Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchMar 30, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- PS VitaNov 3, 20157.9playscore7.46 Critics8.9243 Players
8 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Norn9: Var Commons is one of the stronger romance novel entries on Switch. With a neat plot, no time to get bored with a suitor because there’s still plenty to go, and just enough hints to guess where the common ending will go, it'll be worth some time heading to meet The World.
Donald Theriault · Apr 24, 2023 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Norn9: Var Commons’ Prologue is a bit rocky when introducing the narrative and suffers from several plot holes. However, it still manages to pull you in with its crazy plot twists and overall sci-fi presentation. This, combined with its clever tactic to tempt you into clearing every single route for each character, is possibly one of the most cleverly written stories I’ve seen thus far.
Angelus Victor · Mar 30, 2023 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Norn9 is perhaps one of the less interesting in a recent burst of Visual Novels to hit the Vita, the story seems to take far too long to go anywhere and ends somewhat abruptly. The games main saviour however is the quirky Norn9 Quest mode, which was more interesting than the main games story.
Liam Langan · Nov 12, 2015 Reviewed on VitaRead full review - What it comes down to, though, is that this isn’t the only otome game to come out in a relatively short period of time, and as such Norn9 in direct competition with Code: Realize for both attention and sales… and of the two, Norn9 is the inferior product. The title is by no means bad, but the character path shortcomings coupled with Aksys’s localization errors and typos makes it difficult to wholeheartedly recommend. It’s worth a purchase for an otome fan, as it’s a decent title of a genre that is severely limited in English, but the heavy focus on romance is not going to appeal to everyone.
Elizabeth Henges · Nov 12, 2015 Reviewed on VitaRead full review - The saving grace here is that it’s not particularly hard to get a good ending as it is with some visual novels. As such, you won’t need to waste excessive hours simply trying to perfect one route before moving onto the next. Norn9: Var Commons might not be the very best the otome genre has to offer, but it’s certainly up there.
Marcus Estrada · Nov 05, 2015 Reviewed on VitaRead full review - Norn9: Var Commons blends its otome/dating sim elements and science fiction plot with a good deal of skill, turning out a visual novel that can be enjoyed by a broad audience. Its cast of characters is varied and likeable, and their explorations of their flaws call to mind the themes of recent superhero movies — specifically, the responsibilities of those who hold power.
Jowi Meli · Nov 04, 2015 Reviewed on VitaRead full review - It's the perfect time to pick this title up, with an anime adaptation in the works and due out soon. The Vita has become a perfect home for visual novel titles, and while Sony aren't showing much love to the forgotten handheld, thankfully publishers like Aksys and Atlas continue to bring over the best games out of Japan.
Drew Hurley · Dec 10, 2015 Reviewed on VitaRead full review - Norn9: Var Commons è una visual novel particolare, appartenente al genere otome e per questo molto lontana dal fan service ingiustificato che moltissime volte permea questa produzioni. Si tratta infatti di una storia profonda e ben congegnata, che ci prende per mano portandoci in un mondo parallelo misterioso in compagnia di un gruppo di comprimari splendidamente caratterizzati. È proprio la forza del gruppo a far eccellere Norn9: Var Commons, che purtroppo si perde inesorabilmente sul finale, arrivando scarico a un epilogo poco interessante che in parte mina la riuscita dell'intero pacchetto.
Mattia Comba · Nov 15, 2015 Reviewed on VitaRead full review
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While on a school trip, child prodigy Sorata Suzuhara wanders off after hearing a mysterious song and blacks out. He then finds himself in unfamiliar place, and encounters a girl. Sorata follows her to a ship and finds 12 passengers – 3 young women and 9 men – all espers with special powers. Delve into the story of the ship and its occupants through the point of views of each of the three girls, and unravel the mysteries trapped within.
Developer: Idea Factory