From the creator of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes World End Economica. Haru woke up with his life but without his dream. 4 years after the incident, he finds a new cause, as a driven young lady offers him a chance to return to investing and to find justice.
Very Positive
249 Steam reviews
| LANGUAGE | AUDIO | SUBTITLES | INTERFACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | — | Y | Y |
| Japanese | — | Y | Y |
7.0/10
This game predicted Polymarket lmao
This episode is definitely shorter than the first one. I tried to read a little more slowly, but somehow I still ended up with less playtime than the first game. I like how the author used real-life events as inspiration for the fictional ones, we all know which real-world energy company had a massive fraud scandal.
That said, the ending still pisses me off. This guy did it again. He just can’t ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ end a game normally. I know this is the second part of a trilogy, but the ending is, in my opinion, even worse than the first game’s. All that buildup, and we don’t even get to see Enron- I mean, Avalon getting ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over.
Still, the story itself is genuinely interesting, and I think it’s better than the first one and I’m still looking forward to reading the third part. I’m pretty sure that one is about the 2008 housing crisis. Surely they gives the game a proper ending in the third one right?
If you liked the first chapter, you will like this one as well. It definitely expands on the wider world of WEE, and Hal is a more likeable character this time around. It's still mostly setup for chapter 3, but I think it does a good job at setting up the climax. Let's hope it sticks the landing!
норм
Even if it is at world ends 👍
9/10. A great leap and payoff from the first ep.
The plot was brutal and unpredictable, because it was basically about stock gambling and there was no plot armor. If you lose your investment, say bye bye to your and your loved one's future. Thus I love how the writer didn't pull their punch at all haha - kept me on edge the whole time.
The limelight, however, should belong to the characters. No over-dramatic, no stereotypical anime archetypes. I love seeing them grow and introspect as things move forward. Few stories can show the flow of time through characters' growth.
I also love how characters handle their relationships in a way fitting for their age. I'm not saying it's realistic, but at least their personas felt down-to-earth and colorful in their own way, instead of just a bunch of template characters going through their hyperbolic arcs.
There's still no VA, but the visuals are way better now. Ep 1 felt like it was from 2000s, but this one is around 2015s. Great sound track per usual.
Playtime is off due to playing offline.
The later half of this episode actually turns the story quite interesting, but I can't really get past the meandering first half. Too much time is spent moping about the events of the previous episode that it takes a solid 3-4 hours before anything engaging happens in this one. It is also still a very basic visual novel, just a story and CGs with no gameplay features or player input to speak of. That itself wouldn't be a problem is the story could carry it throughout the runtime. The end of it at least does make you want to give episode 3 a shot to see where things go now that events are moving.
支仓冻砂我的神！！！
[spoiler] 前两部的结局都这么令人窒息么 [/spoiler]
前作同様、高まってきたと思ってからのスッと終わる感じが、「あれ、終わりです？」と思う。
今回は取引というより一歩引いた目線で別の角度から切り込んでる
右腕が動かない？らしいけどCGで動いている気がする。気のせいかもしれない。
大人になった…のかな…？
クリス報われなくて可哀想すぎる
[b]My Playtime:[/b] 17.2h (finished the game)
[h1]Intro[/h1]
[b]WORLD END ECONOMICA episode.02[/b] is the second part of the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2292/WORLD_END_ECONOMiCA_complete/][i]WORLD END ECONOMICA[/i][/url] trilogy, telling the story of Hal after what happened in the first series. It is a visual novel about the stock market and growing up.
[b]Pros:[/b]
- A nice story about hope with a little fantasy added in
[b]Cons:[/b]
- The story ends in a cliffhanger
- Sometimes the translation is a bit off
[b]Specs[/b]
[url=https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck]Steam Deck[/url]: AMD Zen 2 4c/8t 2.4-3.5GHz, 16 GB RAM, 8 AMD RDNA 2 CUs
[h1]Should you buy this game?[/h1]
[b]Yes.[/b]
[i]If you know a bit about investing and plan to buy all 3 games, buy it on a sale.[/i]
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[h1]In-Depth Review[/h1]
[h3]Visuals[/h3]
[b]WORLD END ECONOMICA episode.02[/b] uses anime-looking visuals. Even though the story happens on the lunar surface, the background still looks similar to current-day Earth with a little twist. It kinda fits the story narrative, though, and it doesn't look weird at all.
[h3]Story[/h3]
As someone who hasn't played the first game, I didn't get some references on the story. The game gave a recap of what happened several times, but I still felt like I was missing out on something, especially when it tried to vaguely explain events that happened in the past. I'm not sure if it starts right after the first part ends, but the story starts a few years after the main event in the first part.
The story was slow-paced at the beginning, to the point that I dozed off several times. Sometimes I even overslept. As someone who doesn't like slice-of-life visual novels, there are just too many mundane, day-to-day events that I don't find interesting and meaningful for the story. In fact, the main event won't even start until you are halfway to the story.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1334851668
In addition to the slow pacing, the story drags on. It seems to enjoy adding some lengthy dialogues before the main event. Sometimes, they even throw the same recap from the first part over and over whenever they have the chance. On the times that it didn't, I found that most dialogues were too boring. It was the reason why I slept a lot.
If you are here to learn about investing, don't. It might teach you about some terms, but that's all there is to it. The story is best enjoyed if you are more experienced and familiar with those terms since some parts of the story will use those terms as part of their plan. Sometimes, I didn't even understand some of what the characters said, probably because of this.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=932227663
Some translations can be a bit off. Most of the time, it's just simple stuff like wrong pronouns. However, sometimes the game will explain things that can be hard to understand to some people, and the bad translation can make it hard to comprehend.
That being said, the story starts to pick up near the end. I can't say it was that interesting, but I was hooked up a bit. There was tension and you can see how far determination and luck can go. Honestly, I was bummed out that the ending wasn't catchy because it was preparing for the finale, but I kinda like the character's growth shown in the end.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1614878926
[h3]The Game[/h3]
[b]Gameplay[/b]
The game is playable on Steam Deck but with some limitations: you need to use the touchscreen to access some menus and the page up and down in the backlog wasn't pleasant to use. Sometimes, it works as you expect, sometimes it will scroll too fast, to the point that you'll miss the dialogue that you want to read.
As a visual novel, it has most features that the game in this genre has: a backlog to read older dialogues, skip and auto mode for your reading convenience, and others. The issue is that I don't know how to use them in Steam Deck. There isn't a tutorial for the controls and you can't change the keybinding. Luckily, it wasn't hard to figure out the basic controls.
[b]Length and Replayability[/b]
I finished the game in 17.2h. Since the story is linear and doesn't have multiple endings, you don't have to replay the game at all.
[h1]Conclusion[/h1]
To be honest, I found [b]WORLD END ECONOMICA episode.02[/b] to be mediocre. It might be because I didn't know much about investing and played the game expecting to be taught that, or it might be because I didn't play the first game, or both. However, some things are clear: the pacing is slow and the story tends to drag on. That being said, it tries to fix the former in the finale, and I enjoyed it a bit at that. However, since the story ends on a cliffhanger and how it seems to be connected with the other two games, I recommend buying it only if you plan to get the trilogy but do it on a sale because of the issues I mentioned above.
[h1]RESEÑA DE \WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02\ - ¡Haz Trading o Muere en el Intento![/h1]
[h2]Resumen[/h2]
Si alguna vez soñaste con ser un pez gordo de Wall Street pero te quedaste en comer Doritos frente al PC, \WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02\ es tu oportunidad para vivir esa vida... más o menos. En este visual novel, donde el romance se mezcla con la adrenalina del mercado de valores en una colonia lunar, seguimos a nuestro joven y ambicioso protagonista en su trayecto por hacerse rico o morir intentándolo. ¿Listos para ver números y más números?
[h2]Aspectos importantes e interesantes[/h2]
Lo más destacado del juego definitivamente es su intrincada historia. Hal, nuestro protagonista, no sólo tiene que balancear sus sueños financieros con la realidad, sino también enfrentar tensiones personales y algún que otro triángulo amoroso. Además, ¡es en la Luna! La ambientación espacial le da un toque único que no ves todos los días en los visual novels.
[h2]Aspectos por mejorar[/h2]
Claro, nada es perfecto. El ritmo del juego a veces parece imitar la velocidad a la que mi abuela usa la computadora. Es un poco lento, amigos, y definitivamente no es para los amantes de la acción constante. Además, algunos personajes parecen sacados de un molde de cliche serializado, necesitan un poco más de especias en su desarrollo, ¡un poco más de pimienta, por favor!
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[tr][th]Categoría[/th][th]Puntuación[/th][th]Comentarios[/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Jugabilidad[/td][td]7[/td][td]¡Más acciones aparte de clickear estarían bien![/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dificultad / IA[/td][td]6[/td][td]No es que los números luchen de vuelta...[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Contenido[/td][td]8[/td][td]Sólido, con mucha carne donde cortar.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Video / Gráficos[/td][td]8[/td][td]Bonitos, como un cupcake espacial.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Historia[/td][td]9[/-td][td]Involucrante y emocionante, como tu telenovela favorita.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ambientación[/td][td]9[/td][td]Luna, ¿qué más quieres?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Efectos[/td][td]7[/td][td]Decentes, pero no te volarán la cabeza.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Música[/td][td]7[/td][td]Engancha, pero luego la olvidas.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Voces[/td][td]8[/td][td]Bueno, si te gustan los diálogos eternos...[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Diversidad[/td][td]6[/td][td]Podría mejorar, más variedad de personajes por favor.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]TOTAL PUNTUACIONES[/td][td]75[/td][td]¿Economista o dramaturgo lunar?[/td][/tr]
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[h2]Veredicto Final[/h2]
[tr][td]Si te encanta la economía tanto como a mi abuela le encanta su gato, o simplemente quieres algo fresco en la subcategoría de las novelas visuales, \WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02\ vale la pena darle un vistazo. Pero, ey, si estar rodeado de tablas y números no es lo tuyo, mejor pasa de largo.
[h3]Veredicto Final[/h3]
[tr][td][b]Compralo con descuento - Puntuación: 75[/b][/td][/tr]
¡Es una inversión!
years after Hals downfall
less on economics but a redemption on Hal character and setting up the chessboard for the finale
another banger in the trilogy and the final fight is upon Hal
its nice
I'm not a freak, I just left it open while I was working and read through it on breaks. It's a visual novel, and I liked the story. If you liked Spice and Wolf (same author) you may like this too. The art is nice and music is calming.
I think I would have enjoyed the first one better, but this one is more of the same WEE.
It's okay.
BIEN
1
Writing is BAD.. why oh why did i get it..
I've never had dialogue in a game impact me this hard... ever. Even just the beginning of the story has me hooked... Hate that I love it. This one's a trip.
This game made me racist towards people called Kevin
EX/A+
画面比前作强
Nice series of VN with very basic introduction on some economy concepts. However, you MUST enjoy economics for it to be fun as well as play the whole series :)
It's not an economic playbook, but this novel was well-researched and presented in a soft glow of youthful passion. But, if you start with this one, you'll find a depressed young man in his 20, still reeling and dejected from his massive failure in episode.01. The character matures and progresses with the story, and the pace is rather slow. The author was careful in shaping the story, considering the others around the main character as important characters. There aren't many description about the landscape inside the dome, but I think it's similar to New York? or maybe Manhattan, don't know for certain.
Each series isn't that long, so I'm planning on finishing the series to get a full-length visual novel. So far, it's pleasing.
То на сколько мне была неинтересна первая часть, настолько стала интересна вторая. В этом продолжении совершенно иное настроение, другой взгляд и мышление главного героя, и иной акцент в происходящем действии.
Что мне понравилось - это главный герой, его размышления, анализ, ход мыслей. За ним, его поступками и поведением интересно следить, а его мысли интересно читать. Диалоги и персонажи стали живее, если первая часть была вымученной, скучной, перегруженной акцентами на лишнем, то здесь повествование обыденнее, написано проще без углубленных разжёвываний.
Данная новелла приятное чтиво, по ощущениям как будто авторы у первой и второй части - разные люди.
An excellent follow-up to the first episode. Production value seems higher overall, with (to my eyes and ears) improved art and music. The writing is stellar, as one would expect from the author in question. Localization is strong too, but for a somewhat higher volume of typos and other errors than the first episode.
In short - play it.
评分7/10
Это отличное продолжение истории
Красивые арты и фоны
Хорошая подача сюжета
Берите и играйте
Воу, 2 часть оказалась не менее интересной чем первая. Добавилось больше артов, а так же саундтреков. Экономическая часть тоже в порядке, её даже стало в разы больше, из-за чего иногда появляется ощущение, что сидишь на парах и учишь термины. В целом сравнивать 1 и 2 часть не стоит, у каждой игры есть свои плюсы и минуты, а как же шарм. Да и в целом это 1 история разделенная на 3 интервала времени. Стоит ли её покупать? - Если понравилась 1 часть, то конечно же да - не пожалеете.
4/5
This is a very interesting VN about economic of the modern day involve stock trading and others dramatic aspect such as meaning of humanity and profit what more important. In general it's very enjoyable i will give it 8/10 the problem that i would not give it 10/10 is
- Why you have to do the setting in the moon, sure it all look hightech and all but the author doesn't grasp all the Hightech thing that it should be at all, like using of orbital elevator, it's one of the impossible thing to make in real science there other better way to travel to the moon. Also main economic point is about stock trading which not a new financial product at all compare to many product that come out recently. They can use setting of a current country such as Hongkok , New York , and many other it will make more sense.
- The fact that main protagonist in love with black hair girls is unknown to me. I mean why on earth he love her that much, feel like it unreal.
However for others point such as economic and stock the author is very dedicate to find information. i can imagine that it will be very hard to do and over all story is addicted.
So over all it a very good story. it will suit for those who like a story-rich VN with a little conspiracy with no blood and gore.
Я напишу свое мнение сразу о трех частях - так будет проще, тем более, что хоть части и разделены интервалами в 4 года по меркам игровой вселенной, и содержат логически завершенные части повествования, я бы рекомендовал читать их вместе от 1 до 3 части для лучшего понимания происходящего. Визуалка кинетическая (без выборов), то есть вы ее читаете просто как книгу, не имея никакого влияния на происходящее. Действие происходит в вымышленном будущем, когда на Земле идут почти не прекращающиеся локальные войны за ресурсы и многие бегут с Земли в поселение на Лунной поверхности в поисках лучшей доли. При этом Лунное поселение по большей части зависит от Земли в виду очень ограниченных ресурсов, но при этом из-за отсутствия налогов и каких-либо реально действующих органов власти или администрации, жизнь там довольно дешева и при этом там крутятся огромные деньги. Деньги, которые вкладывают Земные компании, деньги, получаемые от новых разработок и прочего. И самое главное - на Луне все эти деньги крутятся в основном на "бирже", где фактически каждый желающий может сказочно разбогатеть или наоборот потерять все. Безусловно, все это фикция от и до - даже те имена и другие моменты, которые пересекаются с реальностью, изменены, так что местная биржа не имеет никакого отношения к реальной. Собственно, почему оно работает именно так, вам объяснят во втором эпизоде. Сам я довольно долго откладывал прочтение, поскольку, хоть и купил визуалку из-за положительных отзывов, сомневался, что читать ее будет интересно из-за ориентации на экономику - далеко не самую интересную тему. После прочтения первого эпизода, я бы написал, что мир и экономика являются на деле лишь фоном для происходящего. Однако после прочтения всех трех эпизодов, я все-таки думаю, что меняющееся окружение и положение дел в экономике, с которыми постоянно имеет дело главный герой, вполне можно назвать полноценным действующим лицом или персонажем, что вполне соответствует названию. Первый эпизод - самый долгий и, в определенном смысле, самый скучный из-за довольно большого количества вставок, описывающих положение дел и устройство поселения на луне. В других эпизодах подобные вставки тоже есть, но уже не в таких количествах. Если говорить о сюжете, то это пожалуй не столько об экономике, сколько о взаимоотношениях между людьми. Фирменной фразой, во многом характеризующей общую идею визуалки, можно назвать эту "Даже если мы потеряем все, у нас останутся связи", которая периодически вплывает в течение всех трех эпизодов. Должен сказать, что мои опасения не оправдались. Визуалка довольно большая (суммарно я читал ее около 90 часов) и, хотя порой, учитывая такую большую длительность, уже хотелось, чтобы она закончилась, оторваться от чтения было довольно сложно. Если в первом эпизоде текст повествование в целом довольно серьезен, то во втором-третьем эпизодах хватает шуток и взаимных подколок между персонажами. С моей точки зрения, персонажи прописаны очень неплохо и они получились вполне живыми и соответствующими своим образам. Сама визуалка получилась довольно серьезной, но при этом душевной и согревающей сердце. Если говорить о минусах, то могу отметить лишь качество перевода. Местами слова написаны неправильно или повторяются (я читал на английском), хотя читать это в общем-то не мешает и впечатление мне оно никоим образом не испортило. Также нередко фразы построены так, что одни и те же слова повторяются по несколько раз в одной фразе, что смотрится довольно странно (в русском языке о подобных вещах мы бы сказали масло масленое), но опять же пониманию это не мешает. В целом, поскольку визуалка вышла в стиме довольно давно, а отзывов не так много, я бы сказал, что игра явно недооценена. С моей точки зрения, это одна из лучших визуалок, которые я читал.
omoroi desu
Great story, here's my review of the series:
https://anilist.co/activity/389453560
I was a huge fan of Spice and Wolf so when I found out they had another beautifully crafted world to sink my teeth into I was on board. Instead of the relaxing atmosphere of a traveling merchant, they went with an action-packed story about investments. They exceeded my expectations and I highly recommend it to anyone
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 поведает нам о событиях, произошедших спустя четыре года после первой части.
Старые и знакомые персонажи "выросли" и изменились в лучшую сторону, особенно главный герой Хал. Появились новые лица, за которыми интересно наблюдать и к которым быстро привязываешься.
Сюжет мне показался более увлекательным, чем прошлая часть. В техническом и визуальном плане ничего нового, разве что красивых артов стало больше.
立绘比前作精细，作为三部曲里承上启下的第二章，主要描述经历前作惨败的男主，如何从沉沦中重建挑战现状的信心。幸运的他有着教会众人的陪伴与支持，而与小职员雷娜、大小姐艾蕾诺亚的共事，则坚定了 “向往正义的我不是独自一人”。
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Sus!
They named her Sussie Wu
sus?
I won't lie, it's not as good as episode 1. It's also surprisingly not *that* focused around economics. However, you do continue to get interesting dialogue and characters with their own motivations. Looking forward to the finale.
Game length: ~8 hours
irrevocable mistake
It took me months to get through this VN. The exciting moments in this series are fun, but the slower parts are just sooooo sloooooow. This VN was just endless talking about complex subjects, with nothing to keep my attention up. The first VN at least had the competition that made it exciting, this one only picks up the pace at the very end.
打了中文补丁后不能再STEAM里启动，只能在文件夹里启动，不然没中文。
This the second part of World End Economica. Playing part 1 is required to understand the story and this review assumes the first part was completed.
Like the first part, the writing style of World End Economica is a bit too long and sometimes can become tedious but as the story goes on it gets very interesting. Yet again another plot twist in the end but this time it was easier to guess, except perhaps for the decisions.
It's a great VN that even deserved it's own light novel and anime. I recommend it for those who enjoy VN.
+20 SOCIAL CREDIT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣩⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⡋⠘⠷⣦⣀⣠⡶⠁⠈⠁⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⠃⣴⣶⡔⠒⠄⣠⢀⠄⠄⠄⡨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡘⠿⣷⣿⠿⠟⠃⠄⠄⣠⡇⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⢁⣷⣠⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣠⣾⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠉⠙⠻
⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⡯⢓⣴⣾⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣷⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄
+1 WAIFU
⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠉⠄⠁⠄⠄⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡇⠄⢀⡀⠠⠃⡐⡀⠠⣶⠄⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣶⠄⠰⣤⣕⣿⣾⡇⠄⢛⠃⠄⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⣻⠟⣻⣿⡇⠄⠧⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣟⢸⣻⣭⡙⢄⢀⠄⠄⠄⠈⢹⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣭⣿⣿⣿⣧⢸⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣽⠘⡄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡿⣿⣳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄⠓⠦⠤⠤⠤⠼⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡹⣧⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢇⣓⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡞⣸⣿⣿⢏⣼⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣶⡤⠐⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣯⣽⣛⠅⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡽⣿⣧⡸⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⡷⠹⠛⠉⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠐⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣠⣤⣤⣤⡄⢤⣤⣤⣤⡘⠻⣿
⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⢻⣿⣿⣿⡎⠝
⣿⡏⠄⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡎⣿⣿⣿⣿⠐
⣿⡏⣲⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢇⣿⣿⣿⡟⣼
⣿⡠⠜⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⡛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠃⠾⠿⢟⡋⢶⣿
⣿⣧⣄⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⢰⣾⣿⣿⡿⢣⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⠂⣷⣶⣬⣭⣭⣭⣭⣵⢰⣴⣤⣤⣶⡾⢐⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣷⡘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⢃⣼⣿⣿
An amazing part 2 to a fantastic trilogy, if you enjoyed part 1, you'll enjoy part 2 even more.
The OST stands out to me as being overall more enjoyable than Ep 1, with a lot more mellow, reflective tracks that makes you lose track of time.
I love the way the main character develops, marked by the events of the first episode. Character banter and dialogue seems to have improved, but maybe that's just because of my personal distaste for the main character in episode 1.
Episode 2 provides you with more questions than answers, and mired with moral quandaries that make readers question their own outlook on life. For this reason alone, I would recommend it if you enjoy the author's works.
збс
Продолжение сюжета, новые персонажи, новые рисовки, спойлерить не буду
エピソード１のラストがめちゃくちゃ
気になる終わり方なので２は最初から面白かった。
１でクソガキだった主人公が体と精神に支障が
出るまでに挫折して、数年掛りで周囲に支えられながら
自分を取り戻して大人になっていく姿がいいですね。
Stupid premise. Bad writing.
STONKS episode 2
At least this time, the translation hasn't blatantly mislabeled the speakers for any of the lines in the first couple hours of the game... Is what I wrote when I first reviewed this, but the problem still occurs later on. That said, the merits and flaws of this episode are the same as the previous:
+ It's a kinetic novel with interesting characters and an engaging story, by the author of another well-known light novel series.
- The translation has issues. Not to the level of a mechanical translation, but in a way that makes it clear that nobody involved is a native English speaker. Words are misspelled and poor word choice abounds.
- The translation is not always accurate. Entire sentences are occasionally rendered in nonsensical English, in a way that no native speaker would ever write. The original Japanese text is included, so it's easy to confirm that when something pops up in the translation that doesn't make sense in context. But then, I don't buy translated works with the intent of proofreading them on the fly, and I really doubt anyone else does either.
If you liked the previous installment and tolerated those flaws, you will likely like and tolerate this one just as well. You can probably tell which side of that I fall on, since I'm still here reading and reviewing. If you haven't read the previous installment... go do that first. Or don't. It's not like I especially recommend it more than this part, but the middle of a story is no place to begin.
He de decir que, de la trilogía, el que más me gusta es episodio 2. Tras el gran palo que nos dimos en el final del anterior episodio, toparnos con cierta estabilidad y un sentimiento de calma puede sentirse extraño. De todas formas, nuestro protagonista ha ganado enteros y ha madurado. Es más hilarante, bromea más, es más calmado y uno puede simpatizar más con él; con ayuda de los eventos pasados, claro. De todos los episodios es el que menos pesado se vuelve su inicio, es interesante ver como se ha desarrollado todo y es reconfortarle ver que mínimo no se fue todo al carajo. El ¨triángulo¨ amoroso está muy bien llevado, al inicio se estable de forma entendible como se llegó a ese punto y porque no se puede avanzar más allá según nuestro protagonista, y mientras vamos conociendo a nuestra nueva compañera de viaje, vamos viendo como ella y nuestro protagonista se ayudan a sí mismos para superar sus fantasmas del pasado. Es el episodio que menos tiene que ver con economía, todos los episodios son muy personales, pero este es donde vemos a nuestros personajes en su punto más bajo y como intentar sacar pecho, y cabeza. Si llegaste a este punto, supongo que ya has jugado al primero, y tendrás ganas del tercero. Una rebaja para comprar la trilogía, y desde luego que es muy recomendable.
второй эпизод экономики, все так же перегружен экономическими терминами, все тот же неспешный стиль повествования. зато намного больше и красивее cg и спрайты.
в этой части герою больше сопереживаешь и все так же хочется узнать что будет дальше.
поклонники новелл легко прощелкают ее за 2 дня.
同人のビジュアルノベル３部作構成の２作目となります。
このレビューを商品ページから見ている人は前作にある程度興味を持っている人であるという前提でレビューします。
なお、本レビュー時点で3部作クリア済み。
プレイ時間は読む速度にもよりますが、他のレビュアーのプレイ時間も参考にどうぞ。
さてEp2の作品説明にも出る「神と正義」ですが、テーマ的には「信念」の話で、突き詰めるとメンタルの話です。
過去の手痛い失敗によりメンタルズタボロの主人公ですが、Ep2にて中心的な役割を果たす金髪ヒロインと出会う事で物語は再び動き出します。
その信念の裏に潜む、想像を絶する執念と努力、怒りと絶望。
目的のために行った決断と行動の結果は、Ep3の結末へと繋がる一連の事件への遠因となって行きます。
ところで本シリーズは月面が舞台のSF作品でもあるのですが、Ep1では近未来の街金みたいな話が多く、クライマックスも株式投機だったためあまりSF感を意識できませんでした。
しかし、Ep2以降は月面経済というSF設定が存分に発揮され始めます。
色々突っ込みどころもあるかと思いますが、大きなテーマを扱った作品ながらもエンタメ性を兼ね備えた点を高く評価したいと思います。
全体を通して金融に纏わる様々な話題が豊富にちりばめられていますが、Ep1に増して専門性が増してきています。
一部の単語は作中で説明されるので馴染みのない人でもある程度の理解はできますが、本質的な部分には踏み込まないので、きちんと理解するには後で復習が必要になるかもしれません。
Ep2は2001年のエンロン事件が背景にあるので、興味のある方は是非歴史を紐解いてください。
Love this episode so much! [spoiler] For some reason I am starting to miss Hagana too :P [/spoiler] Really looking forward to ep3!
看在有汉化的份上不要单纯只是挂卡啦，游戏自身的素质也很高的哦，这是汉化补丁：[noparse]https://pan.baidu.co【m】/s/1kVN2k0v[/noparse]
Super solid recommend. The first episode was pretty heavy on stock market action and interspersed with an undoubtedly human story. This episode had me super tense as things went on--the stakes are higher, but as the story goes on you might be surprised just how high they go.
Or maybe not, I'm pretty easy to please.
Nothing tropey here as far as I can tell. Solid characters, phenomenal story. There were some grammatical errors and awkward sentences, but by and large the text seemed correct and not largely impacted by those errors.
° “Un coloso que debe caer, aunque se encuentren dudas y temores por el camino, el engaño ha hecho a alguien apostarlo todo, no tiene por qué hacerlo más en soledad.”
Escribí mi reseña completa en el tercer episodio, pásate por allá si gustas:
World End Economice is even more awesome then its predecessor.
Alot of details, alot of events, alots of actions and at last alot of suspens and thrill.
What do i actually need to say more?
Just buy it and read it already lol you wont regret it, you cant regret it. BUT... if you do... it just means the text is to hard to follow for you.
I love this VN!!!!
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Please read this episode after you've read episode 01, otherwise some characters and flashbacks will not make sense (since, after all, this is a trilogy).
In my opinion, this was probably the most enjoyable episode for me in the whole trilogy. There were some great character introduction and development with [spoiler] Eleanor and Chris [/spoiler] , along with learning even more about the financial market, diving more into corporation this time.
Highly recommend reading this, but please read episode 01 beforehand to understand what's going on to make everything even more impactful.
Instead of a proper review, this is more like a memo I put to myself, but you can also apply it to yourself (reader) if you want.
This series’ OST is really chilling. Please take it with your phone and listen to it often.
都说是在复刻安然公司的事件，姑且信了吧。
就游戏内容而言，这部是三部曲里头阅读起来最轻松的一部。就是那个结尾啊……事情没结束，游戏先结束了。这就是提起读者兴趣去玩第三部吗？但是第三部也只是一语带过呀……
这年头，废萌实在是太多了。这游戏没有让人惊掉下巴的出色故事展开，但是却切实的讲了一个丰满的故事。在我眼里这就够了。反正没声优，不喜欢BGM我还可以静音嘛。
接下来骂发行商。读取存档还能导致背景显示丢失的吗？这就是强大的Unity吗？你们真的认真做了QA吗？
Интересный эпизод. Музыка, сюжет, рисовка все не хуже чем в первом эпизоде.
В отличии от первого эпизода здесь меньше действий, но от этого 2 часть не становится менее интересной. (Без Хаганы было грустновато, но она же вернется в 3 части).
События этого эпизода позволяют ГГ вырасти и разобраться в себе для того, что бы продолжить прокладывать путь к своей мечте. Довольно интересно было наблюдать и за тем, как развиваются его отношения с новыми героями данной новеллы. В общем итоге твердые 10 из 10. (Теперь можно взяться за 3ий эпизод.)
Una VN particolarmente interessante per i temi trattati ma che richiede mandatoriamente la conoscenza del mondo dello stock trading (per quanto ci provino a spiegarlo in game risulta comunque ostico a chi non è pratico o non conosce bene la teoria o non mastica bene i numeri e i processi).
Nota per il secondo capitolo: qui le nozioni economiche si fanno più difficili, ma le parti sono meno pesanti anche se più fondamentali per capire le parti importanti della trama.
История очень хорошо написана. Текст живо описывает персонажей, окружение и события во всех красках. Благодаря этому я как будто переношусь в историю каждый раз, как читаю её. Музыка хорошо поддерживает нужную атмосферу, а графика достаточно хорошо передаёт визуальную составляющую. Сама история интересная, но большее впечатление на меня производят отдельные сцены взаимодействия персонажей, ситуации, в которых они оказываются, и как они ведут себя в них. Мысли Хала и то, как он видит мир и окружающих, что переживает. Всё это выполнено великолепно.
Продолжение увлекательной истории) Теперь в главных ролях другая девушка, ну а Хагана... Ищите её в третьей части)
STONKS just got real.
A story of intrigue, introspection, and love... and also, STONKS.
Very topical, modern economics, and also cute girls. Just, don't wait too long after episode.01 or you'll forget a bunch of stuff!
このシナリオライターさんは、マニアックで専門的な話に踏み込んで行くところが持ち味だと思うんですよね。
でも、エピソード1も2も、些細なことから、知識の浅さや嘘が露呈するんです。そこが残念です。
読者を騙すなら、ちゃんと取材して、騙しきって貰いたいです。
私は株のことは全く知りません。だから、面白く読み進めていました。でも、コーヒーの話題なら分かります。
「グァテマラとホンジュラス」
コーヒーというのは農産物で、農園ごとに味も違い，そして毎年の出来不出来があります。味について言及するなら「何年のグァテマラ アンティグアの○○農園」みたいなレベルになってきます。ワインと同じですな。そこに焙煎や抽出の良し悪しまで絡んだのが、一杯のコーヒーの味です。
そして、ブレンドとは利点と欠点のある豆を混ぜて、味のバランスを整える技術です。また、ホテルのブレンドコーヒーは、飛び抜けた味のコーヒーを追い求めるのではなく、農産物ゆえに味のブレがある豆でも、いつも同じ味になることを目指してブレンドします。
同じ中米の豆をたった2種類だけ、ブレンドすることはないです。そして、よっぽど特徴的な味の豆でなければ、ブレンドしたコーヒーの味で産地は当てることは難しいです。
ホテルのコーヒーを飲んで「グァテマラとホンジュラス」なんて言おうものなら、賞賛どころか、とんだ赤っ恥です。
コーヒーを例に取りあげましたが、コーヒーだけに限らないのですよ。
興味ない人には、どうでも良い細部の話に過ぎません。
でも、その細部が間違っていることで、株の話全体が嘘に思えてしまいます。それで面白さが半減以下になってしまいます。もったいない。
支仓冻砂的作品还是一如既往的高水准，ep2相较于ep1的画风也变得好了很多，期待动画化
good
Great continuation, the protagonist feels like a completely different person in this one dude changes a whole lot. I was surprised on how it ended because it felt like a huge cliffhanger but it also makes sense since its a part 2 or a 3 part series. The returning characters were great, kinda sad Serault didn't get more screen time, really liked that dude from the first game.
Eleanor is a great character, liked her from beginning to end and she is really cute. I didn't expect the amount of Chris in the game. Since she was more of a minor character in the first game, I didn't believe she would show up as much as she did in this one.
Overall really interesting, can't wait to see how it all ends.
坚强而独立的女性受伤永远让人心疼，但问题来了，塑造了如此优秀甚至可以把一代女主压下去的人设，那么第三部该如何处理？期待后续发展，原本开头两小时我仍然抱着“禁止暖昧“的态度去玩，但越玩越心疼也越喜欢新女主的人设，哎...这么优秀的视觉小说没多少人知道...，去玩第三部了，非说有什么我觉得可惜的地方，应该就是只能买了正版玩学习版吧，没steam版的汉化补丁。
Молюсь на то, что аниме хайпанет и переводчики ускорятся с переводом третьей части
holly the heartache this episode generates... Sublime VN
《世界经济崩溃：第二章》是一款文字冒险类游戏
作为三部曲的第二部，本作剧情为上一部的四年后
失去了一切的主角晴人，生活越来越窘迫，他放弃了天真的梦想，进入大学工读
在一次派对中意外结识了来自地球的贵族少女---艾蕾诺亚
为了艾蕾诺亚的正义，也是为了挽回自己四年前的错误，晴人再一次回到了金融市场
目标是揭露阿瓦隆的骗局，当年的中二少年已经有了成长，这一次的结果是-----
游戏的背景，立绘，音乐，界面十分的眼熟，和前作几乎没有区别
剧情的质量比之前有了明显的进步，这可能是因为作为一款续作，不再需要过多的铺垫
另外本章干脆就没有女主角的出场，因此也就基本上没有恋爱的情节
适合喜欢剧情向GALGAME的玩家，建议看完在第一章后尽快续玩
it's just so fulfulling watching the characters grow throughout the years between episode 1 and 2, the way the heartbreaking ending of the first episode affected their lives and how the plot takes so many turns along the way. even though it suffers from the same bane of the first one, the slow build up, but when it picks up it's pace you just can't put it away. simply delightful.
求好心人给个汉化补丁吧
Eleanor best girl
interesting entry. coming from episode 1, the characters and character stories got much better, but the over-arching story is worse. it's another slow start that eventually get going, but the payoff isn't as good as episode 1. looking forward to reading episode 3 to see how this saga concludes!
TOO MUCH CHRIS
Great follow up to WEE1 can't wait to play WWE3
welp there goes best girl, rip
Three-episode kinetic (no player choice) visual novel, centered around stock trading / economics. It's more exciting than it maybe sounds. Likable characters, and really beautiful CGs.
Episode 2 is very good and has a pretty satisfying conclusion. Eleanor is great.
I am four hours in as of writing this. The first episode was VERY slow. It was like they were so focused on developing characters that the plot didn't really move forward. That and the economic jargon got a little too deep in the weeds for me.
This episode is a refreshing change. Right out of the gate it grabs you by the feels with a bomb drop. I love it and I'm hooked!
I’d say this is a decent follow up to the first volume. It is nice that the storyline is slightly changed from directly focusing on the stock market to more general business tactics. The way the characters have aged, endured trauma, and emotionally grown is really well-done. The artwork and UI are a step up from the prior game as well. This second volume does feel like a bit of an information dump at times. Despite this, the new characters that are introduced are generally likable and the ending really sets up the third volume to hopefully be a homerun. My biggest issue still remains just how dry the business-focused nature of the story can be. However, I think that exact focus is what also separates this VN from others, making it a really unique story that feels so grounded despite it taking place in a futuristic sci-fi setting.
Tags: Adventure - VN - Visual Novel
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library
TLDR: Another dragged out kinetic novel without choices. Suffers from poor localization. Difficult to get invested in with the first game being so flawed.
Hagana is waifu. But Eleanor is best girl.
good sequel
this is,
Eleanor best girl.
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 is a great follow-up to the beloved first episode.
Personally, I wasn't happy with the redesign of some characters at first, but I realized that these changes were actually well explained in the game so they make a lot more sense now.
The only thing I have to criticize is the localisation. It's not terrible, but it's definitely a step down from episode 1, which was not perfect either. I'm talking about spelling mistakes or missing words. Don't get me wrong, it's still readable, but yet a little confusing sometimes.
Other than that, most qualities of the game stayed the same or have been slightly improved. The visuals are amazing, the story is intruiging, and the characters with their relations are just as well written as before.
I gotta admit, I liked the ending of this episode a lot more than the first one. Although both endings are ugly cliffhangers, this one just feels more satisfying, but I think this was also intended.
Although WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 does a lot of things better than episode 1 I still recommend starting at the beginning. They give you a gist of the events that have happened so far, but it surely would not be nearly as impactful as when you had experienced episode 1 for yourself.
So, for all visual novel fans out there: give WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 a try, I think that it's story has turned out
beautifully so far and I can't wait to see how it all unfolds in the last episode.
三部曲的第二部，剧情同样接着第一部，
这一部是晴人努力的过程，对只有过程没有结局。
同时也在另外一方面说明了证券市场中证监会的重要性。
背景音乐~人物音乐~界面~还是那么熟悉~
不过至少汉化补丁没有失效，能直接继续用。抓紧玩，不然像第一代变HD版后F12都没法用才叫凄惨ing
主要人物介绍：
主角晴人在第一部的4年后。晴人因为那件事变为残疾，混迹的越来越差。
~~而因此影响到的那些生活急转直下的一群人~~
克莉丝——金发的她考上大学了，她父亲回去地球做苦力才好不容易培养出来的。
她羡慕这羽贺那，也想要成为巴顿那样的人，不受钱的摆布，反而要让钱受自己摆布~
同时也默默地仰慕着晴人~
塞侯——曾经开着公司，可惜公司被并购，然后去街头开网咖，留着爆炸头，
现在不再留着爆炸头~也不再开网咖，而是成了某公司的高级攻城狮。
理莎——离开了之前的教会，变卖了最珍贵的实体书，辗转地/月球。
最终还是在月球的贫民房里开了二十二丁目教会~
造成这一切的罪魁祸首->主角晴人，即便如此，他们都没有怨恨晴人~
反而和塞侯一起帮着晴人~
晴人——他抛弃了原先天真的梦想，在塞侯和理莎的帮助下混进了大学的法学院~
作为工读助学（类似函授）的学生，他变得恐惧做出选择~
恐惧做出选择后再像4年前那样悲惨地伤害到别人~又会失去什么~
要知道羽贺那~已经消失了4年了~
雷娜——明明是晴人上司，各种各种却反而还没主角厉害老成的感觉~
不过她订婚了，似乎也打算辞掉现在这份压抑的工作
艾蕾诺亚——有些落魄的千金小姐姐~一张十万的支票~一张通往投资世界的车票~
她希望借助晴人的投资能力~
流水账剧情ing：
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那场克莉丝的庆祝派对中，得知了艾蕾诺亚的事情，还有克莉丝一直在用着之前羽贺那留下的程序。在艰难的抉择下，晴人辞去了原先工读的工作，进入艾蕾诺亚的修拜崔甭投资
一次巧合，得知艾蕾诺亚的另外一个身份，民众的守护神苏珊吴。以及她的目标，揭露阿瓦隆的骗局。(证交所的重要性呐~真是这种机构没人才导致这种骗局一堆堆~)
在得知艾蕾诺亚的目标后~就像4年轻羽贺那支持晴人那样~晴人和她一起朝着这个目标奋进ing~首先~进入理沙的教会，就像4年前那样~
一次温度降低电费上涨事件中，晴人分析出阿瓦隆的猫腻（阿瓦隆的价值超过那些发电厂发电总量），并寻找雷娜帮忙在区公所搜寻发电土地的相关资料，结果，土地能发电的总电量远高于阿瓦隆的市场总价值，无功而返。
而在投资银行中的苏珊吴一样面临着要对阿瓦隆进行评价的抉择，而现在没有任何证据证明阿瓦隆有问题。她只能给出好的评价，
在各种无力感中艾蕾诺亚准备放弃。直到晴人指出，他们可以到各个电厂实际去调查发电量，如果这样都无法查到任何问题，那就…
好在，阿瓦隆官方发布的发电厂那片土地上，没有一片太阳能板，只有一片荒野。
一座都不存在~可惜终于有活要干的艾蕾诺亚却发现证交会已经被阿瓦隆买通了，
并且他们开始调查苏珊吴，而苏珊吴所在的投资银行也打算放弃苏珊吴。
原来这一切都只是公开的秘密而已。只是没有人愿意站出来戳穿它。
在各种自暴自弃和寻找答案后，晴人发现到了那个年轻的政治家葛萨尼，一下子又有了目标，不管这条路是否能一直走下去。他们都要去见见那个政治家。
在准备去的路上，巴顿的电话->他一下道出了晴人的目的，同时还道出了让晴人好好想想的（简直是，为啥巴顿啥都看的明明白白）
克莉丝要去塞侯的聚会，但是晴人却要去见政治家，如果真是如此，晴人就会又像4年轻挥开羽贺那一样挥开一直照顾他的克莉丝的~终于，在那个能看到整个牛顿市的地方，找到了克莉丝。并拒绝了克莉丝对晴人的表白（已经有了羽贺那的晴人么~?）。克莉丝希望晴人放空阿瓦隆，让别人也感受到克莉丝的痛苦
终于，晴人发现到了巴顿话中的真正意思，4年前，晴人为外区的人们努力，这一次，为了艾蕾诺亚的正义和4年前的犯错而努力，但是即使成功了，阿瓦隆那些无辜的员工同样会遭遇和4年前外区的人们一样凄惨的结局，
最后，留下一句我要去找羽贺那的主角。也要搬出教会~emm
（故事这么多，结果~~~还是没看到放空阿瓦隆的结局，只能看第三章么~emmm）
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只有看过整个故事~才能知道其中的感动~晴人的努力~复仇~挽回~还有他的思考以及正义~
虽然我得说~某些剧情比较拖，玩着玩着我就开着游戏玩纸牌去了~
结果纸牌还卡关了~emmm~果然智商不行玩啥都~~~
抓紧看第三部吧~XD
Second volet de la série, une fois de plus ultra prenant. On reprend l'histoire avec une évolution (?) de notre personnage, pour le meilleur et le pire. Une fois de plus, le plot reste incroyable, le rythme est soutenu, on ne s'ennuie jamais. On est toujours en train de réfléchir à un aspect de l'histoire. La conclusion de cet épisode est une fois de plus en apothéose, ce qui va me pousser à enchaîner la suite.
Mention spéciale aux musiques, toujours là à point nommé pour l'ambiance.
Significantly more interesting and exciting than the first episode. An excellent read.
阿瓦隆取自现实中的安然公司
To keep it simple, it's the second part of a trilogy of Visual Novels about this investment/broker/business prodigy living on a city on the moon. This second book is four years after the first one. The themes here are a lot more suitable, coming of age, the importance of relationships etc. even if it's not quite as impactful as the first one.
The set up is how the main character deals with the fallout/ending of the previous game which is interesting. Not the biggest fan of the art style or music but I tend to read these with Spotify in the background anyway.
It's definitely a story for a very particular type of person that enjoys wider worlds in VNs than specific characters. There isn't a lot of strong characters or deep relationships, but the world building is definitely very good. There is an undercurrent of ethics and commercialism that flows from part one that's particularly resonating.
There are some issues with translations, phrasing etc as most VNs but its not unbreaking of the constructed realism.
The game is quite old at this point, get the three on sale together. It's far too narrow to jump in on this one.
