GIRLS MADE PUDDING

카미츠바키 스튜디오에서 만든 비주얼노벨느낌의 게임 아포칼립스 세계에서 ;니코미'와 '스미비'가 그날 먹었던 푸딩을 다시 먹기위해 오토바이를 타고 여행을 떠난다는 내용의 게임이다. 위에서 말했듯이 비주얼노벨 느낌이 강한데, 오토바이를 타고 다니면서 여러 dialogue를 볼 수 있기 때문. 그 과정에서 여러 재료들이 해금되면서 점차 여러 종류의 음식을 만들 수도 있다. 기본 bgm은 lo-fi 곡들이라 편안하게 게임을 플레이할 수 있다. 도전과제 난이도는 어렵지 않은 편이고, 한글미지원에 영어 텍스트량이 많아서 부담이 될 수도 있는데, 인터넷 검색하면 한글패치 방법도 있으니, (어렵지 않음) 플레이를 해볼 사람들은 인터넷에서 해당 내용을 검색해서 적용하면 될 것 같다.

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[h2]A beautiful mix of Visual Novel and Resource Management, GIRLS MADE PUDDING tells a heartfelt post-apocalyptic story. It’s unique, well-written, and clearly made with a lot of passion, and I adored every minute of it.[/h2] [h3]Story and Setting[/h3] The world has all but ended. After humanity encountered a disease that spread via eyesight, they developed and launched a satellite to intercept the imperceptible waves of information that are transmitted via looking at the world; however, with horrendous consequences that only had become apparent once it was too late to stop them: Namely, people had started to disappear. Specifically, people disappeared when not looking at each other, though it is a bit more complex than just that. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3762761804 GMP follows two surviving girls in a world that is almost entirely abandoned, approximately six months after these disappearances started. One of them, Nikomi, a catgirl cook at a local café, and the other, Sumibi, a regular high schooler who frequented it. This doesn’t mean that they are the only people around, and over the course of its roughly five-hour story, players get to encounter two more characters, which illuminate the mystery behind what is going on: Why everyone has disappeared, what these disappearances imply, and how to technically stop it—but none of this is too relevant for the two main characters, who are simply trying to find comfort in a dead world between each other. Traveling on a bike and trying to keep themselves focused with a goal just barely out of reach: Recreating the favorite pudding of Sumibi from when the café still existed. Structurally, GMP is split into three chapters, which are characterized by their meetings with the other aforementioned characters. Within each chapter, players can pick and choose stories to follow via cooking meals. For example, the pair may meet a character, and during their introduction, they may note various terms players can follow up on. They may tell you about their childhood, they may talk about the pandemic that started the disappearances, and maybe they'll talk about their own current plans. All of these three, as an example, could then represent stories players can follow up on, sort of like an RPG quest, by cooking the meal specified via the story tracker on your UI. “Stories”, here, refers to simply chatting between characters with very rare dialogue options. GMP is a short game and nevertheless manages to do quite a lot in those five hours. In particular, I just found the worldbuilding surprisingly compelling. And the game just really nails this melancholic atmosphere in an equally unique setup for an apocalyptic setting. It is something that has an actual subgenre term for in Japanese media as [i]Mono no aware[/i], an appreciation of the transient nature of life, and is an incredibly interesting way to represent a setting like this. [h3]Gameplay[/h3] The most important thing to note about GMP is that it is mainly a Visual Novel. The extreme majority of your playtime will be spent simply reading conversations as you follow the roads on your bike, and even this driving can be almost automated. Apart from your driving, players need to manage three stats: Hunger, Energy, and Sanity, which are used to solve encounters on the road, such as a wild animal blocking your way, or for scavenging supplies. This may sound like GMP is, in part, a survival game, but it is not and could not be further from one. None of these three bars are actually tied to fail states and will simply force the day to roll over if you manage to completely exhaust any of them. Similarly, the game tasks you to find shelter before nightfall but, likewise, does not tie this to any palpable punishments. Effectively, this means that managing these three bars is almost solely an immersive element for the story. This unimportance is further reinforced by the player being allowed to completely turn such things off via difficulty settings. A better way to look at these is not as a means of a genuine gameplay element but as a way to make the VN storytelling more engaging to the player over the course of its runtime. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3762761625 Your inventory management and your cooking is a bit more involved. While you cannot strictly fail and die due to hunger or exhaustion, you still want to manage your gauges to keep going with your current day and finish out the available stories. All three bars can be restored by cooking food, which you will be constantly doing to advance the story, which also means that you are constantly scavenging buildings and picking up items on the road and from events to find the exact ingredients you want while simultaneously listening to the dialogue. The game actually also skews your pickups towards whatever you need for your currently available quests, meaning that you will never need to wait for lucky pick-ups for some obscure recipe to continue any of your stories. This is a surprisingly intuitive push-and-pull that works to keep you more engaged than if you were truly just reading the text on screen, as you are genuinely planning ahead on what supplies you will need next even without the threat of a game over looming over your head. Virtually all gameplay is kept to be very unintrusive and is designed in a way that you can effortlessly follow the text on screen first and foremost. [h3]Graphics and Sound[/h3] GMP isn’t exactly a game that I would call pretty. While I do really enjoy the character artwork, the environments and actual character models are quite lacking. I wouldn’t say that this would be too bad if at least the various towns you drive through looked at least a bit distinct, but overall each settlement you drive through looks the same: foggy, bland, and undetailed. A nice aspect that is somewhat rare but that I always appreciate is that GMP unlocks a gallery with some concept art, as well as additional character artworks for you to browse after finishing the game. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3762881713 The soundtrack fares better than the visuals, and the game even includes collectible cassettes you can play during your travel; however, it will also default to environmental music whenever you are in a story segment (read: constantly). This means that during most gameplay, the music is pretty repetitive, but the tracks are nevertheless good to even great, as is especially the case with [i]A Story Just for Two (二人だけの物語)[/i]. While the game does not feature any voice acting during the story, there are optional cassettes to be found after the ending that actually do feature the intended character voices, which was a neat thing to find. [h3]Final Thoughts[/h3] GMP is a fantastic little game if you know what you are in for. The story, while not necessarily deep or overly complex, presents you with a unique take on the post-apocalyptic setting that is easy to understand and follow. The game excels in writing and developing the very small cast of characters well, though of course the two protagonists stand out in particular. It’s unique and tightly designed, even if that design relies on minimalist gameplay that people should be aware of before purchasing. That said, GMP offers a unique experience and an amazingly consistent atmosphere throughout its five hours of playtime along with a, to me, absolutely great ending.

Sometimes you don't need to save the world Sometimes you just need to keep going, find something to eat, sit beside someone you care about, and enjoy the fact that you're still here i love yuri btw

Kazuhide Oka and KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO made another charming game. Much like Moonless Moon, GIRLS MADE PUDDING (GMP) allowed me to wind down and relax. I enjoyed it enough to obtain all achievements, but don't expect too much based on its 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating. [h2]Gameplay[/h2] Despite the screenshots, it's 95% visual novel, 4% resource management, and 1% driving. Whatever gameplay ideas they had, they weren't fully realized. I felt a dissonance between the story and the gameplay, and after roughly two hours, I felt I had seen most of the areas. While it kept me engaged, I recommend setting the difficulty to casual with automatic driving enabled. [h2]Story and Characters[/h2] What else can I say besides that I enjoyed the dynamic between Sumibi and Nikomi, despite some of their conversations are just about mundane stuff? I mean, the world, mystery behind people's disappearances, and other characters they meet along the way are interesting, but they aren't the main reason I like this game. However, the English translation could use improvement. There were a few typos and misused words that occasionally changed the intended meaning, though I usually could guess what it was trying to say. [h2]Visuals and Audio[/h2] The visuals aren't something as I consider as eye-catching or beautiful. I didn't find the environments atmospheric or detailed enough to convey a sense of a quiet, post-apocalyptic world. While the character designs are good, it's really odd that there aren't any story CGs. The soundtrack is great, but 8 tracks feel a bit skimpy for a story that lasts 7 to 10 hours. **I also wish the characters were voiced, it is THE single change that would massively improve the game's experience.** [h2]Comparison with Girls Last Tour[/h2] I agree with reviewers who compare GMP to Girls Last Tour (GLT), but don't expect high similarity. Personally, I think there are three main differences: * GLT uses 'show, don't tell' approach more frequently. * Characters in GMP travel almost all the time, whereas in GLT, there are more moments of exploring buildings and actual cooking process. * I'm only comparing the English translations; however, GLT feels more relaxing, partly because it uses simpler language. [h2]Other[/h2] It runs well on my Linux device. The game only offers options between windowed (1920x1080) and full-screen mode, with the latter appearing to use simple upscaling. [hr][/hr] GIRLS MADE PUDDING is clearly made with passion, but it's also clear that there's insufficient experience or budget to fully realize its potential. If you enjoyed their previous game, Moonless Moon, I easily recommend this. Otherwise, check more reviews to see if it is for you.

不错的百合小短篇，画风讨喜，音乐不赖，人设可爱，主旨或许有些陈词滥调但是就好这口。 不过几处情感爆发的点全给我黑屏没有cg很让我失望，打完后，画廊明明有美术资源好不好，你适当插入一下不挺好吗。 总之瑕不掩瑜，8分佳作，值得一个下午配着咖啡戴着耳机玩完。

A good narrative driven game about 2 girls travelling through a dead/doomed world with interesting world building and having the girls make most of it and influence (or being influenced by) other characters they meet along the way. Yuri is love.

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