I Wanna Be A Game Dev!

I've played many games over the years, and I don't know what it is about this game that simply amazed me. I've played games with better stories, more endearing characters, and more fun gameplay, and yet I don't understand why I liked this game more than all of them. It's experiences like this that make me want to play video games.

At first I just saw this game and though, [b] Game dev? Hey that's me! [/b] [i]Little did I know for the ride I was getting myself in...[/i] Even if you're not fans of visual novels, this game has side minigames that wouldn't bore you in the whole 12 hour playthrough. The fact you can actually ROAM around the small 3d world is insane. (And one other thing, some "quizzes" in this game requires you to actually have game development knowledge so this game was MADE for game devs) The story was written by Smakespeare's left toe if it was touched by Midas and dunked in the wine's of heaven. The character were very much captivating, even the jerks are fun. [spoiler]The end is also a complete 180 (bummer because I just wanted to continue my relationships but story gotta move somehow... atleast there's that beach episode)[/spoiler] But oh let me tell you about the characters, I personally don't give a cow's giant breasts about Chloe (or Chelsea whatever her name was) My eyes were set on Yonaka only 🤤🤤🤤 (Britney is a good second option and The teacher, Emi was supposed to be my sneaky link too) [b]Final verdict: Play this game. Best yapping game I've ever played. AND IT'S FREE (Who says no to free peak? 🥹)[/b]

Pretty good game.it kept me entranced for most of it. [spoiler]Hope this team someday makes something without the unnecessary and counterproductive meta twist that doesn't contribute anything and sours what was there before[/spoiler]

This was... kind of bland, I guess. I don't think it's a bad game, but it never really surprised me. The mystery was decent enough, though I saw the "plot twist" coming a mile away, and the main villain ended up feeling pretty generic. I get the message the story was trying to tell, and I can appreciate it, but the execution just didn't do much for me. That said, I still enjoyed exploring the world. The atmosphere has a nostalgic charm, and the soundtrack fits it really well. There are also plenty of optional interactions if you like paying attention to small details. Still, this is a free game with an additional DLC, so it's hard to complain too much. I wouldn't say I don't recommend it. It didn't fully click with me, but if the premise interests you, it's probably worth trying for yourself.

It's pretty fun game i would say, the idea of developing a game... uh.. inside of a game is an idea that i didnt expect seeing. the characters are pretty fun as well, and it's honestly a very good life sim game really! my only complain is not on the game itself, rather on graphics instead, in it's 3d version on it, there's a lot of pixels and jagged edges, so what im hoping is on the next state of the game update, i hope they would add an anti-aliasing feature in the settings to fix all that jagged edges. Overall... Pretty good game! although needs graphical tweaking and anti-aliasing (oh and if a dev of this game sees my review here, please take notice and reply to my review once updated! :p)

Just like many reviews already said, a hidden gem and it's all free. If the games description and the hope for an unexpected ending with the base game and then DLC Expansion that is completely different from the game you're looking at on this store page sounds interesting to you go and play it already, it's worth it!

‎[spoiler] Guess Steve wasn't all too crazy after all [/spoiler] ‎ ‎Alright, let me just say this now—this game is absolutely beautiful. I was going to cry if it wasn't for me not being alone in my room. ‎ ‎Let's start things off with the gameplay. The gameplay is a VN with a regular life simulator. I enjoy both in general, but how the life simulator part is done is... quite enjoyable, actually. I never felt like anything was repetitive during the time I played, except for having to unlock Akari's third scene (though maybe there was another way... not sure). ‎ ‎The soundtrack is just... amazing. Having heard beautiful soundtracks from other games (StudioEIM, Simon Viklund, Shoji Meguro, Akiyama Uni, etc.), I can tell whether or not a soundtrack does its job. And man, does this game do it right. Although it's simple, the soundtrack matches the overall theme of the game. The soundtrack also matches the mood of what's happening too. This is evident during the finale, where [spoiler] after Chloe disappears, the game's soundtrack seems to be missing something, mirroring Chloe who was a big part of Neku's life. [/spoiler] I love it. The graphics, theme, lore, and soundtrack all do well to compliment each other and made my gaming experience really nice! Def buying the ost when I have the money. ‎ ‎Speaking of lore, let's talk about it. ‎ ‎Characters first. All of them are actually really enjoyable characters with their own problems that Neku gets to see and help them with. Characters that didn't seem so enjoyable at first (especially Daniel), became one of my most liked characters by the end of the game. Honestly, I was expecting more cliché characters. Glad this game didn't do this to me. ‎ ‎Now, lore in general. ‎ ‎I won't spoil much, since I don't want to ruin the fun if anyone tries to look at the spoilers. I know some people who don't like getting spoiled but still walk into it anyway! 😠 ‎ ‎But getting back on track, I'll include a few minor/subtle spoilers. ‎ ‎The lore is thought out. From the start until the end, everything is quite cohesive. [spoiler] Even the graphics, the way you interact with characters (how you can call someone you don't know well and they'll show up at the park anyway), how Akari and the maid cafe don't get shut down after giving you so many free meals/having no money system, or HOW NEKU CAN CANONICALLY TELEPORT—it's all explained in the lore if you look deep enough, and I love how it doesn't give some random bs explanation as to why. [/spoiler] ‎ ‎Though, just one thing, ‎ ‎Amy's minigame is hard cause no rebinding the keys and because it's side scroll. Though it's probably just a skill issue :( ‎ ‎Overall, this game was awesome, and I'm looking forward to the second game (I think it's being developed rn?) ‎ ‎THANK YOU DEVS FOR GIVING ME AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE! ‎ ‎I look forward to more >:)