My Name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life

My Name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life

released on Apr 17, 2017

My Name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life

released on Apr 17, 2017

This is a novel with multiple plot lines, in which you only get to witness only a couple of days of a character who’s name is You. It may seem that except for his name, his life is nothing exceptional. That is if it wasn’t for a chain of events that fluctuate between his daily routine and an existential terror of reiteration. What is the most important part? It’s you and You facing inevitability.


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It was part of the "Missing Calm" Bundle (the publisher) that contained the game "Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk" that I really wanted to play. The bundle was around 5 dollars. I thought I'd give it a shot since it was in it.

Brief Description

This game is a visual novel, that includes occasional two-option choices. There are three chapters. Decisions do not affect the chapter after it.

The protagonist is a guy named "You" and he goes through a lot of silly stuff. You are finding more about your medical condition and trying to go to work constantly. Took me like half the game to figure out what type of company he works at because it just doesn't mention it in some routes (it is an insurance company). That's all. That's the entire game. Honestly, once you find out more about "You", you realize it was not worth 1.4 hours worth of time.

Pros
-I like the fact that this game is original. It is so easy to use bought assets, but it seems like this game was created from the ground up.
-I think the game is crisp. The font and presentation is cool. Not much really to mess up there though.
-I only found one grammar error and I wish I remembered where to help the developer or translator.
-The OST/songs are neat.

Cons
-This is the main reason why I do not recommend this game. This game is unfortunately, for me, very sleep inducing. It is so boring. I did not enjoy reading it. The black out and phase in transitions (MUCH like a powerpoint slide) add too many seconds to the game and you cannot even speed up parts you have already read. It is really bad for a visual novel to not have that mechanic.
-I really do not like the narration. I think its preference, but also I really disliked the narrator raising his pitch so much for a woman character, and lowering it for other male ones. It just sounded so goofy. I turned off the voice narration immediately. Even without the narration of other characters, I just found it quicker and better to read it myself.
-There is no main ending. Completing this game felt so abrupt and, once again, you do not see or learn anything substantial about any plot. Yeah, that means the title of the game is accurate in a sense, but it doesn't erase the fact that this felt not worth playing.
-Visually speaking, this game is well made but nothing interesting about the design. Most of the backgrounds are honestly very dark to see.


I played this game the first day for 20 minutes and thought to myself, "Hey, you did not fully play through the game and also you do not know half of Chapter 3. Why don't you finish it?" The game even convinced me to continue as it essentially says at the beginning "Hey, you are far from the truth, and even though this game seems like its just chaos-- you will uncover more by playing." I think I gave it a fair shot completing all of it, and I really appreciate this game as a written art piece, but I did not enjoy it.

it was fine, interesting to read.

odd visual novel
i really should stop playing these free visual novels given how bored i get with them but im lured in by free achievements 😭