The above paragraphs is literally all there is to this game, too. Once you clear a session, your progress is saved, new outfits and themes are unlocked, and the process repeats as you gradually fill the vial. Once you make her happy enough, you’ll move onto the final section of the reflexology session, where you’ll have to massage her in more suggestive places, starting with a hand on her thighs before moving to a comb on her shoulders, where you must shake the joycons to raise and keep balance in a happiness meter, making sure not to do it too much or do it too little. Thus, you’ll have to complete sessions one after the other, starting off by rubbing her hands with the joy-cons and then moving into a fantasy sequence where Asuka dresses up in an outfit and you’ll have to rub over parts of her shoulders or legs (or grope at her) in order to make her happy.

The main goal of Senran Kagura Reflexions is to fill up a vial over the course of many sessions with Asuka in order to make the most of your time with her. You can also change the main menu theme to one of the unlocked themes if you so desire. There’s also a range of music tracks, the majority of which go along perfectly with the game’s theme of relaxation, and are gradually unlocked as you progress through the main scenario and help Asuka enter more fantasies.

Goofy at best, questionable at worst, but it at least doesn’t look like anything bothersome in the slightest and this game never gets outright explicit, even though it can be a bit suggestive. The closeup segments where you get to massage and grab at her body is… Beyond bizarre, to say the least.

The visuals look decent enough, presented from a first person perspective with easy to read text, and there are plenty of unlockable customization options for Askua, allowing you to change the color of her clothes and put on a variety of different outfits to your liking in the free play mode.

Since this game focuses on visual novel elements and has little else to offer, the presentation is the main aspect of Senran Kagura Reflexions. That’s literally as much plot as you’ll get with this game, and even if this is your first Senran Kagura game like it was for me, (the series is primarily known for being a belt scroller, before going with spinoff after spinoff in recent years) not having a familiarity with the series doesn’t impact the relationship with Asuka, so you don’t have to worry about her referencing or asking about events from games you may have not played. In this odd visual novel/tech demo/massage hybrid, you spend time in a classroom with one of the main characters from Senran Kagura, Asuka, helping her relax to the point of helping her daydream. Thanks to XSEED Games for the review code Title: Senran Kagura Reflexions

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