Terranova

powerful, emotional, cleverly written game that explores the types of stories you can tell and the ways you can tell them through its 2004 IM interface. will connect with anyone who has ever had an internet friend. even if you're someone that can't justify $20 on an experience like this, keep an eye out for the next sale and don't miss it!

Eigentlich bin ich gar nicht into visual novels. Eigentlich würde ich niemals 10 Stunden lesen... Eigentlich. Das Format und die liebevoll gestalteten Charaktere (sowohl dir RP Charaktere als auch die Hauptcharaktere) haben es möglich gemacht. Bis zur letzten Minute habe ich mitgefiebert. Zwischendurch konnte ich die Spannung kaum aushalten und zum Schluss habe ich einfach nur geweint. Ich möchte alle Charaktere mit meinem Leben beschützen ahhhhh

absolutely gorgeous game. loved it with my whole heart. my era in online communities started about a decade after this game takes place, but there’s something so wonderful about seeing that online communities never truly change and i got so much bittersweet nostalgia from it. my only (very minor) issue with the game was the bugginess of the solitaire function (probably just my janky laptop at work tbh). i would say, though, please do pay attention to content warnings. loved it, thank you so much to the devs for creating such a wonderful experience!

An enjoyable game about fandom and friendships with plenty of emotions! I grew attached to the characters very quickly and am a little sad now that their stories are over. I particularly liked the fanart and computer background art--really sold me on the immersion. My only cons are: waiting for people to respond did get tiring, however accurate, and there seems to be a glitch that I saw blog titles on the RSS feed before they were actually posted. But otherwise, I enjoyed this game!

For those of you who grew up in the early 2000s with either a LiveJournal, an online role play community, or both....this game will absolutely hit you in the feels. I'm not just talking about nostalgia either. This game tells the story of friends who found solace in a Live....er....LIMEJournal roleplay community. You'll have your IRL bestie....the mutual that you met through your IRL bestie....and online romance??? YES! As hard as this game hits you with the nostalgia, it will absolutely hit you in the feels as you build your relationships. And depending on how into the online world you were during this time, it will hit you even harder. You will laugh, you will cry, you will cringe, you will have a good time, you will have a bad time. All in all, it will be absolutely worth it. The fine people who worked on this game knew exactly how to capture the feel of growing up in the LJ / RP era of the internet. Everything, including the pixelated transitions between websites is perfectly recreated to bring you back to the 2000s. And even with how emotionally invested I was in this, I found myself most impressed with how these people were able to succeed in recreating what the internet was like for some of us in the early 2000s, for better and for worse. But even if you didn't grow up with a LiveJournal, this game is still one of the most emotional stories I have ever experienced in gaming, with game-play mechanics that simplify the online interface style of gaming in ways that make it one of the more easily accessible online interface simulated game-play. This game does deal with heavy topics. Some of these topics include assault, bullying, descriptions of explicit violence, gaslighting, and varying degrees of depression and anxiety. So be prepared mentally if these are topics are not easy to handle. All in all....incredible game. Would strongly recommend. You'll get more out of it if you ever had a LJ account and/or got involved in online roleplay. But even if you didn't, this is still worth it if you are into story driven games.