Quartet is a 1986 arcade shooter-platformer that saw ports across multiple systems including the Commodore 64 and Sega Master System. However, recent coverage reflects a different game entirely: Blue Reflection Quartet, a PlayStation 5 and multi-platform JRPG collection from Gust and Koei Tecmo that bundles the magical girl series alongside a new entry. The compilation launched across PS5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and PC via Steam.
Reception has been mixed. Critics acknowledged the value proposition of receiving multiple games at a lower cost than the original PS4 release, though assessments diverged on execution. Some reviewers questioned whether the collection's ambitions translated into cohesive quality, while others found emotional resonance across the four contained adventures. Coverage also included newly commissioned artwork by Mel Kishida featuring the series' primary heroines.
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Under the Koei Tecmo Games umbrella, developer Gust is best known for the long-running Atelier franchise. They’re wonderful RPGs that bring together a blend of cutesy anime adventure with engaging alchemy synthesis gameplay, and there’s a new entry in the series almost ever year.…
The Blue Reflection series is one of those JRPG series that never seems to get the recognition it deserves. It probably isn’t sitting at the top of many JRPG fans’ favourite-games lists, but perhaps it should be. I was first introduced to the series through Blue Reflection: Secon…
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Blue Reflection Quartet modernizes and bundles every game in the series, and even comes with a new title. There are more magical girls packed in this JRPG collection than you probably know what to do with, but does that quantity come with quality? With the distinction of being cr…
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Gust and Koei Tecmo have announced that their magical girl JRPG collection Blue Reflection Quartet is now available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. A new illustration featuring the four primary heroines by Mel Kishida was also released alon…
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Multimedia efforts can be exciting, but when their hopeful impact falls short, it can diminish the IP’s presence much more substantially than a standalone miss. Gust’s magical girl series Blue Reflection can apply here, with two generally successful console outings alongside a mi…
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Blue Reflection Quartet is four PS5 JRPGs for less than the price of the stand alone original game on PS4.
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The new lineup will make its debut at Stake Pulse Beat I at the end of July.