Killer Chat! - Original Edition

I love this discord-themed-dating-sim-kind-of-chat-game-thing! i love that i can be they/them and choose to prefer any gender! great game :) it feels so real and it actually felt as if it was real (which i loved) :3 i might buy the full version after fining all endings ;3

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Killer Chat! Original Edition is a very weird dating visual novel, but I mean that in a good way. I play as a customisable writer who gets invited into a private chatroom full of people claiming to be serial killers. My character is only pretending to be one because I am trying to get material for a crime book, which is already a pretty terrible plan. From there I spend six months talking to these people, getting closer to them and trying to keep my real identity hidden. The whole idea is ridiculous, but the game knows exactly how ridiculous it is. What I like most is how much of the story is built around the chatroom itself. I am not just clicking through normal conversations with characters who happen to be standing in front of me. I am sending messages, writing my own status and biography, accepting friend requests and even taking voice and video calls. That makes the whole thing feel more like I have accidentally joined a horrible online community and now have to work out how to survive it. The writing also does a good job mixing comedy, romance and genuinely dark subject matter without making the whole thing feel completely serious. The characters are probably the main reason I kept going. There are four different romance routes, and they are all built around very different types of killers. I can choose who I want to get closer to and my choices can lead the story in different directions. I like that the game lets me customise my character as well, including things like their name, appearance, personality and gender. It makes the strange situation feel a little more personal because I am not simply watching someone else get themselves into trouble. The branching story is another strong point. There are eight different endings, so my choices actually matter when I am deciding how I want to handle conversations and relationships. I like this structure because it gives me a reason to replay a route and make different decisions instead of treating the game as something I finish once and never touch again. The individual routes are not extremely long, but the different outcomes and character paths give the game a decent amount of content for a free visual novel. The biggest weakness for me is that the experience is still very much a visual novel. There is not really traditional gameplay here, so most of my time is spent reading conversations and making choices. That works because the writing and characters are the focus, but I can see myself getting less interested if I am not already enjoying a particular route. Some choices also feel more like different flavours of dialogue than major decisions, so I would have liked a few more moments where my choices caused much bigger changes to what happened. I also think the tone can be a little uneven. The game jumps between romance, comedy, murder and references to abuse, so there are moments where the humour can feel strange next to the darker material. I think that is part of what makes Killer Chat memorable, but it will not work for me equally well in every scene. The presentation is fairly simple, with illustrated characters, custom music and sound effects doing most of the work, but I think that fits the chat based format. It does not need huge environments when the whole point is sitting inside this increasingly bizarre conversation. Overall, Killer Chat! Original Edition is a surprisingly entertaining visual novel with a genuinely unusual premise. I like the customisable main character, chatroom format, different romance routes, branching endings and the way it mixes dark comedy with romance without becoming a completely predictable dating game. The lack of traditional gameplay and occasional uneven tone keep it from being one of my very highest rated visual novels, but the writing and concept carry it a long way. Since the original edition is free, I think it is especially easy for me to recommend when I want something strange, funny and a little uncomfortable in a way that actually feels intentional. Rating: 7.2/10

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Es un juego bastante entretenido y con una historia extensa y muchos finales, no me los he pasado todo pues no tengo tanto tiempo y no es mi tipo de novela visual. 7/10 nose si hay gore pero no vi asi que le doy un 7/10