Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. Analogue players can pick up where their finished save files left off, and new players can start fresh in Hate Plus. A dark visual novel about transhumanism, cosplay, cake-baking, and the slow patriarchal erosion of freedoms taken for granted.The story so far... I can't believe it! My mission was supposed to be routine data recovery on an old derelict generation ship, but instead, I ended up rescuing an adorable AI girl who grew up in a tremendously patriarchal Neo-Confucian society? And now she's discovered a bunch of messages left by the mysterious Old *Mute... and wants me to uncover with her the slow enactment of a regressive political program that caused her society to regress to Joseon Dynasty social mores?! I wasn't expecting this at all! I thought the three day trip back to Earth would be peaceful and lonely and not at all filled with reading about tragedy! And so began my hateful days...
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While I prefer Mute*, I will say I went with Hyun-ae* on the prior game first to be a witness. Her route here is nice specially her request on the third day, but she is more sidelined here as a reading partner than providing meaningful insights which is fair considering her focus on the prior game. What makes her kinda shine is the non-canon route for being an emotional support.
I never thought the prior game would be beaten by the sequel being as good as it already earning my highest recommendation.
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anyway. i think this is a good game. it is a lot more of the same, so if you didn't like analogue you won't like this: you're unlocking files & will only see a certain amount per playthrough. analogue was hyun-ae's story and about the society that drove her to become the pale bride: hate plus is mute's story, about what happened to create that society. i love the gameplay conceit of the 3 days, i LOVE the ost -- no seriously i really love this ost why is it so fucking good -- it's a good game.
old mute choosing to preserve seo-yeong's smile is one of the most fucking haunting moments the game never explicitly comes out and points at. you are looking your death in the face. the you who walks out of here will be nobody you can recognize. you have this one moment to choose what files to hide deep in your code, to hope that some day soon she'll find those, and maybe she'll remember being you.
what do you save?