Firstly, I want to say that this is by far my favorite Visual Novel. I like the fact that the dev team saw all the cheesy romance stuff and decided to turn it on its head in such a way that still emphasized the romance while also being comedic. The game is not perfect, but it is a good one, especially for the price. I was hooked in upon completing the very generous Demo they released for it, as it covers nearly half of the game in just the Demo alone.
[h1] Pros: [/h1]
[h3] Story [/h3]
The story revolves around Inco, a highschool student that just moved to a brand new school full of Dinos, and Olivia, talented artist and cute gator (Baryonyx) girl with social insecurities. The story lasts approximately 15 hours-ish if you want all endings, but a single ending might take you around 10 hours if you read slowly like me. There are 4 endings to the game, and each of them revolve around your choices. I like that the game does not let you 'control' Inco. Even though Inco is a blank slate visually, he is his own person, with his own wants, needs, morals and hobbies. He is not a representation of you, neither are you to him, i like that. The game allows the player to have the space to envision themselves in his stead, but ropes enough of that power from you so that you remember that Inco is the main character, aside from Olivia, not YOU. The choices that you make as Inco are more like subtle pushes from his subconscious to make certain decisions, rather than handing you every decision with too much control, and not taking it completely from you either. The 4 endings are written well [spoiler] though, only one of them is considered canon (as far as i can tell), ending 4. [/spoiler]
[h3] Graphics [/h3]
The game features hand drawn art for all the characters, and for quite a few of the backgrounds, though, some are made with a paint filter overlaying real photographs. The character designs are simple, yet work extremely well, they encapsulate the personalities of their character, and their vibes. There are several hand drawn animations that appear throughout the game that look quite nice, and are visibly made with passion. The overall art design is very good.
[h3] Writing [/h3]
The writing is very solid. Things make sense, and connect when telling the story. There are few things that are not tied to a part of the main story. There are a few writing errors, which is fine, and is somewhat expected, but some mods may help with this.
[h3] Gameplay [/h3]
I would consider this a very passive game when it comes to direct interaction, but that's not a bad thing. There are about 10 total choices in the game that make a lasting difference, and they don't happen commonly within 30 minutes of each other. A lot of the game is reading the consequences of your choices, good or bad, while waiting to make your next choice. Some people may want more interactivity from the game.
[h1] Cons: [/h1]
[h3] Not enough [/h3]
There is not enough of this game, i want more.
[h3] Limited Stock [/h3]
They sold out of their Olivia Plushies really fast, and now I really want one.
[h3] More Romance [/h3]
I wish they would have either animated or drawn more art for the very cute romance scenes. I feel like some parts of the game, i would have loved to see an artistic rendition of what was being said on screen rather than just seeing PNGs slide arouund the screen at some points, though, i could just be greedy.
[h1] CONCLUSION [/h1]
[h3] Buy the fricking game, it deserves more love. The devs put a lot of hard work and dedication into this game and it shows. It is a visually and emotionally well driven game. [/h3]
