A Clockwork Ley-line the Borderline of Dusk Review
A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk (PC) Review
By Athanasios 
A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk is basically Hogwarts in an anime-looking, visual novel class… with a fiddling more sexual practice through in, of grade. In other words, this is your standard visual novel - it tells a story, but it'southward besides a guilty pleasure kind of product, where apart from adventuring with a bunch of characters yous get to… err, "adventure" with them a little more. Is that bad? Not really, equally long as the backbone of the whole thing is indeed the story, and non the "romance" flake. Read on, to see if that'south what happens here, in the review of this mystery tale, for PC.
Upon arriving at a mysterious academy where he recently enrolled, Koga Michiru gets to save another student, destroying school property in the process (sort of). The penalization for him will exist to work for the installation's 'Bureau for the Investigation of Special Diplomacy,' which, as expected, will give him the chance to have some good ol' adventuring fun, as he will soon realise that this place is not merely a typical college with sexy girls to get sexy with. Long story short: this is a magic-filled place similar to Hogwarts, with a clock tower "activating" a weird dimension known as the 'Realm of Nighttime.'
Needless to say, this comes in ii versions, with the Steam one being the "clean" 1. This, however, is one of those titles where the naughtiness hasn't been removed in the best manner possible - far from it, in fact. In all honestly, it's as if the developer highlighted certain portions of the game and just deleted them, not caring at all virtually how coherent the narrative will exist, with some transitions actually being so abrupt, that the effect ends up more hilarious than annoying.
With that being said, this is not like the NEKOPARA or KARAKARA series. The story is indeed at the forefront, and while it'due south just a light mystery tale similar to [insert favourite teenage-oriented fantasy novel] that won't really win any awards for its originality, it's quite good. The core plot is divided between four chapters, each 1 dealing with a specific mystery. The length of these segments clocks at around one hour and a half, so it's a VN that'south great for playing in short bursts.
The cast is quite tight-knit (as it should), with each character contributing to the whole deal. Don't expect any major graphic symbol development, though. The interactions betwixt everyone are well-written, and the cast is a likeable bunch, but that's well-nigh it, as everyone, from the coy male sidekick and the strong-willed Michiru, to the cold library daughter and the mysterious head of the Agency, remains exactly as they were in the beginning of this tale.
Another matter that should be mentioned is that, this being the outset of a trilogy, it kind of feels like a long prologue rather than a fully-fledged affiliate. Part of the "lore" introduced hither is practiced enough to make yous interested in what the series has in shop, but it would exist better if this felt similar a consummate package. Finally, whenever encountering one of the secondary, romance 'routes,' only press the skip push button, as these are boring beyond belief.
Graphic symbol designs are very expert, if somewhat unoriginal, and the backgrounds are vibrantly coloured, particularly those in the more... imaginary corners of the school. Sound-wise, this is fully voiced in Japanese, with actors turning in solid performances. As for the music, it'south the typical array of the generic whimsical tunes and quiet pianoforte tracks of the genre. Finally, in terms of length, this clocks at effectually ten hours, with little need for replaying after reaching the finish.
Cubed3 Rating
6/10
A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk is a decent-to-adept light mystery visual novel that will please for those who look for something Harry Potter-ish to fill up a couple of evenings with. Its flaws are its somewhat strong prologue-vibe, the awkwardly removed eighteen+ scenes, and its lack of anything substantially different than what the genre offers, just, every bit a whole, information technology's a decent read.
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