2015 · Compile Heart · Role-playing

Moero Crystal

PlayStation exclusive

Moero Crystal is a role-playing video game developed by Compile Heart for the PlayStation Vita. It is part of the Genkai Tokki series and the sequel to Moe Chronicle. The player will need to make a team of five monster girls for battle. The protagonist Zenox can’t attack, but he’ll help provide support with power ups.

Released: 25 September 2015
Platforms: PlayStation Vita
Genres: Role-playing
Developers: Compile Heart
Publishers: Compile Heart
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Fantasy

About

Moero Crystal, full name Genkai Tokki Moero Crystal (限界凸起モエロクリスタル, Genkai Tokki Moero Kurisutaru; Limit Break Moero Crystal), is a 2015 dungeon crawler role-playing video game developed by Compile Heart for the PlayStation Vita. It is the third game in the Genkai Tokki series, following Monster Monpiece and Moe Chronicle, and preceding Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates. Like the other games, Moero Crystal places emphasis on ecchi and fanservice content, and follows protagonist and "lucky lecher" Zenox as he searches for monster girl bras in order to "save the world". The game was released on September 25, 2015 in Japan and in greater Asia with Chinese subtitles in 2016. The game was released as Moero Crystal H (限界凸起モエロクリスタルＨ) for the Nintendo Switch on September 5, 2019 in Japan and worldwide in September 2020.

Keywords

turn-based
jrpg
party-based combat
japan

Media

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Gameplay

Moero Crystal is the direct sequel to 2014's Moe Chronicle, and contains the same ecchi-focused gameplay as its predecessor. Whereas in Chronicle players were on a journey searching for panties, in Crystal, they search for bras. Crystal also expands on the previous gameplay, with its "build up, release, and insert" battle system featuring a new "Insert" command, allowing players to change the characters' attacking order. During battles, the player will also get to help the monster girls by providing them with buffs as support.

This is as the protagonist, Zenox, cannot attack and can only utilize support abilities. A team of five monster girls is required for battle. Buffs and bonuses can be utilized and the girls' costumes degrade over time. Upon defeating a monster girl, players can recruit them through the game's touchscreen "scratching" feature; a new "Double Scratch" mode allows players to "massage" and interact with up to two monster girls at a time.

Development

Moero Crystal was announced in May 2015 in an issue of Dengeki PlayStation. It is produced by Norihisa Kochiwa, directed by Makoto Kitano, and features character design by Katsuyuki Hirano. A website featuring character artwork and a short teaser trailer was released later that month. The game's official release date of September 25 was announced in June. A debut full-length trailer of Moero Chronicle highlighting the game's new features was released in July.

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia announced in September that Moero Crystal will release in Asia with an English translation sometime in 2016, just like Moe Chronicle before it. Pre-orders of Moero Crystal include a special product code to download "Nude Flash" underwear of eight of the game's girl characters. A limited edition of the game is also available, featuring a special box illustrated by Katsuyuki Hirano, art book, and special CD containing the voices of the game's 80 monster girls.

Reception

Four Famitsu reviewers all scored Moero Crystal 8 out of 10, for a total score of 32/40. The game sold 18,721 copies on its debut week, placing 7th for all software sales for that week according to Media Create.