Back then, she was at rock bottom and an unlikable person who actively portrayed herself that way because that’s what she thought of herself. When I first played Shinovi Versus, she was one of my least favorite characters and I think that was the whole point.

I was rather impressed and satisfied with how much positive character development she received across the two Versus games. She decides that she wants to make everything right for herself, including conquering her inner demons even if it means having to sacrifice the very power she possesses which feeds off her negative emotions. It wouldn’t be until meeting Asuka and Mirai during Shinovi Versus that she slowly began to realize the importance of the bonds we make with others in this world, and that she needs to come to terms with her past if she ever wants a chance at actually being happy. This event led her to shut herself off from the world out of fear that she would only bring harm to everyone around her. Murasaki had a bit of a “troubled” upbringing that resulted in a series of unfortunate and tragic events including her nearly killing her sister, Imu. Before I get into the game itself, I’ll give a brief summary of Murasaki’s story so far, since it gives some more context for Reflexions. Many people online seem to have labeled Reflexions as some crazy and shameless sex and foreplay sim but in my experience with the Murasaki DLC, I found that it’s a lot more tame than I was led to believe. Murasaki is actually one of my favorite characters in the Senran Kagura series and considering her backstory, I was curious to see how they would expand on it in Reflexions. Steve has written about the Asuka and Yumi campaigns before and had some positive things to say about how the games actually did a decent job at developing those characters, so I went into this with high hopes. However when they announced that one of the DLC storylines would be featuring Murasaki, I became interested. Senran Kagura: Reflexions came out last year and it’s a title that I’ve been on the fence about for a while.

While fan-service is definitely part of the appeal for many players, I actually found myself more interested in the character arcs as there were some storylines that were genuinely interesting, compelling and well written. It’s easy to write the franchise off as cheap “fan-service” with no real purpose. The Senran Kagura series is one that I’ve spent much more time playing than I initially expected to. For Valentine’s Day, I figured I would take a look at a game that has an emphasis on building affection and showing appreciation for a character featured in it.

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