片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish

I quite liked this a short and sweet game that says all it needs to say and doesn't overstay its welcome. Really liked the visual direction with all the cgs what you see is what you get with the game but it does what it does pretty well.

[h1]Rating 8/10 - "Who are we, if not Ourselves? ★ English - Fan Translated ★ Spoiler-Free | [2026]"[/h1] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3644874969 [b]🔽To Install the Fan Translation please refer to the Bellow🔽[/b] https://steamcommunity.com/app/3509770/discussions/0/687493456811161465/ [i](For $3: You cannot beat an experience like this - I'm truly blown away by this work.)[/i] [h1]Steam Deck | Support[/h1] [i]Everything works 100% - Using Proton 10.0(+). Notes: The Default is Controller Layout is sufficient, but.. I recommend Community Controller Layout: "[𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚖𝙾𝚂] --> █▓▒░ 𝙲𝚛𝚊𝚢𝚏𝚒𝚜𝚑 ∵ 𝙻𝚊𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚝 ░▒▓█" (Back to the Review) [/i] [h3]Review Highlights[/h3] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3644873753 [b][table] [tr] [th]Points[/th] [th]Explained[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]All Ages?[/td] [td]✅ | VISA/Mastercard Approved[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Opening - OP?[/td] [td]✅ | Yes, for $3 this work does have an OP | Crazy Value. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Reading: Length - Short: 2-3hrs[/td] [td]This is a Short Kinetic Novel, w/no branching choices; Yet it makes an Amazing use of it's cast of use of it's time & cast of 9 Characters.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Voice Acting[/td] [td]❌ | This is not a genuine negative. - especially considering the time it takes to finish. (Though if I were in a better position, I would genuinely consider modding in Freelance Japanese Voice Acting. This KN is so good.)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Enjoyment Factor[/td] [td]• It's a visually appealing & endearing Indie work, loaded w/characters & w/plenty of CG's(Backgrounds / Artwork). • The Visual Direction of the KN never leaves you visually w/a dull moment & feels insanely dynamic, similar to FILMIC NOVELs. - There are no Character Sprites utilized in one-armed crayfish • I've had my expectations wonderfully subverted throughout this entire read, as this is quite a thought provoking Kinetic Novel to experience. - It's tightly written, centered around Misaki Miyoshi & Yuta Nozaki Interactions across the Election Week. Yet all(9) characters plays their role extremely well without overstaying their time on-screen. - It's on top of my favorites for the year(2026 just started)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Fan Translation (FTL) Quality[/td] [td]• The Fan Translation is pretty faithful, keeping honorifics, the abundant usage of Contrarian, though it's not easy to cross verify since the TL is effectively a mod. - So switching back & forth is a hassle for review purposes, but what I have verified leaves me to believe that this work is in good hands w/the Shinzou Translation Group.[/td] [/tr] [/table][/b] [h2]Reviews's End \-/ Summarization [/h2] [b]One-Armed Crayfish ★ Is a Story about Healing:[/b] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3644873915 [i](片腕のザリガニ - is short, so I'll resort to describing how reading it made me feel)[/i] [code]All of us have experienced moments in our lives that forever changed us as people. Maybe these points left immeasurably pleasant memories.. Maybe some of them left unforgettable scars. Regardless which you lean towards, they are what make us who we are. This work encourages us to find the answers for ourselves, as it's not here to tell the characters & by proxy us[The Reader] which path to walk on that journey. Merely that it's okay. It is not the end for you, nor for the One Armed Crayfish. We are essentially invited to reformulate what it really means to be whole. Hopefully, we accept that meaning & ultimately move forward.[/code] [b]The price of admission is well worth this experience.[/b] [i](I wonder what other untranslated works are waiting to be explored, forever locked behind an unfortunate language barrier between two sides of the planet.)[/i]

Charming little story, enjoyed reading it. Quality of the English translation patch was great.