situations a lot more coherently than a traditional 2D VN would unless it used several CGs. Still it would've made the game so much more pleasant to look at if it also had 2D character art... I'm especially sad because I'll never get to see Shimotsuki's face... - Navigating the flowchart was a bit annoying at times because you don't start at the choice but at the beginning of the node so you'll have to click through quite a lot of text before you get to the actual choice again. - Some parts of the story were a bit too vague for me, especially towards the end. !!! Major Spoiler Warning! !!! - I wish there was better buildup to the "I am the killer" twist at the end. It came out of nowhere and I didn't pick up any hints, instead too many red herrings and the twist felt a little cheap because it just deliberately wasn't shown to me until the end... Also the part where he says he looks different is pretty unnecessary. I know it's a cute reference but still... - The childhood friend had almost no screen time which was very odd considering she's supposed to be important. I expected her to be fake the entire time. - What happened to Shimotsuki in that one ending? How did she just disappear without opening the door? - How come the girl with the prosthetic (Yukimura?) just murders us with a knife in one of the nodes?! - It would've been nice to see what happens to the characters after going back to the surface because instead it just branched off into a completely different ending where it didn't happen at all instead. It just feels a bit disappointing to not see how that ended because it was the path we were on for most of our time. - It feels like a bit of wasted potential to not have more actual endings in a game like this.
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Probably one of my favourite VN out there. It ticks all the right boxes that i really enjoy, and it was very enjoyable all the way through... It reminded me a LOT of what i felt when i played 999 and VLR on my DS when i was younger... For the positives : - The visuals are really nice, despite the lack of "character features" and only having silhouettes of characters which CAN be hit or miss (i felt like some scenes were a bit less impactful sometimes), you have some really good-looking CG'S, and some of them are animated too! Some scenes like the elevator scene are genuinely unsettling in the best way, but more of that later ; - The soundtrack is really solid, despite the tone of the game, you have some funny scenes in this VN , and the music in those is so damn funny, it made me chuckle a lot ; And of course the unnerving songs are great too. - Characters are kind of stereotyped, but also very unique in their own way ... Sometimes in some more "basic" VN's, it can be difficult to really identify who is each character because they can blend in together, especially in terms of japanese names ! But there, all names and characters are well-defined, leading to very few confusion, atleast for me! - The story is really interesting. It's short, and to the point, there's a lot of random scientific "nonsense" (i say that in the best way possible) , and honestly, being someone who loves that kind of thing, it was REALLY hard sometimes to fully grasp all the concept... it definitely goes way beyond your usual "time-travel/parallel universe" theories at times, i will say that... Despite the complexity, Everything flows kinda naturally , and ends in a kind of satisfying way! ( but i guess it's subjective) I felt like all my questions were pretty much answered (except for one character, but maybe i missed it) - The voice acting was also solid ! I'm not the best expert at all to judge, but i felt like all of the voice acting was really done, i don't really remember any moment where i felt like it was odd or anything. I guess the main character can have some lines that sounds a bit weird, but i always felt like it was on purpose. - But oh man honestly what sold me on this VN... and what i really wanted to write about is how well the setting of this VN is . It nails PERFECTLY that sense of dread, cramped, confined, claustrophobic places . I FELT like i was in some damp underground cavern/lab , and that there was no way back whatsoever. The animated scenes, the music and sounds, the writing... everything makes you feel like you're trapped in some horrible place and that everything can happen at any moment. I haven't felt that way since like i said earlier, the old days of 999/VLR with its creepy ambiance ; I watch a TON of horror movies, it's basically my shit, and there was one scene in particular, with a murderer going loose, that really made me feel uneasy, and that doesn't happen a whole lot nowadays. For the negatives : - Honestly my only complaint is probably the choices ; i LOVE flowcharts, and this one is ... fine, but it's also kind of ... well i guess it could be a bit better, but it's a VERY minor gripe ; Going back to the same scene multiple times for all choices can be a bit exhausting, especially if you're like me and wants to see EVERY line of dialogue (which as far as i know, you DON'T have to do, but some choices, ESPECIALLY the funny ones were worth it)(no seriously pick some funny options, it's really funny at times lmao) then yeah it can be a little bit... boring . Again, it's kind of a minor gripe overall. And honestly i think that's it... I wish the soundtrack would be available cause i would buy it ... Also i'm pretty sure all this is made by one guy??? That's kinda crazy to think about ... Especially because of the crazy CG'S ! (unless he hired artists, but the credits didn't really mention it, though... they were in chinese and i can't read it lol) For the price you get? it's COMPLETELY worth it for the experience, no questions asked. Very glad i played this, again, i would heavily recommend playing it if you really enjoyed 999/VLR's creepiness, unnerving tension , you WILL feel uneasy playing this, in the best way possible!
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Great old-school mystery VN with nice graphics and sound design. Characters and events are interesting enough to make you going in one sitting. Got kinda weird resolution with sci-fi-plot-fixing stuff (per tradition for genre, probably?) and ending wasn't as epic, as I hoped for - but I liked most of adventure regardless. Feels quite cheap for such quality and longevity too. Could recommend to all hardcore fans of (Spike) Chunsoft works.
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If you are looking for a sci fi visual novel to play, I recommend, since it has a really good foundation for its sci fi. BUT since this game is HEAVILY INSPIRED BY KAMAITACHI NO YORU and if you're like me that is thinking of buying it for a mystery game like kamaitachi no yoru you will be disappointed. This is NOT A FAIR PLAY MYSTERY visual novel, it is a sci fi visual novel.
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A classic ontological mystery deduct-em-up experience, channeling something of a Kamaitachi no Yoru, that, as my playtime would imply, is short and pretty sweet. Gratuitously complicated flowchart system, crazy and nonsensical twists, free-flowing fast-moving plot. This story could have possibly been better if supplemented with 20-30 hours of pointless meandering, but, short as it is, it was not made any worse.
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