dontworryyuri
nigga started listing his autistic special interests for 5 minutes i aint trynna hear all that
this game is deadass just ass lmao but theres something about playing what feels like someones first writing attempt that made me enjoy through it. biggest strength is without a doubt the art despite that, but the gameplay is evaporated water tier.
the writing is full of wasted motion and the script just constantly drags its feet in some kind of way, like having characters speak when they don't need to, filling constant textboxes with ellipses or just having some awkwardly worded stuff.
the actual content isnt substantial at all until about halfway through it too, which while i still think has all of the line level flaws, plays to its strengths much better.
samekichi and wadanohara carry this shit SO hard, theres a couple of funny moments involving the other chars here and there, but theyre the only ones i really cared about by the end.
the optimal revision would honestly just be having the whole game be focused entirely on them interacting throughout the circumstances, rather than him kinda just popping up to say the exact same thing over and over again.
has SOUL tho, i wanna see this writer do something else with more experience.
the writing is full of wasted motion and the script just constantly drags its feet in some kind of way, like having characters speak when they don't need to, filling constant textboxes with ellipses or just having some awkwardly worded stuff.
the actual content isnt substantial at all until about halfway through it too, which while i still think has all of the line level flaws, plays to its strengths much better.
samekichi and wadanohara carry this shit SO hard, theres a couple of funny moments involving the other chars here and there, but theyre the only ones i really cared about by the end.
the optimal revision would honestly just be having the whole game be focused entirely on them interacting throughout the circumstances, rather than him kinda just popping up to say the exact same thing over and over again.
has SOUL tho, i wanna see this writer do something else with more experience.
shadow the hedgehog with more autism and mixed race couples
2021
my previous version of this review could be summed up as "definitely the best nmh, especially with the gameplay being up to actual modern gaming standards, but i wish it had more of a tsa influence and more ktp."
after letting it sit, i have an entirely different opinion lol. this is essentially as pretentious as nmh2 tried to be but actually sticks the landing for me.
it's not immediately obvious but the whole themes contributing to the lack of explanation, important things being skimmed over and an over the topness that is too much even for this series improves so much more when i realize that it's an incredibly obtuse follow up to everything tsa sets up.
the alien plot is still genuinely good, but the additional subtext coming from suda's jadedness about substanceless over the top action games and how he's accidentally been given that reputation bleeds into it so well.
tsa had a lot about how shitty suda's experiences from the games industry are, but nmh3 is very much about how he feels about his accidental target audience sees him and his games.
free this man, let him make his adv games pls
kino (also the ost is fucking god tier)
after letting it sit, i have an entirely different opinion lol. this is essentially as pretentious as nmh2 tried to be but actually sticks the landing for me.
it's not immediately obvious but the whole themes contributing to the lack of explanation, important things being skimmed over and an over the topness that is too much even for this series improves so much more when i realize that it's an incredibly obtuse follow up to everything tsa sets up.
the alien plot is still genuinely good, but the additional subtext coming from suda's jadedness about substanceless over the top action games and how he's accidentally been given that reputation bleeds into it so well.
tsa had a lot about how shitty suda's experiences from the games industry are, but nmh3 is very much about how he feels about his accidental target audience sees him and his games.
free this man, let him make his adv games pls
kino (also the ost is fucking god tier)
2020
(Waiting for something to happen?)
very fucking surprised with how much i came out liking this, got me hooked pretty early and very consistently kept upping itself. the last stretch of this is something i couldn't have possibly predicted i was getting myself into with my initial expectations.
combats very easy, although its always fun and giving you more shit to experiment with. the entire system is just the cast interacting with each other, so it felt pretty fitting.
how much variety the visuals have was also far beyond my expectations with the initial pastel colored area you're let in and how much that was marketed, that and the music fucking blew me away at times. some of the coolest fucking boss themes, especially the final one.
i didnt really follow the kickstarter beyond thinking the art looked cute and didnt really even think i would play it, so i cant say if it delivers on the expectations of the backers or not. but i feel like if you're disappointed with the game itself, you're expectations had to have been way too high.
very fucking good game, at the very least im glad they managed to get out an extremely solid project with how much dev hell this went through.
very fucking surprised with how much i came out liking this, got me hooked pretty early and very consistently kept upping itself. the last stretch of this is something i couldn't have possibly predicted i was getting myself into with my initial expectations.
combats very easy, although its always fun and giving you more shit to experiment with. the entire system is just the cast interacting with each other, so it felt pretty fitting.
how much variety the visuals have was also far beyond my expectations with the initial pastel colored area you're let in and how much that was marketed, that and the music fucking blew me away at times. some of the coolest fucking boss themes, especially the final one.
i didnt really follow the kickstarter beyond thinking the art looked cute and didnt really even think i would play it, so i cant say if it delivers on the expectations of the backers or not. but i feel like if you're disappointed with the game itself, you're expectations had to have been way too high.
very fucking good game, at the very least im glad they managed to get out an extremely solid project with how much dev hell this went through.
need to run it
2010
this is one of the few legitimately so bad its good games, its never boring its just always fucking stupid
2014
this shit is brutal, i dont think ive ever played an rpg that cares as little about me having a good time as this. you get punished for existing, and is the definition of unfair but holy shit it works so fucking well.
i had a certain expectation going into this that itd be somewhat predictable but fun, and by the end i was shocked at how much it just genuinely punches you in the face with what it goes into, especially the ending
the ost is definitely my fav part of this, its a similar appeal to drakengard 1 in that it SOUNDS like it was made in fl studio (it actually is in this case too) and extremely obviously does not give a fuck about any proper arrangements.
i had a certain expectation going into this that itd be somewhat predictable but fun, and by the end i was shocked at how much it just genuinely punches you in the face with what it goes into, especially the ending
the ost is definitely my fav part of this, its a similar appeal to drakengard 1 in that it SOUNDS like it was made in fl studio (it actually is in this case too) and extremely obviously does not give a fuck about any proper arrangements.
making the readers really feel the pain of foreknowledge by having at least 20% of the vn be redundant in some way is very powerful
the chants do be cool tho, lots of soul
the chants do be cool tho, lots of soul
replayed this for what could very well possibly be less than 5 hours of truly new content, still worth it.
spare the ost, which I hope eventually gets added/modded in, this is pretty much the game i already thought was perfect with every little irk grinded out. i always thought i'd prefer brother nier, and i definitely do after seeing his version, dad nier is still good and valid but brother nier just hits too different with all the minor differences piling up.
the gameplay being better makes the twists hit a bit harder too, the amateurish sword animations do so as well.
ray chase convinces me even more that he's my favorite voice actor with his performances in the later half, and pretty much all the returning voice actors do much better somehow from an already god tier performance.
ending d and now e are extremely peak endings, gonna be very hard for yoko taro to top or equal this game for me but i hope he does with the new shit coming up
spare the ost, which I hope eventually gets added/modded in, this is pretty much the game i already thought was perfect with every little irk grinded out. i always thought i'd prefer brother nier, and i definitely do after seeing his version, dad nier is still good and valid but brother nier just hits too different with all the minor differences piling up.
the gameplay being better makes the twists hit a bit harder too, the amateurish sword animations do so as well.
ray chase convinces me even more that he's my favorite voice actor with his performances in the later half, and pretty much all the returning voice actors do much better somehow from an already god tier performance.
ending d and now e are extremely peak endings, gonna be very hard for yoko taro to top or equal this game for me but i hope he does with the new shit coming up
giving this director racism was the best fucking idea this game is fucking stupid lmao
2001
my choice third person shooter, love this style of writing and atmosphere so much. the bullet time mechanics are so simple but go so far too
nmh1 can feel like ktp lite at times but it still has a ton of its own identity and cool way of doing things, nmh2 is a suda game without a drop of actual substance both in writing and in gameplay.
anything writing wise this attempted to do fell flat by either being extremely unfunny wink at the camera or a really half baked attempt on continuing the themes of morality suda in general has.
gameplay wise its definitely better than 1, but even that lacks the SOUL of the little details and actual ideas suda had for 1.
ass
anything writing wise this attempted to do fell flat by either being extremely unfunny wink at the camera or a really half baked attempt on continuing the themes of morality suda in general has.
gameplay wise its definitely better than 1, but even that lacks the SOUL of the little details and actual ideas suda had for 1.
ass
2006
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this site is designed like shit so im doing everything here. pretty flawed vn with a ton of heart to make up for it
higu 1 : decent intro, takes a bit too long to get going but once it does it never really stops and leaves some pretty heavy hooks in you
higu 2 : suffering the most from the poor pacing, this retreads a lot of ground 1 laid, it doesnt stop when it gets going but it gets going VERY late into it
higu 3: this is where when they cry pretty much came into its own, some classic ryukishisms are present (long winded prose mostly) but i dont think this suffers to much from it
higu 4 : poor chapter, the contents of this chapter would be better spread across the first three ones, but the circumstance of this chapter basically being a "oh god oh fuck the next chapter is going to take much longer than i thought" reaction makes me not fault higu for it too hard
higu 5 : pretty much 2 but good throughout the whole thing
higu 6 : one of my fav wtc chapters, this is the point where i got hooked on the series
higu 7 : shitty structure and pacing but the content makes me forgive a lot of its numerous faults
higu 8 : sadly one of the weakest higu chapters, a lot of emotional highs but it feels rushed overall
higu 1 : decent intro, takes a bit too long to get going but once it does it never really stops and leaves some pretty heavy hooks in you
higu 2 : suffering the most from the poor pacing, this retreads a lot of ground 1 laid, it doesnt stop when it gets going but it gets going VERY late into it
higu 3: this is where when they cry pretty much came into its own, some classic ryukishisms are present (long winded prose mostly) but i dont think this suffers to much from it
higu 4 : poor chapter, the contents of this chapter would be better spread across the first three ones, but the circumstance of this chapter basically being a "oh god oh fuck the next chapter is going to take much longer than i thought" reaction makes me not fault higu for it too hard
higu 5 : pretty much 2 but good throughout the whole thing
higu 6 : one of my fav wtc chapters, this is the point where i got hooked on the series
higu 7 : shitty structure and pacing but the content makes me forgive a lot of its numerous faults
higu 8 : sadly one of the weakest higu chapters, a lot of emotional highs but it feels rushed overall