Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time adapts the charm of the anime into a side-scrolling action RPG with light dungeon-crawling and social-sim elements. The game follows Akko as she accidentally disrupts time at Luna Nova and must fix the resulting loop with the help of her friends. The premise is faithful to the show and sets up a playful blend of magic, mystery, and school life.
Visually, the game is one of its strongest adaptations. Character models resemble their anime counterparts closely, and environments capture the whimsical feel of Luna Nova Academy. Spell effects and animations are colorful, and cutscenes are presented with a style that matches the original series. Even though it is not graphically complex, it preserves the franchise’s identity well.
The story unfolds through a mix of voiced and text-based scenes that maintain the anime’s lighthearted tone. Fans will appreciate how the personalities of Akko, Lotte, Sucy, and others are represented. The plot is simple and slightly repetitive due to the time-loop setup, but it offers enough charm to keep the experience enjoyable if you already like the characters.
Combat uses side-scrolling beat-’em-up mechanics with a party of three witches. Each girl has unique spells and roles, but encounters often become button-mashy. Enemy patterns do not vary much, and battles can start to feel repetitive. However, experimenting with different spell loadouts can add some depth for players who enjoy customizing abilities.
Dungeon exploration consists of moving through similar-looking corridors, clearing rooms of monsters, and collecting loot. The repetitive structure is one of the game’s main criticisms, and it does limit the sense of progression. Still, the magical setting and occasional story events help break up the monotony.
Outside the dungeons, the player can explore Luna Nova, talk to classmates, and complete side quests. These social-sim segments are short and simple, but they reinforce the atmosphere of life at a magic academy. They also provide small rewards and character interactions that fans of the series will find appealing.
Overall, Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time is a game designed primarily for fans of the anime. Its presentation is charming, and it successfully recreates the world and characters, but its repetitive combat and dungeon design hold it back from being a strong action RPG for a broader audience. For players who love the series and want to spend more time at Luna Nova, it remains a pleasant, if imperfect, experience.

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performance is a bit inconsistent and running around the school is a bit tedious but i'm enjoying it

Slow-paced adventure game set in the world of "Little Witch Academia," an anime from 2017 based on a short film from 2013. The school setting seems to be completely explorable, with a few locations unique to the game. There are 7 playable characters (all from the show), with teams of 3 setting off on side-scrolling action/dungeon-crawling segments to gather money and items, level up skills, and ultimately further the plot of the story. When you're not in the dungeon, you're trotting around the school grounds volunteering yourself for fetch quests and talking to every single student that hasn't left for Summer vacation already.
This game is easy, it is tedious, and it is extremely slow-paced. Expect up to an hour of exposition before you're even allowed to save the game for the first time.
If you liked the show and are really into slow-burning adventure games filled with tons of item gathering quests, Disgaea-esque leveling systems and incredibly over-complicated equip screens, it's a no-brainer. Otherwise it'll be a $40 decoration for your Library.

Some of the best characterization I've ever seen in a game. Unfortunately it seems to just miss the mark on a lot of little things. For example the bosses of each area feel like they lack polish, the main storyline fun too, but doesn't really have the best resolution. Just a bunch of little things that could of been altered to make this a great game. Combat overall isn't bad; outside of the bosses, but, I'd only play this game if you're in it only for fun dialogue and characters.

I adore this game because I got this game on a holiday discount and the anime, Little Witch Academia, the game that is named after for has not received a season since 2017. As such, I take my time interacting with surroundings of the witchcraft school, Luna Nova Magical Academy. Otherwise, if you are not a fan of this anime, feel free to look at other games to play as the gameplay of interacting with the world of LWA does drag on for awhile.

I THINK it follows the anime storyline but I'm not sure. But the OST, the visuals, everything about this is amazing.

I have enjoyed the anime, both film and series.
This game is a continuation/spinoff of the anime. If you forgot who is who, it does a good job of reminding you.

The Pros of the game:
-It's really easy to play, controls are easy
-I don't think there even is a Game Over screen, as if you fail, you just end up outside the dungeon
-Sound and music are good
-Translation is well done
-Nothing is missable, and eventually all the sub events will unlock by the end of the game
-Akko's Room (the ability to skip time is a blessing)
-Movement Magic (teleport to other waypoints (they are save points))
-Shop layouts help sell items sort of quick
-Ehancement/Enchantment system was not needed to beat the game and could be ignored altogether - It's found in the Lab


The Cons of the game:
-The Labyrinth seemed underutilized and unnecessary, and why is there unlockable magic there for completing it? The magic isn't even needed for the achievement. "Learn All Battle Magic" means just that, "learn", not upgrade, as in 1 point. The unlockable magic from this could have been rewards for the endings.
-Events and Sub Events do not do a good job of telling you how to about them
-Events and Sub Events sometimes take a moment or hours in-game, making planning of projected plans sometimes get delayed- This happened to me several times, whereby I would be like, "I'll do this one Sub Event and go to the next Sub Event in the next room, which will start in 10 in-game minutes". Then, it would fast forward 3 hours, missing the deadline for another Sub Event.
-Drop Rate. This was the most time consuming task and the worst part of this game. I would need a specific drop (quest item or decoration), and it would not drop. I would run the dungeon over and over, sometimes taking 30 minutes for a mushroom or quest item to drop, and hours for a decoration. I loaded up my cleared save data and was going to farm the decorations until I had them all. It took me about 9 hours to get them all. With, Canopus Ruins 4 having ran close to two dozen times alone just during this session alone. This was with over 300 in Luck and increased drop rates on each of my equipment for Akko, who had reached level 99 in the process. Not to mention, every other item would drop like crazy in the upper dungeons, leading me to have to go to a shop to sell items very often. There really should have been an option to buy the decorations in the shop, as I ended the game with over 1 million currency. This is obviously my biggest gripe about the game.
-English subbed only (no English dub) - This was minor for me, but I would have loved an English dub for this.

Overall, it is a good game with a good story. If you are not trying to get all the achievements, it is really enjoyable.