Bittersweet Birthday

在我密集的游戏历程中，总有一些作品能让我重新想起热爱独立游戏的初心，这并不一定意味着这些游戏有着突出的创新，而是一种难以言明的独立精神——对于《Bittersweet Birthday》而言，它的特质体现于一种对“表达”的热切渴望，因而导致了学院派不能容许的剧情比重失调，但是又和游戏出色的动作基因组合成了一份体验独特的，难以归类的作品。但也真是这种有舍有得的表达最能体现独立游戏的“作者感“。 本作是一个剧情比重较大的俯视角动作游戏，也是World Eater的处女作；不知为何，其宣发有意把它的战斗系统往魂上靠，再加上其“只有Boss战”的编排，游玩时确实让我想起了以前玩过的2d魂Bossrush《上古之魂》，不过本作在此基础上另行加入了大量的弹幕元素，以及一套更有趣的、和剧情关联紧密的构筑系统，让它的最终战斗呈现非常不错。 说是“魂”，其实也只是多加了一些体力条控制，本作中完美闪避可以回复体力条，而破防机制鼓励你持续不断地密集输出来换取硬直窗口；所以实际的战斗体验中很依赖敌人的喂招，来保持输出节奏不断，确实是高风险高收益，与此同时，游戏的相杀和闪避的判定窗口非常窄，和温馨的像素画风有相当反差。 但是这些难度都是“可选的”，本作虽然没有准备简单模式，但是在构筑系统中直接给你加入了“所有伤害为1“的强力官方外挂。这套构筑系统强绑定于游戏的剧情，你在关卡探索中会通过推进和寻找获得“记忆”，其中正面的记忆消耗容量提供增益，而如果你想要更多正面效果，则可以开启一些负面记忆，比如半血进场，来获得更多容量，整套系统像是《空洞骑士》护符的基础加上点小巧思，也避免了现在类“热度”的附加难度系统导致的同质化问题。 前面提到了剧情的某种失调——对于一个没有玩家选择而言的游戏，《苦甜生日》的表达欲有点太旺盛了，在对话快进用处不大，必须看完所有像素演出的情况下，本作在序章大费周章地花四段完成基础教学，又塞了十几分钟的家常剧情和背景介绍，才给你第一个存盘点，为了营造悬念，在存在倒叙双线叙事的情况下还玩谜语人。所幸游戏中冰冷诡异的实验室和温馨的小镇场景的交织，确实能带来一些探索驱动，剧情编排方面仁者见仁。 总体而言——这是一个我乐于见到的游戏，它的不完美全部来自个性的选择，因而能给你带来一些只属于独立游戏的感动。 [quote]关注鉴赏组：[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45134494]浮生评测[/url] ←"浮生若梦，一鉴倾心，邀您共赏人间烟火" 加入Steam组：[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/LLFLLFF]浮生评测[/url]←“一起追寻'浮生若梦'般的游戏体验” 开始“浮生若梦”鉴赏组的奇幻之旅！[/quote]

Juego absolutamente recomendado, las batallas son espectaculares y la historia muy interesante. No hay más nada que decir, compralo esta buenardo.

Acabo de terminar la historia del juego y puedo decir con orgullo que es de las mejores historias que he jugado en un videojuego. El misterio de la narrativa es muy atrapante y siempre quieres seguir jugando para saber todas las respuestas. Es hermoso como el final ata todo los cabos y te deja con una sensación de satisfacción. Lo recomiendo👍

After finish the story I will say this game is so good, from gameplay to story to music. I don't think I have anything to complain here, there was a issue with the game crash in late game as I was playing it but it was quickly fixed. If you found the game look interesting, bored or have some spare change, I recommend you try it

Bittersweet Birthday est un jeu qui ose. Il mélange les genres, les rythmes, les intentions. Il propose des combats tendus, une narration fragmentée, et une ambiance singulière. Mais cette audace a un prix : celui de l’équilibre. Le jeu ne choisit jamais franchement son camp, et cette indécision peut désorienter. Reste un titre sincère, atypique, qui parlera à ceux qui aiment les expériences à facettes — et qui acceptent de lire autant qu’ils esquivent.

[quote] [h1]是选择“受击为1”的安逸，还是“生命减半”的豪赌？[/h1] 《Bittersweet Birthday》是一款以Boss战为核心的动作冒险游戏，结合了细腻的像素画风与深刻的心理叙事。 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3614407627 玩家将扮演一名在陌生实验室醒来的失忆者，在名为“Ada”的声音引导下，一边迎战强敌，一边拼凑记忆碎片，揭开隐藏在自己身份背后的真相。 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3614407352 本作的战斗非常有特色，它融合了类魂游戏的精准操作与弹幕游戏的华丽攻势，玩家需要观察敌人攻击节奏，如技能前摇、快慢刀等等，灵活运用闪避、格挡与反击（精准闪避、精准格挡还有额外收益），在多阶段Boss战中不断突破自我。更巧妙的是，游戏中的“记忆系统”不仅是剧情线索，也是可调整难度与玩法的核心机制。“记忆系统”里面的记忆需要玩家自行探索收集，手残玩家可以选择装备一些增益buff来降低游戏难度， https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3614422140 比如让所有受到的伤害都降低为1，这能让紧张刺激的Boss战容错率大增；而追求挑战的高手则能反其道而行，可以选择debuff装满身上，比如开始战斗生命减半、击破敌人阶段不会再给回复血量等等。 除了紧张的战斗，游戏也构建了一个温暖而古怪的村庄作为休憩之所。在这里你可以玩飞镖、猜拳，甚至收集48种风格各异的扭蛋玩具，与性格鲜明的村民互动了解他们各自背后的故事。这些看似轻松的片段，与主线中冰冷压抑的实验室形成强烈对比，也让整个故事在“苦涩”与“甜蜜”之间取得精妙的平衡。 美术方面，手绘像素风格搭配细腻的背景设计，让每个场景都充满情绪张力。音乐则巧妙地配合剧情起伏，时而悬疑紧张，时而温暖治愈，强化了玩家的沉浸体验。特别是和VEGA的追逐躲猫猫，躲柜子里不敢动弹，生怕一个呼吸发出声音就被逮住。 总的来说，本作是一款非常不错的剧情驱动的动作冒险游戏，但需要强调的是，由于游戏文本量极大，且目前暂无官方中文，因此我不推荐给没有英语阅读能力的玩家。反之，如果你英语能力不错，又恰好喜爱叙事向动作RPG，那么本作绝对值得你一探究竟。最后，由衷希望制作组能看到玩家呼声，早日更新中文支持！ [quote] 游玩百态，将游玩心得用汉语化作玩家的指明灯，(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35402408/]点击这里关注汉化语录~[/url] 如果喜欢这个评测，请点个赞让更多人看见 [/quote] [/quote]

This game is GREAT. Really really really great. I'm genuinely kind of upset and confused that this game seems to be getting slept on in such a major way, so I wanna just kinda gush (spoiler-free) about it here! Combat: This is gonna be the sparsest section, because I'm pretty easy to please with combat. It felt good, I like the system that's in place to increase/decrease difficulty, and it just felt very...learnable. There were a couple of fights I had to repeat multiple times, and never once did I feel like I was just bs'ing my way through, I was always catching onto mechanics intuitively over time. It felt very satisfying to play. Story: The story is a hell of a ride!! It's definitely very story-heavy, which I personally find to be a positive aspect. It has non-linear storytelling which, if you did try to sort out in a diagram, would probably look like a mess...but it never felt all too convoluted while playing through it—I feel like there were generally decent markers of the timeline that kept it pretty understandable. The atmosphere of the game hit really well with the old RPG maker horror game fan in me. It definitely understand what it's doing with its horror aspects, and it never felt cheap or too jumpscare-y. Everything is just done with so much intention, it comes together so beautifully. Writing: This game really hits a balance that I feel like I rarely see, where there was always some element of mystery driving me to want to know more, while also not trying to obscure things in overcompensated ways. Every guess I made that I got right felt satisfying and also never over-explained, while every one that I got wrong felt wildly interesting in a whole new way. As a result, the pacing felt generally good (especially if you just move on from the flashback sections if you start to wear yourself out haha, you have plenty of time to pick those back up later). I still am kinda shocked that I spent over 20 hours playing it. I also loved how the sci-fi "science" aspect was written. I feel like with a lot of stories with similar stuff, the climax will have some BS that is barely explained and you just kinda accept it for the emotion of the moment, but this had Both the emotion and the logic. It's just written in a way that's not too dense, but also doesn't treat the audience like an idiot who can't ever read a Definition. Art/Music: Wonderful stuff. The music was absolutely perfect for the atmosphere at any given moment. And the art!! The colors in this game are so stunning. The *use* of the colors for different meanings was also so so well done. The walk cycles/run animations and the extensive spritework was fantastic at building up the characters. Once again, it all just felt so beautifully intentional. Characters: Saving the best for last: the characters!! Oh my God, the character writing was done so so so well. Not to beat a dead horse, but the intentionality behind everything is Crazyyyy!!! There were so many moments where an observation I'd made about a character came to be addressed later on. For a short game with a decent amount of majors characters and a LOT of minor NPCs, this game still manages to make them feel rich and important. And for the major cast, I was just really impressed by how...important they all were? Like, at no point did I feel that any of them were being snubbed, or that anyone was stealing the limelight (and if one in particular did a little bit...well, it sure does get addressed :)!) It's just such a well-balanced cast. And I love them all. Anyhow, 10/10 game. There may be flaws (several minor typos, the game crashed a couple of times for me after long play sessions, and for some reason Steam thinks I impressively managed to spend 22 hrs in this game without ever earning an achievement lmao) but they feel so overpowered by the sheer love put into it. Here's to hoping more and more people find this game! 🙏

Fun characters and fun boss fights in what might be a bit of a overconvoluted story at times, but I still had a great time. Just a fair warning, if you expect loads of boss fights you'll be dissapointed. More story, especially if you do all the side quests, than bossfights. But all the bossfights were great

Una especie de aventura de accion narrada como novela visual adaptativa con peleas de por medio, esto implica que tiene un elemento mas fuerte como novela que como juego de accion, es decir, cuenta la historia y en medio hay peleas, y son pocas, pero como el fuerte es la historia, lo hacen demasiado bien y siento que hay secretos que no se han descubierto porque desgraciadamente no tiene comunidad como tal, pero es una muy buena experiencia que deben de probar.

A fun game with great visuals and an enthralling story