0:42 Wow, I just noticed my comment made it into a video. Amazing!

Masterpiece of a novel, I don't think I'll ever forget the experience

Limited Run Games is selling a Collector's Edition with a big artbook right now, probably containing most of the scenes in the game.

For those who enjoy (but aren't obsessed with) visual novels, is this worth the full $40 - or should I hold off and wait for a sale? I just got Death Mark so I have stuff to play if it goes on sale in the next couple months

@Blue_Nova707

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely worth it. It's one the best VNs out there.

@albatross1688

3 жыл бұрын

It's definitely worth it. Death Mark is great too IMHO. The House in Fata Morgana has roughly 100 hours of content, give or take, depending on your reading speed. It's not just long, but it's a fantastic read too.

I never heard of this game before but I''ll definitely pick it up when I'm done with Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.

@zimon85

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm done with door 5 now and this is the best story I've ever experienced! I'm crying hard right now typing this. I feel utterly completely broken...again!! 😭😭 I thought To the Moon was a heart-breaking game but Fata Morgana is on a whole other level. It's soul-crushing!!

@BattleField3eee

2 жыл бұрын

@@zimon85 i feel you😭

Legendary classic!!!

I agree with your review! This is a great game.

Are the backstage chapters not included in the Switch release? That would be really disappointing for what's marketed as a complete edition.

@Reviews2Go

3 жыл бұрын

They are not. Backstage is still exclusive to the PC version (with Reincarnation/Side Stories not being available on PC but being here on PS4/Vita/Switch).

@Katt1721

3 жыл бұрын

@@Reviews2Go Aw that's a shame, thanks for the quick reply though!

@Shallabais100

Жыл бұрын

I understand that base game backstage is removed as it doesnt really work, however its a shame that requiem backstage isnt included as it is really good and insightful

I've never played a vn before and wouldn't consider the genre to be to my tastes but due to all the praise I've heard for this game, its definitely something I want to eventually play

@statesminds

3 жыл бұрын

If you like reading manga or light novels or books then VNs are the same thing just a different way of presenting them for good effect

@JM-vl3cy

3 жыл бұрын

@@statesminds manga is a very different form of narration, but that's very true for light novels.

@xylan9543

2 жыл бұрын

@@statesminds i like manga but i don't like vn that much... EDIT: Reading it first time.. it's actually interesting i thought i will not like VN

Tldr Does it have a physical release?

@poopikins

3 жыл бұрын

Limited Run Games as of April 2021. Orders close around the end of April

I don’t know if any of you have Fata Morgana switch edition but when the maid asks me accept her preposition, reject her preposition but it be should be 3 options (there’s still more to be done) And that one doesn’t appear and that’s why I can’t continue with the story lol

@Reviews2Go

3 жыл бұрын

That option not appearing typically means a prior dialogue choice was selected incorrectly for moving to the true end paths. This should either be the mirror choice which should have been “extend your hand” rather than the avert your eyes choice. Or the painting selection that should be the “reach into the frame” option. Those two don’t immediately lead to bad endings if you chose the other options. You’ll want to use the skip function to go back to those choices and make sure you choose them to get “There’s still more to be done” to continue on with the main story/true story.

From what i gathered this game's story is placed in Lisboa, the capitol city of Portugal which in the same day became victim of an earthquake, a tsunami and was burned down completely on november the 1st in 1755 - the era the game seems to be portraying. That brutal natural disaster still weighs heavy in Portuguese history, folklore and inspires artists to this day to create melancholic pieces.

@brainwheeze6328

3 жыл бұрын

Huh is that so? I was aware that some of the music is sung in Portuguese, but didn't know there was an actual story connection to Portugal. One more reason for me to check this game out!

@TentiousTheCrow

2 жыл бұрын

Actually no. Without spoiling anything, the story takes place in a few different places over the course of the plot. At one point it takes place in Spain, but not Portugal.

@dave_the_slick8584

2 жыл бұрын

@@brainwheeze6328 I don't think it ever once takes place in Portugal.

I'm surprised how high this game is on metacritic and I want to try this game out.

Heard this was one of the best visual novels, gonna pick up the physical version. Thought it was a bit pricey, but seems like it as a ton of content. Would be first VN so I figured why not start with the best?

@KraljHD

3 жыл бұрын

The "best" isn't always the most entertaining. This vn has very dark and deep themes, not really for everyone. Something that also has very dark themes but is far more entertaining is Raging loop. A fantastic and beautifully written story that is easily played without a guide.

@JohnSmith-hs1hn

3 жыл бұрын

The devs bought their reviews/ 100 on metacritic? gtfoh lol

@poopikins

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-hs1hn?

@superfeel1275

3 жыл бұрын

@@poopikins It has like 6 reviews on metacritic that are all 100% (I think its the only one that has an overall scored of 100%). People that see this might feel scammed because they don't treat VNs as real games or think that there's better VNs at there. My personal pov, is that when you reach this level of quality in a story, if its the "best story you've ever read" is entirely subjective and biased from the order you've watched other great stories.

@dvornikovalexei

3 жыл бұрын

@@KraljHD Raging Loop, AI Somnium Files, World End Syndrome, Death mark etc. There are quite a few bangers on Switch

This is the greatest love story ever told.

@nacho6311

2 жыл бұрын

Wrong.... the greatest story ever told.

Do you find visual novels are better then reading books about similar topics? Because I have a hard time locking in on a visual novel. I’ll get a quarter of the way in and just lose interest. But I can’t tell if it’s because of the format or because the story isn’t all that engaging to me. I do find certain books to be that way too but I always seem to finish the books even the bad ones. What is your take on the difference to you?

@Chaiberry

3 жыл бұрын

For me the music makes the difference, the soundtrack often enhances a scene to be so much stronger than it is in pure writing form, as it does in House of Fata Morgana. I still listen to that soundtrack every now and then and it always brings to mind what happened in the story, it really makes it so memorable

@MrJMB122

3 жыл бұрын

I love a good novel so I was never really able to get individual novels and also I can't take many of their stories seriously. This 1 this 1 is by far the best that ever was made so far.

@KraljHD

3 жыл бұрын

VNs are more for people who want everything layed out for them. Books are often open to a lot of imagination, which isn't really present in VNs as you see and hear everything that's going on. Or it could be that you haven't found a good VN that fits your genre needs.

@main_tak_becus6689

3 жыл бұрын

VN can't replace the feeling of reading great books for sure. You could try Clannad or other Key's games. They are good but long (30-50 hours). Other highly regarded VN are Steins; Gate series (sci-fi) and Euphoria (contains many sexual scenes with uncensored patch)

@hex1233

3 жыл бұрын

VNs and books are two completely different mediums.

can someone tell me if there is a physical English release on the switch i couldnt find anything

@Reviews2Go

2 жыл бұрын

Limited Run Games did a physical run of this game with normal and collector’s editions back when it initially released. It isn’t for sale on their website anymore but those units are shipping out about now. I don’t know about other retailers, but Best Buy stores have gotten a pretty fair amount of LRG’s physical copies later down the road from their initial run. So that might pop up eventually there. I work at a Best Buy store and have seen many of their games pop up at my store in the past couple of years. Shantae, Risky's Revenge, Seven Sirens, Doom 64, among others. To give you a bit of an idea on a time frame there, LRG’s run of Shantae was done last October and the store I work at got some in for sale this past month. Granted, that time frame might not be until October and that’s a big maybe on whether or not Best Buy will have them. I will admit them not mentioning Best Buy on LRG’s page for this makes me think they might not. But that’s probably your only option unless another retailer does this for LRG or you wanna wait for someone to get their pre order in and buy it third party like on eBay.

@clove2307

2 жыл бұрын

@@Reviews2Go thank you i really want to play it but i just started getting into collecting and i wanted this game in physical thanks easy sub for you bro

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@vasilas432

2 жыл бұрын

Of course, then prices will go up 😉

Amazing, so much better than the PS4 and PC version

@jellyman-

3 жыл бұрын

in a lot of ways, yes. but I really dont like how they have de-abstracted some of the very clearly intentionally abstract artistic choices, such as the backgrounds in the house, especially the fireplace scene

@Sephyroth97

3 жыл бұрын

This is identical to the PS4 version

@jellyman-

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sephyroth97 no it isn't, the background and several CGs are entirely redrawn

@mrgbf8891

3 жыл бұрын

@@jellyman- Which once again is exactly the same as the PS4 version, they use the exact same assets

@jellyman-

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrgbf8891 the fireplace background at the start of this video is literally a different piece of artwork than the one in the pc version, u can go have a look at a PC playthrough to see

Wait the digital release is already out?

@Reviews2Go

3 жыл бұрын

Digital release comes out on Friday (April 9th). LRG didn’t have embargo rules for press code coverage so they let me post my review a couple days early.

@LookingForBooty16

3 жыл бұрын

@@Reviews2Go I might be stupid but I bought this game digitally and from LRG lol

@hex1233

3 жыл бұрын

@@LookingForBooty16 Lots of people double dip on games they really like.

@albatross1688

3 жыл бұрын

@@LookingForBooty16 Not at all. I have the PC versions of the first two games, along with the OSTs and the Live From Osaka feature, a physical collector's edition from LRG for the PS4 (I really wanted the Vita version, but I just got that digitally instead). Now I'm kind of committed to owning this VN on every platform it's available on in English, so I have it digitally on Switch now too.

It’s a shame the first chapter is the weakest. I would not have experienced this beautiful game if I wasn’t told that everything after the first hour is amazing

@TippetyWichet

3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to spoil this "game's" record. Enduring the opening sequences, it does not seem to be a game. It's no more than a young adult novel told by a "maid" who goes hehehehehe in an attempt to be...what? Cute? Suspenseful? There is no goal so far as I can tell. There is no interaction. It's not animated. The music is on a par with French popular music. Repetitive and endlessly lalala boring while praising itself. And the grammar! I am assuming it was originally written in Japanese. I am assuming it was translated. It's almost as bad as an Amazon product description. I clicked "save" and bolted from this flat, sketchy badly drawn house. And then I looked for a place to whine that I'd just wasted over 40 bucks. This review tells me to hang in there. It's hard to go back but 40 bucks is 40 bucks. I'll try again, but how in the world can it possibly get better? Beats me.

@DanielM796

3 жыл бұрын

@@TippetyWichet you couldn't be more wrong about everything than this. But hey to each their own ig

@albatross1688

3 жыл бұрын

I personally prefer the first chapter to the second, but neither is anywhere near the strongest chapter in the game, so I guess it doesn't matter all that much.

@Neotridagger

2 жыл бұрын

The last part of the first chapter is good enough to keep me interested. The 2nd chapter tho made me certain that it's going to be one of my most favourite stories ever.

@TentiousTheCrow

2 жыл бұрын

@@TippetyWichet did you ever return to it?

real question: is this worth $89 physically?

90 hours wow. I am interested in this game but that’s a huge time commitment

@ominousdeathheart

2 жыл бұрын

It’s huge but so, so worth it. Can’t recommend this game enough, I finished recently and I’m not a big VN person but I cannot stop thinking about this narrative. Starts slow but ramps up so stick with it if you decide to get it :)

@dist221

2 жыл бұрын

@@ominousdeathheart It seems very boring

@ominousdeathheart

2 жыл бұрын

@@dist221 It’s definitely not for everyone! But if you love Shakespearen tragedy and self discovery? Check it out 😃

@dist221

2 жыл бұрын

@@ominousdeathheartOk I liked Disco Elysium alot, so who knows I might give this one a try then

This game is the only one with a perfect Metacritic Score of 100/100. So that "TECHNICALLY" makes it the best modern game ever, even better than Ocarina of Time LOL

@847JS

3 жыл бұрын

Its only got 4 reviews

@giuseppederosa1473

3 жыл бұрын

@@847JS Yeah I know, but for now, it's just hilarious so let's see what'll happen

@albatross1688

3 жыл бұрын

@@847JS It has six now. It's still at 100. Well-deserved IMHO...though I've never taken Metascores that seriously for a variety of reasons. Hopefully it having a perfect Metascore will encourage even more people to check it out. Ocarina of Time is fantastic too. :)

@giuseppederosa1473

3 жыл бұрын

@@albatross1688 Obvious LOL, OoT should be better ahhahah

@albatross1688

3 жыл бұрын

@@giuseppederosa1473 OoT is a completely different type of game that I love for different reasons than I love this VN. As such, I can't truly say I think one is better than the other. Perhaps it's just best to say I like both differently. With that said, your comment just now is precisely why I think the importance of figures such as Metascores are way overblown. It's just a number, bruh.

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Eh, I'll stick with my less expensive digital PS4 version with trophies.

@nealwhite1434

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know.

this is a kind of game that u can just watch a playthrough off and not lose anything XD

@notchedbandit

3 жыл бұрын

Or just ignore completely.

@dante19890

3 жыл бұрын

@@notchedbandit it's kinda bothering me that it sits at a 100 on metacritic

@Ulalamulala

3 жыл бұрын

@@dante19890 You can listen to someone read a book online too, you can pirate any game online lol. How is that relevant when it comes to the quality of the product?

@dante19890

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ulalamulala more so than other games .. this is a pure visual novel with basically no gameplay interactivity hence it lend itself well for a watch.

@tripfarmer9508

2 жыл бұрын

But watching a playthrough doesn't come with the increased thrill of messing up and getting a bad ending! Wait, that might be a good thing.

Okay...so in what way is this a game? I don't get it.

@albatross1688

3 жыл бұрын

I'd best describe it as being more akin to something like a book or a graphic novel, or something along those lines. If the term "game" doesn't work for you, then perhaps it's best to use the term "entertainment software" instead.

How is this better than ocarina of time in metacritic???

@nacho6311

2 жыл бұрын

Cuz it's a better game. FYI I've played both

@tixmatt

2 жыл бұрын

much better lmao

This would be great on paper. My eyes are too bloody red to bother with reading it on a monitor/Tv. In my opinion, this is only popular because nobody "normal" is reviewing it. It has a niche fan base that give it high reviews; and everyone else is turned off by the fact that it is NOT A GAME.

@sergiosutti4675

3 жыл бұрын

I think you need to buy a better monitor and trow away your cathode tube...

it will never be better than ocarina of time, neither game is, it doesn't count.

@nacho6311

2 жыл бұрын

I've played both and its better than oot. 1) fata morgana 2) shadow of the colossus 3) ocarina of time. That's my top 3

So.. it's a cutscene simulator. Got it.

@albatross1688

3 жыл бұрын

It's not even that bruh. It's a visual novel, meaning you're primarily just scrolling through text. There are really rare dialogue choices to break things up, which are even more sparse in the prequel, and non-existent in the sequel, but you are otherwise just reading. Think of it less as a game, and more as something akin to a good book.

@xenithiidx819

3 жыл бұрын

Calling visual novels a cutscene simulator or a book is the same as calling choose your won story games movies...

@albatross1688

3 жыл бұрын

@@xenithiidx819 True. There are virtually no cutscenes in The House in Fata Morgana. Maybe the opening sequence counts as one, but it is otherwise cutscene-free.

How can a game with pictures comic style beat oot,? This is absurd ridiculous, don't trust metacritic anymore.

@nacho6311

2 жыл бұрын

Have u played it? I've played both and I prefer fata morgana even tho ocarina of time is one of my fav games ever

Ok but it's not a game

@tixmatt

2 жыл бұрын

ok but you're a nerd

A game for people who own a waifu pillow case.

This game suxx as the whole switch library

Heard alot of great things about this visual novel game. So I played it. This game sucks ass. Now I remembered why I stayed away from visual novel games...

@sergiosutti4675

3 жыл бұрын

Did you finish it?

@maximillionroivas3893

3 жыл бұрын

@@sergiosutti4675 No. Got about half way then quit. Got bored to death. Tried to finish it....but nope. Too boring and nothing exciting.

@sergiosutti4675

3 жыл бұрын

@@maximillionroivas3893 the plot get’s more interesting in the second half since you start to discover who you, the maid and the white haired girl actually are. Anyway, I found the fist part quite enjoyable too…

@7.adityachandra925

7 ай бұрын

Before playing a new game.. you need tho play it with a empty glass bro... and read it into extreme detail

this isn't even a game what is next? Microsoft Windows 11 considered by Metacritic as the best game ever made?

@nacho6311

2 жыл бұрын

Dude don't talk shit if u haven't played it

I hate these American game reviews.