Talk about Rakuen Without talking about its creator it is complicated. Laura Shigihara She is known for having performed many classic songs for video games such as Plants vs. Zombies, Delta rune o To the Moon. However, on his day he felt the concern of translate your inner world into your own projectand this is how the game we are going to talk about today was born. Rakuen: Deluxe Edition is a compilation of Shigihara’s works brought to Nintendo Switchand today we have our analysis if it is a worthwhile experience.
Immersing ourselves in a magical world
the adventure of Rakuen tells us the story of a hospitalized child who, being on his last legs, asks his mother to take him to the fantasy world of your favorite storybook. A guardian is supposed to live there who will grant him a single wish. However, to get to him, the boy will have to complete different challenges in which he will help other hospital patients who also have his fantastic counterpart.
the plot of Rakuen pleads for approach very real and sad problems with a fantastic approach. In this way, even if you are not an easy tear, you will surely be moved by the story that the game tells. Can complete the Rakuen story in about 9 hourswith a fairly simple gameplay for all kinds of players where there will be no kind of combat, focusing the action on dialogues and puzzle solving. It is certainly an experience that we recommend, since it’s so worth it.
For that reason, it is a pity that this was not used nintendo switch version (and its consequent transfer to a new engine) to also bring the game to more languages, such as Spanish. Both the original title on computers and Mr. Saitou (game that we will talk about now) are in Spanish. However, this version only has (at the time of writing this analysis) Japanese and English textswhich limits its accessibility.
Mr. Saitou, the great novelty of Rakuen: Deluxe Edition
Although to enjoy the main game of Rakuen is the main incentive of this release, the truth is that it owes its name to the fact that it is actually a pack with all of Shigihara’s recent works. Thus, in addition to his own Rakuenwe found two additional works that are quite good for fans of the main work.
On the one hand, we have Mr. Saitou. A short game (you can complete it in a couple of hours) that follows the life of a Japanese office worker who, after being admitted to the hospital, travels with the help of a boy to the Rakuen fantasy universe. There, he will become an alpaca working in a company very similar to his own, except for one difference… All the employees are also alpacas named after him.
The story of Mr. Saitou focuses more on comedy and being a nice aperitif rather than being a memorable or moving story like the main game is. Of course, this is not at all a negative thing, but it is true that It’s better to face the game for what it is and not because of the expectations we had of the previous work.
Some pretty cute short films
In addition to the cute Mr. Saitouthe other great novelty of Rakuen: Deluxe Edition is that it comes with a small collection of animated short films called Farmer in the Sky. These are just a few short episodes that are endearing, but they also don’t tell a linear story or anything like that. They are simply an addition to spice up the whole.
Regarding performance, We have not had any kind of problem with Rakuen: Deluxe Edition, running perfectly on Nintendo Switch without any mishaps. The game does not have dubbingbut yes with a great soundtrack with various Shigihara songs throughout its development, they’re pretty cool!
Conclusion
Returning to the world of Rakuen on Nintendo Switch has delighted us. We have rarely seen in video games such an emotional story and with a soundtrack so awesome. While it all depends on whether you connect with its premise, additions like Mr. Saitou or the Laura Shigihara short films are enough for us to recommend relive this exciting adventure.
Rakuen: Deluxe Edition is now available in digital format for Nintendo Switch, with texts in english or japanese and occupying a storage space of 391,00 MB.
