Root Film

"Root Film lives up to the idea of mystery and suspense. As a visual novel alone it is worth the purchase, but to add icing to the cake this game has fantastic visuals and an amazing soundtrack to go with …"

"Root Film is an incredibly stylish and beautiful adventure visual novel held down by a few flimsy opening chapters. The pacing takes a dramatic hit due to a lack of direction, which caused me to step away several times. However, …"

"Ultimately, Root Film is a fantastic mystery visual novel that provides a thrilling story, a colorful cast of characters, and the kind of excitement you might not expect from the genre."

"Despite my problems with some of the storytelling, I enjoyed Root Film a lot. The beautiful anime-style art and relatable characters are more than enough to make up for my temporary frustrations, and I was happy to just be along …"

"Root Film tells a gripping and engaging tale of mystery. I was at the edge of my seat, trying to figure out how they’d explain cases. Though it is worth noting that I did feel like there are leaps of …"

"However, the writing is a bit of a letdown. The character interactions are solid, and seeing their interplay is a delight. There’s also an impressive level of detail paid to the minutiae of film-making that we rarely see. Unfortunately, this …"

"Root Film is an excellent example of visual mystery novels. With an impeccably conducted storyline, its story has very interesting cases and the voices help to give the necessary drama to the events. Thanks to this, the small problems are …"

"Root Film does a great job at holding your attention throughout the 15-20 hours you&s;ll spend with it. The truth behind the film project from ten years ago is an intriguing one to uncover and you&s;ll discover plenty of dark …"

"Root Film takes players on a lovely tour of the Shimane Prefecture, giving them a glimpse of historical places, customs, and characters as they work to solve grisly mysteries. Unfortunately, the journey is the only compelling thing about this weak …"

"After Root Letter&s;s lackluster launch, Root Film, a big improvement over its predecessor, is cursed by that connection and may not reach the wider audience it deserves."

"Overall I&s;ve had a rocky relationship with games that lean heavily on the visual novel feel, though right off the bat I&s;ll say that Root Film manages to far exceed the norm in the space..."

"If everything that I’ve said about Root Film so far hasn’t convinced you of its greatness as a visual novel, then I’m not sure what will. If you’re even slightly interested in visual novels or are just a fan of …"

"For fans of mystery point-and-click adventures, Root Film will capture your attention with its mysterious (yet fun) narrative."

"Murder mysteries are a wonderful genre of any medium that have near limitless potential and Root Film is a great entry that fans of other similar visual novels are likely to find enjoyment from."

"Before it’s original release, it was going to be the scapegoat of the popular cult game ‘Root Letter’. Root Film had stood up firmly with improved visuals and more of the complete feel in the story than its predecessor. As …"

"Root Film is a janky visual novel, but it makes up for its shortcomings with likable characters, a unique background setting, and most importantly, a lengthy story worth giving a crap about."

"Root Film tells a wonderfully winding, thrilling mystery in a true Edogawa Ranpo style, but what&s;s more important is that Root Film is a gorgeous visualisation of an often-ignored but deeply valuable part of Japan. If you walk away from …"

"While Root Film doesn’t quite meet the standard of its excellent predecessor, Root Letter, it’s still a thoroughly entertaining visual novel, especially for those who are into murder mysteries. It isn’t afraid to dip its toes into some pretty serious …"

"Overall, Root Film is a great mystery style Visual Novel with some Phoenix Wright style interrogations, just with only words instead of evidence. The characters are all quirky and entertaining, the mysteries are usually quite reasonable to figure out, and …"

"Root Film was an interesting story from beginning to end, constantly surprising me with the narrative and who was behind the crimes. Although playing as a pure Visual Novel, you do have some freedom with regards to who you talk …"

"Root Film features a great mystery filled story with plenty of twists but some poor exploration and a few predictable mysteries hold it back."

"Root Film builds off of what its predecessor did well while managing to feel very distinct and more grown-up than Root Letter. The Switch version&s;s portability makes it much easier to get those hours in than the PS4 version, but …"

"But combined with the frustrating controls and repetitive music, Root Film becomes a drag to play through. I sincerely hope that this story will be adapted into other forms, because there is a lot of potential here. A video game …"