BLUE REFLECTION Quartet Review – Fitting Four Experiences In One Collection

BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light was my very first review for The Outerhaven. It was a series I knew about at the time but not one I dove too much into. After my first foray into the second game of the series, I went and bought the first game on PC and on PlayStation. It was a great tale that was a great peek into how emotion ties into powers of the Reflectors, or magical girls who could use their connections to become stronger. I have now been able to play through BLUE REFLECTION Quartet. A collection of four games all ending in a new robust version of BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light.

Game Name: BLUE REFLECTION Quartet
Platform(s): PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC
Reviewed On: PC
Developer(s): GUST Studios
Publisher(s): Koei Tecmo
Release Date: July 30th, 2026
Price: $49.99

BLUE REFLECTION Quartet is a collection that explains the full story of the BLUE REFLECTION series. The first game, the anime, the mobile game that ties the anime to BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light, and also BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light. The story of this series begins with Hinako, who is given the Blue Reflection, a blue ring that allows Hinako to use the power of a reflector and explore the world known as the Common. The Common is a world that lies within the population’s subconsciousness. It deals with their emotions. The mystery of The Common and the power of the Reflector and the Sephira are the big selling points of the narrative of this series. The selling point of the games, however, is the relationships.

What Is The Order One Should Play BLUE REFLECTION Quartet?

BLUE REFLECTION Quartet is a collection of four games. The recommended order is chronological. BLUE REFLECTION, BLUE REFLECTION Ray, BLUE REFLECTION Sun, and BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light. I, however, would disagree with this recommended order. Part of my love of BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light was the intrigue and the mystery of the Oasis, and why it was made, and who made it. All of these answers are given to you in BLUE REFLECTION Sun. If you are someone who already knows the answers and has played the original game, then yes, this is the best order to play the collection in. If it is your first experience with the series, though. I would recommend playing through BLUE REFLECTION Sun last. Otherwise, you already know the answers to all the questions Ao has in the final game.

The Elephant In The Room

The Elephant in the collection is the original BLUE REFLECTION. At the time of the launch of BLUE REFLECTION. The console games culture was in a different era. The first game was suggestive with the physics, certain scenes, and the big one: the bath scenes. To be frank, that is also one of the reasons people bought the first game. Jokes were made on forums about how often Hinako’s chest would jiggle while she would check her phone. There was also a huge push about the water physics in the game. If it was raining or characters were in the water, the outfits they were in would become drenched as well as slightly more transparent. It became a mechanic of the game that you could be outside in the rain, and it would wet your whole outfit.

BLUE REFLECTION in the BLUE REFLECTION Quartet collection has been changed to remove or curb a lot of these older design choices they had in the game. The wet mechanic has remained, but it has lessened transparency for the outfits. The physics of character models have also been changed to reduce jiggle animations. The bath and shower scenes haven’t changed, but the water is opaque now. If the reason you liked the BLUE REFLECTION game was due to any of the above mechanics, then you will not be very happy with these changes.

However, that isn’t the only change that happened with BLUE REFLECTION. They have remade the textures with 4k resolutions. They have added a more robust database to help tie everything together in the collection. They have added faster walking and running animations (Thank goodness). You unlock the map fast travel option much sooner than you did in the original game. You also get to access the change outfits room much earlier than the original game too. The game also runs much smoother. One big improvement, just from being added into the collection as a new SKU on Steam, is that cloud saving is finally an option. I had to move my save file manually between PCs when I upgraded to a new pc just so I could have my old save file. And I generally never play the original game on my handheld devices just because I can’t access my save via the cloud like I can with BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light.

The New Games

The next part of the collection is more tie-ins than anything. BLUE REFLECTION Ray is a condensed retelling of the original anime of the same name. The way it was told from the game, however, is not how I was anticipating this release would go. Essentially, you are in the role of Hiori and Ruka as they are in The Common. You find fragments from the reflectors that star in the anime series that detail events from the show. The actual events are just straight-up 2D static scenes from the anime with voiced-over dialogue describing them. Make sure to find all the fragments, as some are optional. One thing to note is that after you find all the fragments and the game ends, check the overall database from the top of the menu. It adds much-needed connective tissue from the events you see in the game. A lot of the dialogue will just casually pass by an important topic with no explanation. If you check the reference or the database, the topic will get an explanation, though. I highly recommend using the database and reference guide this collection drops into the game. It is very helpful when trying to sift through details. BLUE REFLECTION Ray is very short; I completed getting all the fragments in just over an hour.

BLUE REFLECTION Sun is next on the docket, and it has much more substance to the game than BLUE REFLECTION Ray. That said, it is also an extremely condensed version of the mobile game of the same name. I played a bit of the mobile game before it got discontinued, and it was built on a similar engine to Atelier Resleriana. This particular version, though, is actually built on the engine designed for BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light. A lot of the character events, especially the character events of the main cast of BLUE REFLECTION Sun, have been retained in this game. Voice acting and all. The modes and fights, however, have not been retained. Most of the actual fights are just the boss fights that have been kept. Waves are basically done off-screen.

At the end of BLUE REFLECTION Sun, we get the story of the Oasis, the world that leads to the game of BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light. The models of BLUE REFLECTION Sun are a lot higher quality and more polished in this version of the game than the mobile version of the game. This makes sense, though, as these characters are the ones added to BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light.

BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light

Here we are, the real reason to get this specific collection: BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light. The cast of BLUE REFLECTION Sun and Ruka is added to the base party, which means you can successfully have a party with Hiori and Ruka in it! Also, Alessia is a fantastic support character to have with a great healing ability right out of the gate. Once chapter three starts, you get access to the chest of memories. If you have clear data from BLUE REFLECTION Ray in the collection, Ruka will be in the chest of memories. If you have save data from BLUE REFLECTION Sun, the main cast from that game will also join Ruka in the chest of memories. If you are someone who got invested in the mobile game and was sad to see those characters depart, then being able to play with those characters again should be enough to cheer you up a little bit. Even if you don’t get access to your character box from the game again.

In Second Light, you get faster dialogue scenes, and Ao can now walk and run faster. This makes the stealth missions much easier to do. It also means Dates are easier to go to destinations. It does make Dates also humorous because Ao will go so fast walking that it will make the other girl run to keep up with her.

This ultimately makes BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light from BLUE REFLECTION Quartet the definitive version of the game. Getting the true ending is so much easier since it is much faster to replay.

Should You Get This Collection?

This is where the question that matters the most in this review comes out; should you get this collection? I personally love the characters and the world of BLUE REFLECTION. If you are someone who has a craving for more magical girl content in your life, especially in gaming, then absolutely grab this. If you are someone who played either the first game or the second game and got held up on things moving too slowly or being hard to understand, then this is definitely one to try to get to help make things smoother. If you are disappointed that this is a series that focuses on girls and emotions, then I don’t think this will help you.

For me personally, I really enjoyed going through this series and having a full reference database that explains characters and their relationships. As well as explaining the lore of the world. BLUE REFLECTION Quartet is the best collection to get to help you understand the world of BLUE REFLECTION.

Blue Reflection Quartet will be available Digitally July 30th, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC via Steam. It will only include subtitled versions of the game, with Japanese being the only voice-over option.

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