Buddy Simulator 1984

Honestly, it wasn't a bad experience. If you already own this, it may be worth playing. I enjoyed the overall idea well enough, with the spread out horror elements. There was just a lot of different ideas and transitions going on. By the time combat was introduced, it felt like a big mechanical ask compared to the laid back gameplay from earlier. There were times where I almost struggled with it. It also feels like it was designed to be played more than once, if you want to unlock all the secrets and understand the fully story. However, it takes too long to play. I realize I only played it for 10 hours, but movement is just slow and clunky and the combat takes forever. Even if it's short, it still ends up feeling long. I'm not sure I 100% understand what the game was supposed to be telling me. I unlocked most of the secrets, except for 2 that are either tedious or nearly impossible. I "get" what the game is, but not entirely what my buddy was. That said, it was the closest I've come to living out a Petscop-like experience, if you've ever watched that. So if you want a horror game in that vein, it's probably worth at least one playthrough.

Great game! I played this back to back with Inscryption and was surprised by how similar the two feel in certain ways. Buddy is a really well crafted character, and I found myself feeling genuinely conflicted about my actions at several points. That said, I do feel a little cheated by the fact that you seemingly have no real option other than ruining things with him. I’ll definitely have to do another run to see the alternate endings and uncover the rest of the story, but for now, I really enjoyed my time with it.

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Hmm, honestly not what I expected it to be, and unfortunately I mean that in a negative way here. The game has a pretty good and sometimes downright interesting narrative just as what you'd expect from reading store page blurb, seeing the screenshots, etc. However, what it does not tell you is how some of the gameplay sections are not absolutely not upto par to it, specifically the gimmicky combat introduced in the second half of the game that quickly overstays it welcome. Enough that I have no interest in replaying it to get the other endings in the game. Overall, Buddy Simulator 1984 is an interesting narrative trapped in the quagmire of some incredibly tedious gameplay. Still recommended which is why I gave it a positive review but please do consider yourself warned.

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Such a charming little game. The game ended up being a fun little experience with a tear-jerking story and even though the gameplay isn't super engaging or exciting most of the time and it dragged on a bit at times. The writing makes up for it and the endings are really good. Game takes kind of long to replay though as you can't really skip or speed anything up as well. Overall I'd recommend this game if you can make it through some of the slower parts. I miss my buddy already.

Almost an hour in and the game has been nothing by constant amount of typing - not great for someone with dyslexia. Game has no quality of life/accessibility, so just blocks me out from any enjoyment.