Please Be Happy
Please Be Happy is a comfy, slice-of-life visual novel set in a fictional version of Wellington, New Zealand.
Born as a fox in the forest of Korea, Miho carries with her the memory of a traveler who showed her kindness and spoke of home. Now more human than fox, Miho has spent a long, long time searching for her person. She arrives by airship to Wellington Skyport, one of the jewels of the floating island of New Zealand.
Despite her years spent observing humans, she still has a lot to learn about their culture and society. She’s made a living so far as a thief, her heightened senses allowing her to easily take advantage of people. She’s also seen a lot of the worst of what mankind has to offer.
It’s only after meeting Juliet, the owner of a small library, and Aspen, an aspiring novelist, that Miho starts to understand what kindness is, and that there’s more than just the bad stuff when it comes to people.
Miho’s earliest memories are of her time as a fox, and the kind human she met back then. Now more than just a fox, she’s spent her life searching for that person. Her journey has brought her to a new life in Wellington, New Zealand.
She changes her name every time she goes to a new country. Her previous names include Gumi, Migu, and Mimi.
Aspen is a human girl in love with words and stories. A barista at the Bellhouse Café, she dreams of being a popular author someday. She tries to take a little inspiration from every person that she meets.
She has an hour long phone call with her mom every weekend.
As a vampire, Juliet is one of Wellington’s oldest residents. She’s made the treasures of her life open to all in the form of a library. Aside from books, she also provides wisdom, kindness, and shelter to those who need it.
She dislikes having to resort to echolocation to find her reading glasses.
- Two heroine routes, with 2 happy endings each
- A gorgeous original soundtrack by Sarah “Esselfortium” Mancuso
- Character designs and CG’s by Kobuta, with additional art by minute and adirosa
- Accessibility options for vision and hearing impairment
- Full voice acting
Steam User 22
《Please Be Happy-愿你幸福》是一部需要调整预期才能充分享受的作品。
主角Miho是一只由狐狸转变而来的九尾狐妖,可以在人形和兽性之间随意变换,为了寻找救过她的人类,从森林来到了城市。四处流浪、与他人保持距离的Miho在这里邂逅了两位善解人意的女孩Aspen和Juliet。在与她们的相处中,Miho逐渐意识到人心的美好与复杂情感,并开始探寻记忆与羁绊的真正意义。
主线部分,节奏非常缓慢,通过大量略带感伤但基调乐观的日常场景,专注描写Miho从依靠野性生存到学会与人建立联系的转变。游戏前三分之二的篇幅基本是纯日常和角色塑造,直到后期才明确转向恋爱,全程没有很大的冲突,也缺少一些高潮,给人感觉就是淡淡的,如果冲着百合来的,可能会觉得前戏太长。
感情线部分,进线的事件设计得不是很好,在共通线的最后,Aspen会向女主表白,如果你答应了就会进她的线。这就意味着后面你想进另外一条线就得拒绝她,实在太太太胃疼了。拒绝了还得当朋友啊,那多尴尬难堪,于是编剧两手一拍,手痛砍手头痛砍头,直接安排Aspen失忆,关于Miho的记忆都忘掉了。既然没有表白的记忆,那也不用烦恼怎么拒绝了,大家还可以重新认识当好朋友,直接把刚过完她的线的我创飞了,太痛了,我已疾苦。
两条路线个人喜欢Aspen>Juliet Juliet也很好,但在共通线看不出对女主有好感,给人更多的是长辈的感觉吧() Aspen线本来以为会是寿命论,没想到结尾Miho直接放弃了九尾狐的寿命,选择成为真正的人类和Aspen一起度过有限的时光,我哭死。
整体来说,游戏制作精良,美术、音乐、尤其是配音,都非常优秀;剧情无雷但比较平淡,需要静下心来体会;两条感情戏都还可以,三个主角的人物塑造很好,甜度尚可,没有坏结局。听了大部分语音的情况下,剧情全收集时长15h,流程不算很长。
Steam User 5
应该是Studio Élan最精致的一部avg了,无论是剧情还剩画风都是量大管饱的,我是靠翻译器啃完的,如果有生之年汉化完整版出来我不介意再刷二周目。
Steam User 3
本作是一部轻松日常向视觉小说,故事设定在虚构的新西兰惠灵顿。游戏开始于韩国的一片森林中,主角咪狐是一只出生在韩国森林的狐狸,她最早的记忆便是在幼年时被一位善良的人类相助。巧的是咪狐捡到了一串神奇的珠子,并成为了可以变成人类的狐妖,从那时起,她便一直在全世界寻找着当初帮助过她的那位人类。而又因为那串珠子可以帮助咪狐不被人记住,于是这么多年来她一直靠偷窃为生而没被发现。直到遇见了小型图书馆馆长朱丽叶和立志成为小说家的艾丝潘,咪狐发现她们可以记住自己,由此开始了一场关于爱、信任与生死,什么是幸福,什么是人性的成长。
游戏的剧情其实很平淡,没什么跌宕起伏的转折,基本都是一些甜甜的日常剧情。游戏中唯一算得上是转折的点应该就是朱丽叶为咪狐讲述了关于自己养女的故事,由此让咪狐认识到人类是会老死的,而他要寻找的人类早已不在世上。不过这段剧情的“悲伤”也只是过了一会咪狐就接受了,并又展现出乐天的一面。
本作有着全英配音,制作组由于有着《森灵之心》和《花开公路》等优秀英配百合游戏的经验,所以极其擅长百合日常对话等情景描写。而本作关于日常故事的描写搭配上优秀的音乐也确实能让我感到很舒适。再加上游戏最后对于两条线结局的处理,如果选了朱丽叶线咪狐就会成为身为的长生种天狐,可以和朱丽叶长相厮守;而如果是艾丝潘线咪狐会变成普通人,寿命和艾丝潘差不多。这种无寿命论的结局让我非常喜欢。
不过游戏目前还是有着缺点的,其中最大的一点就是游戏目前无官方中文,只有第一章有着中文,而且中文翻译虽然不是机翻,但却有着词藻堆砌,用词过于华丽的现象。所以目前仅推荐能接受无中文的玩家游玩。
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Steam User 1
温馨治愈的故事,非常推荐。米狐很可爱
Steam User 5
We need Chinese