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4/5。设定是在未来世界，人们发现了一种高智力的植物生命体，主角作为志愿者对这种生命体展开研究。游戏内容有点像水形物语+pkd的某些短篇小说（比如《何以为人》），一开始主角会教小植物认图像，教ta感知人类的表情。还有点让我想到那种对大章鱼的动物实验，大大的触手、强健的力量和极其聪明的大脑。 主角本来以为小植物是可怜的实验体，但后来才会发现原来主角自己也是猎物，一直在被勾引。白天是主角研究小植物，晚上没有监控就是小植物研究主角。小植物兴奋（？）的时候会散发出花香，不开心的时候会散发出不好闻的气味，就像信息素一样，但是小植物也会用信息素影响人类的情绪所以我会想主角和小植物之间的感情到底是否足够纯粹呢？这样显得这种感情更加迷人了。 人外的特点都很明显，那种“他者”的风味很充足，不仅存在于小植物的外表，其他研究员的调查记录也能看出来。而且果然是人外，说话没轻没重的，不会有类似于人类的羞耻心也不怎么会脸红，总是很直白很坦荡地说出很暧昧很挑逗的话，真的很那个啊啊啊啊啊。 根据玩家在day 1的特质药水的选择，玩家可以遇到三种不同的小植物，他们拥有不同的性格和反应，我一周目玩到的是小粉（loyalty+忍耐hardship），目前二周目是小红。主角可以选择小植物的性别，在外貌形态上会有轻微的区别。主角可捏脸。 说实话，我觉得主线剧情有点欠缺，虽然确实也是把实验者的冷漠和实验体的“无助”进行了对比，讨论了一些道德困境，但很多东西都讲得比较浅，结尾收尾也略显出仓促。游戏要是做得再长一点就好了。虽然但是那种科幻风格以及一些研究报告的交互还是做得比较好的，比一般的视觉小说的互动性稍强。

absolute cinema, i went through trial and error to get the ending i wanted, it was fun! 10/10 (edit) i forgot to mention, on my first playthrough around day 5? the computer bugged but on my next playthrough it was fine, so check that!

A fun little game that I thoroughly enjoyed despite it having some rough edges. (pros and cons below) Pros - A surprising amount of content. - It is fully illustrated and the art is gorgeous. - There are a lot of endings, especially considering how small this game is. - While there are technically only two romance options, Vivus (the plant character) has three distinct personality profiles depending on the choices of the player, so there are effectively 4 ROs. Cons - The time spent getting to know the love interests is very short. The whole game takes place over just ten days, but barely half of those days have any meaningful communication with the ROs. This makes it difficult to establish an organic connection in a single playthrough. - Lots of little glitches and bugs. While rarely game breaking, they are extremely annoying. There’s also a timed challenge at the end of the game that’s really laggy and glitchy, which makes it more frustrating than suspenseful. - There are some moments near the end where the characters will speak as if the player chose a dialogue option that they did not. This is not a glitch (as far as I can tell). It just seems like there are parts of the story where the researchers actions are already decided, but the player is still presented with the illusion of choice.

this is a great game, im someone whos very curious and have interests in science and psychology and this just made me so happy and excited plus the politics involved in the story its very well rounded and its interesting to see how it came to these things!

Beautiful and agonising. Tragic and hopeful. It is a love letter to growth, change and healing. It is a celebration of the ability to bridge the gulf between the self and the other. We are all struggling outsiders who gain the most from connection and consideration. Even in little things, I loved it; it is so rare I can choose to identify with "they" and create an avatar who even resembles me in the slightest, tired eyes and all. I want to share this feeling and this game with others. I keep think I'll end on a joke and go "flower pretty" but, man, this game was just really good for my heart and I want others to experience that.

Very good game. There were a few bugs with the computer after day 5, but nothing game breaking.

Review contains spoilers Pros - Top-tier presentation: the art is beautiful, the animation is seamless, the sound matches the story well - The diegetic mechanics to "customize" your love interest were great: they feel immersive and there's a sense of mystery for which form you'll get Cons - The final scene with VERA *really* fell through for me. It was jarring to see a new mechanic and interface so late in the game, plus having a "logic battle" at the end felt too cheesy for the tone of that scene. It also felt inelegant to have the protagonist state the morals of the story in one scene at the end - I think it would have hit better for me if the moral questions were left up to the reader to think about since the game already presents them throughout the story. - There are a lot of visual glitches in the second half of the game, but they're not game-breaking Overall I liked the game a lot and had a good time with it!

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