I was a big fan of Marfusha: Sentinel Girls. It was delightfully simple to play and had an incredibly charming art style despite the authorian regime setting.

This game is like a 2D tower defense with roguelike elements. You play as a cute anime girl and shoot robots that are being sent by an enemy country. You earn credits that you can spend on upgrades between waves of enemies. At certain points you return to the barracks to boost your stats further and have little interactions with your coworkers and boss.

Dare I call this VA-11 HALL-A with guns?? (Kidding ..)

Snezshinka: Sentinel Girls is a direct sequel featuring the younger sister of the first game's protagonist.

This sequel, like Snezshinka herself, takes a lot from it's predecessor and expands on it a little more.

There are a lot more weapons, the characters/coworkers have a bit more depth and some are even related to the coworkers from the first game! The story branches out a bit, and there are still several endings to unlock.

Challenge mode is pretty fun since you can play as your coworkers and unlock new upgrades. Certain coworker pairs have higher affinity which are fun to discover because you get unique interactions between them.

The music is phenomenal and I think I'll be purchasing the soundtrack. There's a couple of tracks that sound inspired by Girls' Frontline which I really enjoyed, but the music stands on it's own. I have been replaying a few tracks in my head over the last few days.

The story is very digestible and not too complex, which really suits the game. I want to learn more about these characters who have made me laugh several times through their interactions. Even now, thinking of Dochka's crude chalkboard drawings makes me scoff.

Really fun experience! I hope to see more in the future. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to play a game with not too much commitment.

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Fast-paced fun. The visuals are a nice upgrade from the first game, along with the music. The music is so much better now (with more soundtracks added). The moments where the characters interact with each other is such a nice thing to see but there are also the heartbreaking moments that you'll have to play the game to see for yourself.

I think a bit more gameplay mechanics should've been introduced to distinguish this game further from the first installment because the gameplay is pretty much identical to the first. RNG isn't too much of a problem usually, but when you're going for the other character endings/cut-scenes, it can be a pain.