Beloved Rapture

Item: Beloved Rapture
Rating: 80
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-10

Summary

Engaging story with mature themes.
Stunning and detailed pixel art style.
Rewarding progression and combat system.
Excellent and nostalgic soundtrack.
Memorable and likable characters.
Rushed, unsatisfying ending; pacing issues.

Reviews (sample size): 174
Helpful reviews: 91%
Unhelpful reviews: 7%
Protest reviews: 1%

80%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
20%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 546
Negative points: 371
Gameplay points: 106
Perf. points: 42
Rec. points: 157
Misc points: 43

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging story with mature themes Description The game features an engaging and well-paced story with mature themes, unexpected twists, and memorable characters. The narrative keeps players invested, with many reviewers highlighting the plot's complexity and emotional depth. Importance 94%	The game features an engaging and well-paced story with mature themes, unexpected twists, and memorable characters. The narrative keeps players invested, with many reviewers highlighting the plot's complexity and emotional depth.	94%
Stunning, detailed pixel art style Description The game features beautiful and detailed pixel art, reminiscent of classic SNES JRPGs, with well-animated sprites and environments. The art style is consistently praised and enhances the overall experience, contributing significantly to the game's charm and visual appeal. Importance 91%	The game features beautiful and detailed pixel art, reminiscent of classic SNES JRPGs, with well-animated sprites and environments. The art style is consistently praised and enhances the overall experience, contributing significantly to the game's charm and visual appeal.	91%
Rewarding progression and combat Description The game offers a rewarding sense of progression through its leveling and upgrade systems. Combat is enjoyable and encourages exploration, with the removal of random encounters allowing players to progress at their own pace. Importance 55%	The game offers a rewarding sense of progression through its leveling and upgrade systems. Combat is enjoyable and encourages exploration, with the removal of random encounters allowing players to progress at their own pace.	55%
Excellent, nostalgic soundtrack Description The game boasts an excellent and memorable soundtrack, often compared to classic JRPG scores from the SNES era. The music enhances the atmosphere and emotional impact of the game, with many reviewers specifically praising the quality and nostalgic feel of the compositions. Importance 43%	The game boasts an excellent and memorable soundtrack, often compared to classic JRPG scores from the SNES era. The music enhances the atmosphere and emotional impact of the game, with many reviewers specifically praising the quality and nostalgic feel of the compositions.	43%
Nostalgic, classic JRPG feel Description The game successfully captures the nostalgic feel of classic JRPGs, particularly those from the SNES era. It evokes a sense of nostalgia with its gameplay, story, and design, appealing to fans of the genre. Importance 40%	The game successfully captures the nostalgic feel of classic JRPGs, particularly those from the SNES era. It evokes a sense of nostalgia with its gameplay, story, and design, appealing to fans of the genre.	40%
Memorable and likable characters Description The game features likable and well-developed characters with strong personalities and relationships. Reviewers found the characters to be memorable and engaging, enhancing the overall experience. Importance 34%	The game features likable and well-developed characters with strong personalities and relationships. Reviewers found the characters to be memorable and engaging, enhancing the overall experience.	34%
Rewarding and detailed exploration Description The game's map design is excellent, rewarding exploration and thorough searching for secrets and treasure. Reviewers enjoyed discovering hidden paths, items, and areas, which added to the overall sense of adventure. Importance 23%	The game's map design is excellent, rewarding exploration and thorough searching for secrets and treasure. Reviewers enjoyed discovering hidden paths, items, and areas, which added to the overall sense of adventure.	23%
Includes LGBT themes/characters Description The game features LGBT themes and characters, providing representation in a JRPG format. The inclusion of queer themes is often subtle and well-integrated into the story. Importance 15%	The game features LGBT themes and characters, providing representation in a JRPG format. The inclusion of queer themes is often subtle and well-integrated into the story.	15%
Enjoyable and well-designed puzzles Description The game includes enjoyable and well-designed puzzles that add to the overall gameplay experience. While some puzzles are simple, others offer a satisfying level of challenge, and the community is helpful for those who need assistance. Importance 12%	The game includes enjoyable and well-designed puzzles that add to the overall gameplay experience. While some puzzles are simple, others offer a satisfying level of challenge, and the community is helpful for those who need assistance.	12%
Heartwarming and satisfying experience Description The game provides a heartwarming and satisfying experience, with reviewers expressing emotional investment in the story and characters. The ending is particularly praised for being heartwarming and well-executed. Importance 8%	The game provides a heartwarming and satisfying experience, with reviewers expressing emotional investment in the story and characters. The ending is particularly praised for being heartwarming and well-executed.	8%