Sucker for Love: Crush Landing

HHEILY DAY ONE

I've never played one of these games before, so my frame of reference is just the crazy story I got dropped into, and it was a 13/10 experience. From tip to tail I spent a little under 2 hours on my first playthrough, but it felt much longer as that time was PACKED with the panic of balancing time, figuring out what I wanted to do, scrambling to cover all colors of the rainbow, and keep in mind the direction I was building toward with my narrative choices. It was enjoyable, even the part that jump-scared me half to death. I know firmly that I got pretty lucky with my playthrough, still somehow missed out on sections of gameplay entirely, and my experience was frankly "what the ♥♥♥♥" enough that I kind of can't wait to go back in and figure out what to do to unlock any of the other 15-ish endings I counted. As spoiler-free as possible, if you're remotely intrigued by the premise, there's ample replay value in figuring out ordering to explore different paths -- maybe even one where nothing d̸̤͐̃͠ḭ̷̝̬̈́͌̈́ẹ̵̓̈́s̴̻̺͖̓͠! Though, who are we kidding-- cosmic horror isn't particularly known for its happy endings. Especially not for the average joe. :')

Worth it

As usual, the character design is on point and the voice acting is great. But I think gameplay-wise, this one might be the most fun yet. The ongoing color puzzle really gets you to think and try things differently across playthroughs, it's a great mechanic.

This game and the rest of its series is a perfect blend of comedy, romance, and Lovecraftian horror. These genres [i] really should not work well together[/i]; all I can say is the author of this game is a genius. The horror elements are genuinely disturbing. While there are fewer jumpscares than your typical horror game, the cosmic and body horror are very well developed! It had my heart sinking into my stomach, and it's rare for a game's writing to make me feel that way. The humor is absolutely on-point, as always with this series. I laughed out loud so much while playing this game. Honestly I think the game is worth buying just for that! But there's more... I was surprised to find some very interesting commentary in the game's writing about the host club business! A welcome side to the chaos of this genre-mashed story. Can't spoil it though. The gameplay has also had a huge shift from the last games! I found the puzzles of finding, cultivating, and feeding colors very engaging. It is challenging, and if you care enough to get a lot of endings you will be replaying certain scenes many times. The addition of decision trees in many of the random events makes replaying much more engaging! It didn't feel nearly as much like a chore as I thought it would when I sat down to grind out the achievements. All in all, fantastic game. Would recommend to anyone who likes romance, comedy, Lovecraftian horror, and/or puzzle games.

Je n'ai fait que deux fins pour le moment, mais je peux dire que ce jeu est incroyable. Les dessins, la musique, et le doublage... Le doublage est incroyable ! Je le recommande fortement, merci Akabaka pour ce jeu incroyable, hâte de tester d'autres routes !

tedious gameplay and missing quality of life features from the previous games

A great entry in the SFL series, it focuses heavily on that 'butterfly effect' type storytelling more than the previous entries, and combined with the gameplay might feel like playing 4D chess when pursuing completionism. I can recommend it for it's entertaining writing, and if you completed SFL: Date to Die For, this is a nice addition to the lore of SFL as a fan!