Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon

For as many creative liberties as it takes in remaking Type-Moon's first-ever visual novel, Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- exhibits a respect for the source material that borders on reverence. It feels as though every bit of the game has been carefully and lovingly crafted for the purpose of creating the definitive version of Tsukihime - one in which the shocking narrative developments hit harder, the action sequences are even more exhilarating, and the core story of life, death, and love is all the more bewitching. For fans of the original, it's not only a dream remake, but a triumphant affirmation to the rest of the world that, yes, we really have been missing out on something special for all this time.

Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- is simply a fantastic visual novel to read from beginning to end. It is single-handedly the closest example of what a modern AAA visual novel would entail; the amount of care put into its production values is incredible in the realm of visual novels. The English localization does a magnificent job matching the tone, spirit, and meaning of its source material as every character’s personality shines through their dialogue brilliantly in English. A few blemishes in the clumsy nature of its flowchart navigation hold it back slightly, but I couldn’t be happier with how the official English release of the Tsukihime remake has beautifully turned out.

Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- is easily the best-looking visual novel I’ve ever seen, and I’m excited to see where they go next with the second part of the remake. Even if that takes ages, or somehow never sees the light of day, I still view this part of the remake as a perfect experience. I tend to love the works that contrast the horrors of existence and the evils of man with the small moments of genuine bliss, and Tsukihime gets that. That we can make time to appreciate the gentle kindness hidden around us as long as we look for it. It was probably the most life-affirming piece of art I got to experience in such a mentally exhausting year for me.

Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- is a remake handled with expert care and fully realized without losing any elements that makes the original a legendary classic of the genre. It stands as one of the pinnacles of the genre and makes me feel truly fortunate that the original to this wonderful remake is the title that kicked off a love affair with visual novels that endures to this date.

We're about to see the game that truly put Type-Moon on the map this week as of press time in Fate/Stay Night Remastered, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to jump right into it coming off of Tsukihime. Especially knowing that there's another set of stories still coming. It's a long summer's read, but it may be too intense for some: it certainly was for me.

I genuinely have very little complaints about TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-. It is the ideal remake of a story that contains dated elements, but still had the potential to become one of Type-Moon's classics, with the ability to share space with its more popular brother. The game not only proves this, but puts on a great show, leveraging the expected quality of games from this genre with a similar budget, almost breaking the barrier between a visual novel and an anime, to the point where part of me feels that an anime adaptation would not do justice to the animations present in this game, although a Tsukihime anime would be cool. Too bad it never had one.

Between the masterful writing, exciting story, engaging mystery, and high production values, Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- is absolutely worth buying.

After more than two decades, we have received part of the history of Tsukihime with the remake Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-. From beginning to end, it's an engaging, interesting, sad, tragic, and very, very beautiful story.

TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon- is an excellent visual novel with action, magic, and thriller elements that reimagines the classic according to its creator's current storytelling style. With beautiful animations and a high quality [Japanese] voice-acting effort, the game offers a deep dive into the fantastic universe planned by Kinoko Nasu and a retelling worth giving a try even for those who already know the original work.

It’s incredibly frustrating to review a game like Tsukihime, because there is just so much to dig into with its narrative and thematic depth. I want to pull this thing apart piece by piece and examine the characters, dynamics, and brilliant use of language, that the need to avoid spoilers means that I can’t really talk about it. All I can say is that there is so much depth and intensity to the narrative that it works as a piece of literature, and for this remake that’s backed with utterly gorgeous art and presentation that pushes to the very boundaries of the visual novel format. It is such a good thing that we finally have this masterpiece on our Switches, easily accessible and wonderfully translated.