夏色高校：青春白书

Excellent seller. It`s all ok I receive all. Very good game. I will buy again.

First off my Japanese is abysmal, so maybe this game isn't for me. That said it is a lovely, relaxing game- if a little peculiar.

The open world reminds me somewhat of GTA San Andreas- it is not of that size but shares the trait of filling space with nothing but landscape, the difference of course is that you can take pictures of the landscape here.... which is not the reason any of us wanted the game is it?

When you work out what you are meant to be doing (a lot of fetch quests initially,) there is a lot of fun to be had cycling round the island stopping occasionally to writhe, eel like across the cobbles on your back whilst trying to look up a girls skirt before she calls the police. If that sounds like fun (and it is,) Natsuiro is the High School for you.

This game is much more than an open world dating sim, with side quests to do for both potential love interests and random NPCs, that affect your reputation with individuals or with the general populace.

That being said this game does require a lot of knowledge of Japanese, as other reviewers have stated. There is no furigana so you'll have to do a lot of doing multi-radical kanji lookup on your favorite translation sites.

Even with the language barrier there is fun to be had for the very creative. This is an open world game, after all, so you have the ability to roam much of the island where the game takes place. Being a hell-raising hooligan is certainly a possibility but you do have to worry about getting the attention of authorities who will chase you down.

The graphics are....okay. Path finding for NPCs can be an issue. The game certainly isn't perfect and I've heard tale of some bugs that can kill progression so I would suggest doing your homework to avoid any situations like that.

A strong grasp of the Japanese language is a must for this title. I have little to no idea what I'm supposed to be doing or where I'm supposed to be going in this game, despite this minor set back, I have found hours of entertainment in simply taking bikes and cycling around the island photographing anything and everything of interest.
I would strongly recommend Natsuiro High School Seisyun Hakusyo to anyone who wants a game they can quite easily just relax in front of for a few hours.

The game itself is fun and something different for the PS4, where usually games like this are only available for PS3 or Vita. However, you need a strong grasp of Japanese to have any idea of what to do. One could only wish for English patches for Japanese games.