, ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁character ▁growing ▁as ▁a ▁person ▁through ▁experiences ▁she ▁shares ▁with ▁her ▁class m ates , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁and ▁end ings ▁of ▁friend ships . ▁H os oi ▁c ited ▁H ana ▁& ▁Alice , ▁Magic ▁Knight ▁Ray ear th ▁and ▁S ail or ▁Moon ▁as ▁influ ences ▁for ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁announced ▁through ▁Fam its u ▁and ▁Den ge ki ▁Play Station ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁in ▁Gust ' s ▁three - game ▁" Be aut iful ▁Girls ▁Festival " ▁project , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁At el ier ▁Fir is ▁and ▁N ights ▁of ▁Azure ▁ 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁development ▁was ▁ 3 0 % ▁complete . ▁ ▁Blue ▁Ref lection ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁K oe i ▁T ec mo ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁for ▁the ▁Play Station ▁ 4 ▁and ▁Play Station ▁V ita . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁in ▁a ▁standard , ▁a ▁prem ium , ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁collection ▁edition : ▁the ▁prem ium ▁edition ▁includes ▁the ▁game ' s ▁sound track , ▁illustr ations , ▁a ▁school ▁calendar , ▁a ▁poster , ▁and ▁an ▁in - game ▁cost ume ; ▁the ▁special ▁collection ▁edition ▁includes ▁all ▁the ▁items ▁from ▁the ▁prem ium ▁addition , ▁along ▁with ▁six teen ▁further ▁post ers . ▁People ▁who ▁pre - ordered ▁the ▁game ▁were ▁also ▁given ▁additional