Internet Generation

I absolutely loved the game which I found through a random tweet and decided to try on stream. Not everything is perfect as the gameplay is average and controls could be a bit more intuitive. However I absolutely loved the writing as so much of it feels right. The English translation is also pretty good. Some of the boss fight are also interestingly designed though I don’t won’t to spoil anything.

I didn't quite realize intially the scope of Internet Generation: it seemed to be an amiable game where you start as a newbie searching for lewd pics. I got worried that this might be just a ploy to get some NSFW content into it, but it turned out to be, among all the various battles and the few minigames, a very amiable game containing a very modern-relatable story. As always, be mindful that after the initial paragraphs there might be spoilers contained in this review. You start as a newbie in a server which is full of people flaming, the very first landscape you encounter is one of explosions and a distinct character making its best to prevent the messages and clashes from continuing. The newbie itself joins a random server, which is something many people do, both in reality and in the fictional world of the game itself: be it boredom, need to socialize, wanting to discover new things, or established interests, we often end up into an environment that is beyond the usual ones we stay in, to meet new faces, discuss new things, seek for content we like, or even just have a peek. The newbie very happily wants to enjoy lewd pics, but the one character allowing them to do so gets bashed pretty quickly. Thus starts the quest to [strike] attempt all you can to retrieve those lewd pics [/strike] understand what has been happening in the server, getting to know the characters of interest that inhabit it, and among all the newcomers merging together without any diversity, meeting those which have feelings and situations that we all face at least once in our life. We got someone that doesn't want the server to die, thus they try to recruit new members constantly. We learn that the server was much much different in the past, and has been taken over my moderators that abuse their powers. We get to see glimpses of new characters 'rising to power' and getting the support of the community, and those that have changed because their life has become difficult to manage. All of this is hidden in very brief sequences of dialogues followed by combat sessions with various different enemies and bonuses to use as boosts to power or as particular effect. Mind you, I generally focus on the story, so for me the gameplay was a bit chaotic yet simple at the same time: you can either try to use all the various techniques you learn during the game elegantly, or.... do what I do and find the correct order of button mashing that allows you to survive and kill longer. Thematics like excessive work in real life, along lack of free time, personal attrition, fear of not being accepted, vtubing (mentioned) and idol/simp relationship, all make a brief apparition in one way or another, and if you're like me, having experienced the rise and downfall of forums, group chats and discord servers because of several reasons, you might find also a bit of relatable content into the qualms and desires of the characters. Although not all content was something I agreed with (damn you, inevitable-plot death and bullying of characters on the internet without any consideration), Internet Generation was a very amiable and heartwarming game in its own little special uniqueness, with its many different subtle choices and quirks to portray the varied world of the internet, including 2-3 minigames and special sequences, that can either make you appreciate the care and decisions put into the work, or otherwise show that this is not something for you; if you enjoy gameplay but a scuffed one, and don't mind paying the price knowing you will focus a lot on essentially doing similar fights for the majority of the game, then I can only recommend the game: it portrays well how growing and changeable yet unsteady the world of the Internet is, and how there will always be content and friendships to be made thanks to all the people that inhabit it, representing the true Internet Generation.

完全不推荐这款游戏，国产游戏就是这样劣币驱逐良币的。评论为什么这么多好评，难道真的认为，一个自称互联网原住民的游戏，会傻缺的把攻击键设置为“J、K、L、；”还改不了按键吗？鼠标也算互联网一大特色，整个游戏一点鼠标的参与感都没有，光按键盘了，可笑的布局把人按得手疼。 唯一值得称赞的就是游戏的画风和美术了，这么好的素材却配上了这么无聊的游戏，真是糟蹋了画师的付出。剧情方面也是经典的流水账剧情，毫无继续游玩的欲望。 我是在史低花费个位数买的这款游戏，评论里原价购买的不觉得很亏吗？

可以看出作者很强的创意思路与来源生活的直观取材，整体艺术画风精妙，关卡设计也带不断带来创新。 不过战斗的手感...有点撑不起这个丰盈的才思啊、实在是有些难以言表了，至少最高难度基本只能靠粪招连读或者Hello我闪现切你的手了。虽然战斗的出招表非常、非常多，但实际能流畅用出来或者糊出来的...屈指可数啊、 个人推7.5分 第一、二章和第三章前半段的整体可以明显感受到作者用心的打磨，可以看到很多场景的细节与连贯的过渡变换，不过后面的内容就稍显逊色了。前半的叙事与氛围比较轻松，场景的交互与敌人出场乃至图鉴描述等的表现力都给予玩家些许闲适而轻松的体验，很容易共鸣现实的所见所闻。然而后期似乎过分侧重于配合叙事了，导致场景和战斗跟着本就有些跳脱的剧情意识流，创造出了一团更大的意识流体。这个节点上接着玩基本就是为打而打了。 然而前期的设计优点与创新实实在在能让有类似经历的网民都时不时会心一笑，拷打管理、变身其他人、品鉴各种变成buff的话术，以及很有特色的扫雷boss战，属实让人眼前一亮。 剧情也是同样的问题，前期清晰的脉络到中后期越来越跳脱，如果有个时间表或者人物关系图，观感可能还能再抬抬 音乐美术是真不用多说，非常清新而富有游戏特色，值得反复品鉴。豪堪所以我色图呢+—+

The personification of joining a public Discord server.

Beat em up with a really interesting premise, good writing, cute art style and some great music. The gameplay has a tendency to drag on a little and there are some snags with some stages [spoiler] the minesweeper boss [/spoiler] but the writing keeps you engaged throughout, overall a really good game. heavily recommend, and I hope to see more from the devs

美工好，剧情见仁见智，我觉得还能接受， 但是战斗很烂。连招很多，甚至打到后期还在解锁新连招，但不能设置键盘键位导致手感很差，搓招很别扭，后期解锁新连招已经完全不想学习了，并且也不知道新招式的应用场景，没有引导。 浮空连招完全是被强迫学习的，不然飞行怪没有更有效的反制手段，只能打下来再用地面连段达斯。 场景，美术很好，但……有一幕是场景固定会出现靠近会爆炸的【显示器】，尽管可以通过位移或翻滚无敌帧躲掉，但是靠近触发的范围很迷，反应时间很少，数量还多，这时候如果你刚好在地面连段取消不了动作就只能挨炸，炸到其他显示器旁接着被炸，非常难受。还有一幕是水族馆，地图很暗，墙壁和地面都混在一起，走不动道了才发现被挡住，操作很难受。后面还有些很挡路的告示牌，无法场景破坏，直接挡在路中央，移动时倾斜一些角度也会卡住走位，非常难受。后面还有去掉墙壁的地图，地面连段如果位移控制不当会掉出去直接斯掉，同时这时候也会出现一些带有击退弹幕的飞行怪尝试把你推出地图，折磨。 BOSS设计，个人觉得很烂。相比小怪性能更强，总瞬移，但没有反制机制，你只能通过现有的战斗系统来坐牢，有些BOSS能过纯看运气或者堆SL：比如有个猫娘移速很快，还会发弹幕攻击，追着打很难受，但你可以把她引到你进场地前的小隧道内使用地面连段按死她；猫娘二阶段要你反击她在场地中心发射的弹幕，但那个弹幕只按照自己的频率发射，没有提示，也和背景音乐没有互动，速度快只能目押，还得提前按攻击才能反弹，按慢了你的剑气就弹不到弹幕，击败后一点成就感也没有。后面还有只BOSS纯在飞，只能用那可怜的浮空攻击模组一点点敲；甚至还有个动作性能和玩家一样能翻滚闪避的BOSS，虽然只用打到她三次就能过关，但体验相当差。 如果冲着动作来的，不建议购买；冲着美术的话，难度调到最低（剧情）就好，不要折磨自己。 ……其实也不是很建议为了美术买，后面有一段莫名其妙的堆怪和堆战斗，玩得很无奈，无法理解。

While the gameplay is a generic beat-em up style and the 'plot' revolves around finding lewd pics, the story is captivating enough and relatable to a lot of people. Making servers with your online friends and filling them with memories has to be a core memory. No matter how much inactivity the server gets it still holds irreplaceable moments you shared with others. Treasure your online friends. We are the Internet Generation.

pros: 精致的像素 完美的效果音 cons:不知所谓的剧情 糟糕的战斗设计 并没有所谓的色图

这游戏是我看着长大的（绷