Comrades in arms!

Today I had the pleasure to play the very fist beta version of the new Sunrider, SR4.

For these brave warriors, who cannot fight this new upcoming war now, I will write here full after-battle-report, so that you all can prepare for the war LiS will send us in.

During my lack of time and lot of other projects I have, I will sadly not write this all with the Élan I normally have. So I keep myself as short as possible.

SR4 - Captain's Return - Beta 0.011 - Review

Graphics/Art:
It looks asbolutly great. Everything comes in high-end sharpness and beautiful, strong colouring. It really looks like a state-of-art VN, which can defeat every other big VN currently on the market.
Lot of things (e.g. new uniforms, mechas) looks kind of over-ornated (compared with SR:FA/MoA & SR:LD), but I think this is something you get used to very fast.
And, sadly, the most important point for myself, is a negative one: Our great godess, Icari-sama, even when armed like it has to be, got (on the title screen) such a strange facial expression, that I felt instantly sick. In my own opinion, her expression looks like... idk, a person which has horrible constipation. This is NOT how our beloved Icari-sama should look at! This is unforgivable!

Gameplay:
The point'n'click system is very innovative for a VN and great to discover the lore. I personally hope we will get it many times (please just spare me with p'n'c puzzles).
The new battle system is very tactical (movement!) and cool, the battles looks great. LiS did everything right here!
I missed tooltips from time to time since I just clicked away the tutorial xD. This could be maybe improved.

The R&D part is very cool, you can skill your mechas/ships in extreme lot of different ways which really feels RPG-like - which is great! I really like the minimalistic art style of the R&D part, it feels really like doing research stuff, but I guess some ppl could find it a little boring. I personally be in love with everything that looks a little bit like a excel-sheet :)

The VN part so far... complete lack of any important dialoge option. Which is sad. extremly sad. But I guess - and hope - no, demand - that we will get more choosable dialogs in the future.

Characters/Story (no spoiler):
As far, everything is open, but it sounds very cool. If LiS don't mess it up with forced romance and railroading, SR4 can get absolute amazing!
Of course the absence of any real dialoge option (just "say X first for some more lore") is very frustrating, but as written before, I hope this is just due v.0.011.
I myself enjoyed really Lynn, which got a much more fleshed out character then the boring "I'm evil, muahaha, and thats all" from past SRs. She is like 10 thousend times more likeable as Chigara (for me! Guess lot of ppl will think otherwise) and really got some Waifu-potention (for these who not be glourious enought for Icari-sama!).
Still - as seen with Lynn - LiS is capaple to change the character of a girl from previous parts. Even when it is great with Lynn, I still hope they will not change any other girl of the cast too much, since they where mostly all great as they where. I would not swear it, but somehow I felt like Asaga got much more like Starnovas Nattan, compared to the previous SRs.



So, that was it from my side.

SR4 has the potential to become the greatest SR so far - and one of the most modern, most beautiful VN currently available! But I still watch LiS with distrust after the "Liberation Day Massacre"...
We need more dialog options for sure, and they should not ♥♥♥♥ up Icari-sama! But if they make them/don't ♥♥♥♥ her up, SR4 will be just awesome!

Best wishes,

Comrades in arms!

Finally, we’ve won this battle! But the war is not over yet.

On the 15/11 last year, we declared our group as renegade, since LiS wrote, they will not make a new Sunrider short- and mid-term.
In place of grim dark mecha battles, we should play girly idol games, and a weird project, called wonderland, which surely will not provide hard battles to gain glory and honour for our goddess.

In the last days, LiS changed their plans again. Through our heroic resistance, our iron will and the glory of our unstoppable goddess Icari-sama; through her grace and beauty, we forced LiS with all might to revoke their un-tsunish plans and start creating a new Sunrider instead.

Thank you comrades, for the moths of battle, for suffer, you’ve endured. As renegades, without any foreign support, you’ve fought for the TSUN. The battle looked hopeless, but you stood strong and fought for Icari-sama in a glorious, heroic last stand.

Now, Victory is ours!

Considering these Events, I officially declare this Group no longer renegade!
Instead, we have to push back the enemy with everything we have. We have to show LiS, that we, the followers of TSUN, the sons of Icari-sama, are the greatest, hardest and most heroic fans. We have to show, that our goddess Icari-sama, should get more screen time, a own route and Fan merchandise!
We must show our force!

Invite all your friends to this group. We need more men.
Join the new ICARIOG-Discord[discord.gg].
We will fight, we will fight harder than ever before. We won the battle, we will get a new Sunrider, but now we have to fight, to get not chigara-forced-liberation-day, but that one true TSUN game we need!
On our Discord, we can plan further steps. Raid the official LiS Discord. Recruit new Followers of TSUN. Make propaganda Art to spread it in the forum. Start new Waifu-Wars. Team up and fight together!

Brothers, the time is come to charge!

For the glory of TSUN! For Icari-sama! Death to all false Waifus!
Follow me into the heart of battle, into glorious, heroic death. Our souls will be forever in the imperial TSUN army of immortals; we will guard Icari-sama as their finest! Our blood will be HERs.

Honourful,
Marshal of the reborn imperial TSUN-Forces

Comrades in arms!

I write today in mere personal intention.
Since a longer time, I'm a patreon to a small mexican VN developer, called 'Eternal Night Studios'.
They make great visual novels with just very few resources, but a lot of heart and motivation.

There curent project, 'Winters Empty Mask', is a mystery-thriller VN (with romance options), featuring great characters and RP-like battles.

I really love the game (as written above, I've patronizing it since the very early development), they made a good job and it worth the 15 Dollars for sure!

Sice Eternal Night doesn't has a lot of ressources, they reliant on steam sales. Sadly, the VN doesn't sells as good as excepted (not a lot of guys knowing the studio and there are so many VNs on Steam, that it's hard to get attention.).

My heroic borthers of tsun, I want to recommend 'Winters Empty Mask' to you all! Give it a look, try the free demo, support the studio if you like the game!

Here the Steam link:
https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/621170/Winters_Empty_Mask__Visual_novel/


United in TSUN. Our Blood for Icari-sama. Loyal to her beauti until Death.

Signed,
Marshal of the last remaining Units of the Tsun-Forces loyal to Empress Icari-sama

Comrades in arms!

Today I come to you with a sad message.
The great founding fathers betrayed us.

Let us look into the past:
After a long and exhausting war for the glory of our Icari-sama, the fathers told us there will be no new Sunrider. We will get first some peace-loving sing-song-game, where it's no possibility to fight and die in honour.

We took it cold-headed, knowing our faith to Icari-sama will prevail.

The tsundere we got in 'Shining Star Starnova' was also incommensurable to Icari-sama, she was not nearly worth our loyalty. We hold the positions, still faithful to the end, that Icari-sama is the only true waifu.

We hoped for a new Sunrider game after SSS, or at least a game featuring Icari-sama. Again, we were disappointed. Still, we should get a game with at least mechas, space and war - a good chance to fight, and so a good chance to test our determination.

Now, today, the 15th November 2018, we got betrayed once more. Instead the much needed chance to earn honour in battle for Icari-sama, the fathers decided to pause ProM and to more 'love, peace and pancake' stuff. Check the todays Patreon post for more info.



As a result of this, I can't support the Fathers any more. I will fight for Icari-sama, for her glory, and for the greater tsun. But I do not support moral decay through idol songs.
I declare this group as renegade, still bearing the name 'official' as a sign of our truthful cause. I can't speak for you, fellow brothers of tsun, but I myself will sanction LiS and do not spend any money to the false church of the fathers any more.
I hope at least the true devotees of Icari-samas glory will follow me.

Honourful,
Marshal of the last remaining Units of the Tsun-Forces loyal to Empress Icari-sama

SOLDIERS!

The one TRUE WAIFU is wrathful. She is watching us with her beautiful, merciless and unforgiving eyes.

I myself have disappointed her, due all work in RL I hadn't the time to write here, nor for fight in the waifu war. Shall her neverending wrath crushing my soul.
Maybe I just didin't have done these thing b-because I don't like her... neverthless... she looks that sweet asleep.

So, we have some news:

First: The infernal Claudish-Forces are totally annihilated. We finally achieve the total destruction of Claude and the death of this ♥♥♥ sucking, despicable thing, called "waifu" by some weird fanatics.
I would thanks here for your proud and unyielding service in the waifu war, but to kill this... disgusting thing is a duty every sane man have to do.
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Second: There are... rumors... that our brave soldier Rellek is... BETRAYING us! I heard rumors, he gave Sola a hug... he thinks about become Avanian.
We have to make clear our position. THERE IS ONLY ICARI-SAMA! EVERY HERESY WILL BE PUNISHED WITH ETERNAL FIRE. EVERY TRAITOR HAS TO BURN IN HELL, FOREVER!
All true soldiers have the divine dictation, to command the doubter back. OR KILL HIM IMMEDIATELY with ALL NECESSARY FORCE!
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Thrid: In the name of our great Icari-sama I got the order to award soulcorrupter with the 'Golden Cross of the Goddess first class' . He was the one, who destroyed with his brave attack Claude for ever and ever. We all have to look up to this brave fulfillment of his duty.
Furthermore soulcurruptor gains the 'Medal for loyal service in silver' . He is always remembers me to my duties towards Icari-sama. At the same time, I have to honor to gain soulcorruper the '"ICARIOG-Secret-Service"-badge' . He has succesfully unmasked a traitor and reported it to the ministry.
With all these awards, soulcurroptor now becomes the most decorated soldier of the waifu war so far. May his example will inspire the next generation!

Now a few thoughts for the waifu war:

If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
Icari's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Shields, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my brothers, wish not a man from our encampment.
Icari's will! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather I proclaim it,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.

This day is weill be the feast of our Goddess.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Icari-sama.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the waifu feast his neighbours,
And say "To-morrow is our Goddess day."
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say "These wounds I had on Icari's day."
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words—
Vladek the President, Blackhead, Wingcapt4,
Valkyria and soulcurruptor, Rellek r—
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And this day shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen away from the front, now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon this, Icari's day.



Enought for now!
Glory to Icari-sama!
Glory to the superior Tsundere!
Never retreat, never surrender!

Signed,
Admin of ICARIOG