GenEi AP: Empty Heart 4+

Although having knowledge of Harumaki Gohan’s work will help you, you can still play the game without knowledge of his works. The game goes through what relationships with friends and how they truly are. Mikage is a girl who creates “envy phantoms” of herself so she can be perfect for her friends, and her friend, Spica, asked her one day for a song she likes to listen to. Mikage only wants to give Spica “the perfect song” so that she will always be by her, and creates phantoms of Spica so that she knows how Spica will react to every song. Spica turns out to be happy with every song, and Mikage then realizes that they all are just phantoms, and she might not even know what Spica actually wants at all. The real Spica asks Mikage again, what does Mikage actually listen to? Mikage just confesses she actually doesn’t know, and just wants to give Spica the perfect song so that she’ll never leave her, and shows her all the songs she collected just for her. Spica smiles, and says she doesn’t care what song Mikage gives her, she’s just glad she know more about Mikage. It’s so adorable and Spica and Mikage are really relatable and well written characters. 10/10, very fun and emotional :)

素敵な曲を集めながら様々な世界を探検したりはるまきごはんのキャラクターたちと出会える、とても楽しいゲームです！
驚いたのは英語もあって、海外にいるファンも楽しめます！
ゲーム自体はとてもスムーズにプレイできたし、絵や音はすごく可愛くて終わった後ももう一回やりたいなと思ったぐらい楽しかったです。

It’s a game about Harumakigohan’s characters and songs, you play as Mikage (one of the newer characters) as you collect various past songs. It played very smoothly and the art was gorgeous, as expected from the team. I got so excited when collecting certain personal favorites and meeting the respective protagonists! I think every fan of Harumakigohan will enjoy this game very much.

At first, I was skeptical of a game with perfect reviews. I downloaded to check it out. I was not disappointed. It’s a cute little pixel art game with a emphasis on music. Mainly of the vocaloid genre. I enjoyed this game a lot. It’s a charming little experience if you’re looking for something to do for a few minutes. A pick up and play that I recommend.