"Innocence R" was also well received by "Famitsu". General praise to the graphical upgrade over the original version, the rebuilt battle system and added voice acting and story content. Japanese website "Game Impress Watch" was highly positive, praising the extra characters, updated gameplay and graphics. One minor reservation was that some aspects might be a little difficult or complex for players. The reviewer's closing comment was that it was a role-playing game they would "recommend to anyone". Abraham Ashton Liu of RPGFan was fairly mixed about some aspects of it. While he found aspects of comparing the characters' past and present lives and enjoyed the gameplay and side-characters, he generally found the lead characters irritating. He also found the graphics rather poor for the Vita and saw some gameplay elements as archaic or poorly tuned. In March 2013, "Famitsu" ranked the top games of 2012, and "Innocence R" reached 13th place. In July 2014, "Innocence R" was ranked by Japanese website Inside Games among the top ten popular role-playing games for the Vita.