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The game start off pretty slow and sometimes have bugs here and there, but after a while I'm kinda into the story and its characters. Despite the minigames are weird, and clunky sometimes, but it's not that terribly bad. The characters are beautifully done, and very fun to interact with. I just love the dynamic of the club's members... [spoiler]It was all fun game until it suddenly pulls some doki-doki literature ♥♥♥♥♥ on you? Legit scare me ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ when I plays it. Didn't think this was going to suddenly turns into a horror game(there wasn't even a tag for it!)[/spoiler]
[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 >:)
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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.
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!
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)
This game is an absolute gem, i found it on a whim and played the first 2 weeks. i like that there is a detailed story for each character that shows their full personality, it makes the characters feel more alive and real. i also like how it had a change of pace and incorperated some psycological horror in it. Though it felt a bit rushed and if it was randomly added into the story rather than being something that was meant to be their the entire time. Overall though i love this game and i am exited to see what is done with it, and other games by the devs.
I like how the game focuses on character drama. Then the twist at the end which tied it all together. I guess the only thing that bugs me are the mini games. Like, I just wanna see more of the story, but I don't wanna be hindered because of some mini game that gets harder and harder. Still, great writing. I love all the characters.
My god. This game is absolutely amazing! As someone who doesn't play visual novels very often this game has definitely encouraged me to give them a try. The story is fantastic and the artstyle was amazing. I loved every bit of it!
This is a really good and engaging game, especially coming from someone who isn't interested in visual novels. Characters are funny and engaging. People who I thought I wouldn't like ended up becoming some of my favorite in the game (Daniel and Britney mainly.) Music is really good and find the songs being in my head after I play. 2 problems I have with the game at the moment is that Ameila's music minigame doesn't tell you how to control so you kind of have to figure it out (its the 123 keys.) Daniel's art minigame is an issue for me as I am colorblind and a lot of colors look similar or blend together for me, its mainly an issue with me personally but wish the game had colorblind options when it came to that minigame. Overall this game is really good especially for it being free, and I am excited to see how the main story ends and play the DLC.
WE all thought britney was the goat. Pretty solid vn highly recommended. (trust me im like never wrong)
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