isa please kiss me my catboy charm can only last so long isa im dying of gay deficiency isa please the star blorbo is going to post on their twitter account how much of a loser i am isa think of my follower count ISA
The funnest thing this game has ever done is make me cry : '( sniff-
But! This game isn't perfect- and I want to get through the flaws first before I highlight the good.
I'm just going to be honest. I. Hate. How tedious this game is. And- I get it- it was a deliberate choice! One thing this game excels at is really putting you in the mindset of someone trapped in a timeloop. Forced to repeat the same things again. And again. And again. And again. And I can't stand it. Oh, it just makes my blood boil everytime I need to loop back to Dormont or an earlier floor because oh-so-conveniently- the thing I need RIGHT THIS SECOND whilst I'm on floor 3 about to finish the run is juuuust out of reach, sorry! Better loop!
BARK. BARK. GRRR. HISS.
Anyway, like I said- it works thematically. But does it make for an enjoyable gaming experience? Uhhh- no, not really. I stopped being impressed at my ability to relate to Siffrin's pain twenty loops ago. Now... I'm just tired.
...And the developers know its tedious! Why do you think they have a skip option for most dialogue and cutscenes? They KNOW if they made it EVEN MORE TEDIOUS THAN IT ALREADY IS no one would like playing this game. There has to be a balance. You can tell your themes- you can make us relate to Siffrin- without making us dread even continuing. I like the skip function- I wish you could do it more and I wish that- oh stars- you can't accidentally skip dialogue you've never seen before. AAA!! THATS WHAT IM HERE FOR! THE NEW STUFF! DONT PENALIZE ME FOR A MECHANIC YOU ENCOURAGE THE PLAYER TO USE AAAAA HOW DO DATING SIMS KNOW HOW TO MAKE A BETTER SKIP FUNCTION THAN THIS GAME NOOOOO
Alright, so I've had my mental breakdown. Is there anything else bad about the game?
YES ACTUALLY BECAUSE WAIT TILL I TELL YOU ABOUT THE SECRET TRUE ENDING AND HOW YOU CAN ENTIRELY MISS IT IF YOU DONT DO THIS ONE THING THAT THE GAME BARELY WARNS YOU TO DO UH OH YOU DIDNT DO IT? OOPS! NOW YOU DONT KNOW THIS VERY VALUABLE THING ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT CHARACTER YOU LIKE SO MUCH EVEN THOUGH YOU TRIED SO HARD WITH THEMBAND THOUGHT YOU DID EVERYTHING ELSE RIGHT BY THEM ooh im so mad. im so mad. catboy hours are over it is time to KILL
Okay, okay. It's not all bad. In fact- that last part only got to me so much because of how much I just love these characters. I love this story. So much! It's so good! These characters are SO good! It's SUCH a great game and it's frustrating that I have to give a game that I think deserves a perfect 5/5 score a 4/5 score instead because of its frustrating game design. I want to replay this game. I want to discover every little thing I might've missed- to learn more to experience more- I don't want the loop to end- I love it here!
...But I'm not going to replay the game. It's just. Too. Frustrating. And it's been so long. And I think... once is enough for me.
I guess I really do know how Siffrin feels. Despite the frustration- I'm glad I got to experience this with him. It touches so deep for me- as someone who is also going through the motions- just like he is.
If you ever feel like you're stuck in a timeloop in your life- and if you're afraid of change- this game does a really good job of making you feel seen.
I had so much fun, despite everything. I don't want it to end. But all things do. Maybe- that's a good thing.
The funnest thing this game has ever done is make me cry : '( sniff-
But! This game isn't perfect- and I want to get through the flaws first before I highlight the good.
I'm just going to be honest. I. Hate. How tedious this game is. And- I get it- it was a deliberate choice! One thing this game excels at is really putting you in the mindset of someone trapped in a timeloop. Forced to repeat the same things again. And again. And again. And again. And I can't stand it. Oh, it just makes my blood boil everytime I need to loop back to Dormont or an earlier floor because oh-so-conveniently- the thing I need RIGHT THIS SECOND whilst I'm on floor 3 about to finish the run is juuuust out of reach, sorry! Better loop!
BARK. BARK. GRRR. HISS.
Anyway, like I said- it works thematically. But does it make for an enjoyable gaming experience? Uhhh- no, not really. I stopped being impressed at my ability to relate to Siffrin's pain twenty loops ago. Now... I'm just tired.
...And the developers know its tedious! Why do you think they have a skip option for most dialogue and cutscenes? They KNOW if they made it EVEN MORE TEDIOUS THAN IT ALREADY IS no one would like playing this game. There has to be a balance. You can tell your themes- you can make us relate to Siffrin- without making us dread even continuing. I like the skip function- I wish you could do it more and I wish that- oh stars- you can't accidentally skip dialogue you've never seen before. AAA!! THATS WHAT IM HERE FOR! THE NEW STUFF! DONT PENALIZE ME FOR A MECHANIC YOU ENCOURAGE THE PLAYER TO USE AAAAA HOW DO DATING SIMS KNOW HOW TO MAKE A BETTER SKIP FUNCTION THAN THIS GAME NOOOOO
Alright, so I've had my mental breakdown. Is there anything else bad about the game?
YES ACTUALLY BECAUSE WAIT TILL I TELL YOU ABOUT THE SECRET TRUE ENDING AND HOW YOU CAN ENTIRELY MISS IT IF YOU DONT DO THIS ONE THING THAT THE GAME BARELY WARNS YOU TO DO UH OH YOU DIDNT DO IT? OOPS! NOW YOU DONT KNOW THIS VERY VALUABLE THING ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT CHARACTER YOU LIKE SO MUCH EVEN THOUGH YOU TRIED SO HARD WITH THEMBAND THOUGHT YOU DID EVERYTHING ELSE RIGHT BY THEM ooh im so mad. im so mad. catboy hours are over it is time to KILL
Okay, okay. It's not all bad. In fact- that last part only got to me so much because of how much I just love these characters. I love this story. So much! It's so good! These characters are SO good! It's SUCH a great game and it's frustrating that I have to give a game that I think deserves a perfect 5/5 score a 4/5 score instead because of its frustrating game design. I want to replay this game. I want to discover every little thing I might've missed- to learn more to experience more- I don't want the loop to end- I love it here!
...But I'm not going to replay the game. It's just. Too. Frustrating. And it's been so long. And I think... once is enough for me.
I guess I really do know how Siffrin feels. Despite the frustration- I'm glad I got to experience this with him. It touches so deep for me- as someone who is also going through the motions- just like he is.
If you ever feel like you're stuck in a timeloop in your life- and if you're afraid of change- this game does a really good job of making you feel seen.
I had so much fun, despite everything. I don't want it to end. But all things do. Maybe- that's a good thing.