drakonic
2018
Make no mistake, this is a furry porn game. There are several unskippable sex scenes, and characters are frequently in the nude. But this is the most well-written furry porn game I've come across. And a great visual novel overall, but yeah. You should know what you're getting here.
I've never been this invested in the politics of a fictional world. The worldbuilding centers around some really interesting concepts. Not all of it is even remotely realistic, but it doesn't need to be. It focuses on the "game" of politics, on social relations, information, blackmail... political drama.
The characters are really well-rounded and fleshed out. Was genuinely invested in the romance between the protagonist and Amicus. And it was interesting to see the other characters gradually reveal more and more of themselves.
I'm asexual, and as such found no appeal in the sexual content, unfortunately. If it appeals to you, or you can at least stomach it, I can highly recommend reading this. It's a great story.
I've never been this invested in the politics of a fictional world. The worldbuilding centers around some really interesting concepts. Not all of it is even remotely realistic, but it doesn't need to be. It focuses on the "game" of politics, on social relations, information, blackmail... political drama.
The characters are really well-rounded and fleshed out. Was genuinely invested in the romance between the protagonist and Amicus. And it was interesting to see the other characters gradually reveal more and more of themselves.
I'm asexual, and as such found no appeal in the sexual content, unfortunately. If it appeals to you, or you can at least stomach it, I can highly recommend reading this. It's a great story.
2021
The last game I played in 2022/first in 2023! Had just so much fun playing this one.
To be honest I don't care much for ARG/creepypasta stuff. But here it was just seasoning to an already interesting game and concept. Didn't expect to actually enjoy the "escape room" puzzles. But the camera footage stuff... It was just kind of boring to me.
The card game is really great. There's a surprising amount of depth in it, and you can craft so many interesting plays and strategies. So happy Kaycee's Mod exists, I can play as much of the card game as I want, and with some great challenges and more balanced rules :3
I almost never know what to write when trying to review a game's plot/story, and this is the case here. I enjoyed it. I love P03 so much, it can call me an idiot gamer all it wants <3
The sound design and music in this game is incredible. The bosses all have especially memorable tracks.
I at first planned to just watch a playthrough of this game, for the plot. But as I saw more and more of the card game part, I knew I'd have a ton of fun with it, and I decided to play the game for myself. I'm glad I did!
To be honest I don't care much for ARG/creepypasta stuff. But here it was just seasoning to an already interesting game and concept. Didn't expect to actually enjoy the "escape room" puzzles. But the camera footage stuff... It was just kind of boring to me.
The card game is really great. There's a surprising amount of depth in it, and you can craft so many interesting plays and strategies. So happy Kaycee's Mod exists, I can play as much of the card game as I want, and with some great challenges and more balanced rules :3
I almost never know what to write when trying to review a game's plot/story, and this is the case here. I enjoyed it. I love P03 so much, it can call me an idiot gamer all it wants <3
The sound design and music in this game is incredible. The bosses all have especially memorable tracks.
I at first planned to just watch a playthrough of this game, for the plot. But as I saw more and more of the card game part, I knew I'd have a ton of fun with it, and I decided to play the game for myself. I'm glad I did!
this game is so cheesily epic . i love it so much. brought a smile to my face each time i played
The “Sonic is dead” aspect is obviously the main thing that’s supposed to reel you in (and it works). You go in, expecting a quick 20-minute-ish April Fools laugh, but… It turns out to be more than a simple joke. It’s a genuinely nice little story. It’s clear a lot of love was put into this visual novel. It’s chock-full of fun details and references to Sonic’s other adventures.
Of course, being a visual novel, the main focus is the story and characters.
We have some new characters exclusive to this story - the conductor, the protagonist, and… the train. I’ll only cover the protagonist here.
They’re your typical relatably socially awkward protagonist, but… The writers turn that up to an 11, to the point of absurdity. I personally really love that, but some may find that annoying. At many points the game got me thinking “me too, buddy” at their internal monologues and funny antics.
And as for the already-existing characters… I think their characterisation was really good! Honestly, I don’t have much to say here.
The plot was great, in my opinion! The mystery is not very complex or hard to figure out, but the game doesn’t treat you like you’re incapable of solving it yourself, which is something even big commercial games struggle with. Going along and solving the mystery is really fun!
Apart from the main, “intellectual” side, there’s also the sonic special stage-style “THINK!” minigames. They’re alright, they’re a fun distraction from the reading. And if you just do not care for them, or find them frustrating, you can tweak almost every difficulty aspect in the accessibility options, which is fantastic, in my opinion. I personally did play through each one of them, because they were a nice little challenge.
Oh and I should mention - the artwork is just gorgeous. The character sprites are so good, and the backgrounds are beautiful and so full of fun details.
It’s a quick play/read: I finished it in 4-5 hours, according to Steam; in one sitting. It is a fun one, though!
If you’re a Sonic fan, I think you’ll enjoy this, if you’re not, I think there’s some enjoyment to be had here too - the narrative is from the perspective of a character who has heard of Sonic and his friends in passing.
This game’s a treat, and was obviously made with a lot of love for these characters and the franchise. It’s awesome that SEGA let the team make something like this, and release it for free.
Of course, being a visual novel, the main focus is the story and characters.
We have some new characters exclusive to this story - the conductor, the protagonist, and… the train. I’ll only cover the protagonist here.
They’re your typical relatably socially awkward protagonist, but… The writers turn that up to an 11, to the point of absurdity. I personally really love that, but some may find that annoying. At many points the game got me thinking “me too, buddy” at their internal monologues and funny antics.
And as for the already-existing characters… I think their characterisation was really good! Honestly, I don’t have much to say here.
The plot was great, in my opinion! The mystery is not very complex or hard to figure out, but the game doesn’t treat you like you’re incapable of solving it yourself, which is something even big commercial games struggle with. Going along and solving the mystery is really fun!
Apart from the main, “intellectual” side, there’s also the sonic special stage-style “THINK!” minigames. They’re alright, they’re a fun distraction from the reading. And if you just do not care for them, or find them frustrating, you can tweak almost every difficulty aspect in the accessibility options, which is fantastic, in my opinion. I personally did play through each one of them, because they were a nice little challenge.
Oh and I should mention - the artwork is just gorgeous. The character sprites are so good, and the backgrounds are beautiful and so full of fun details.
It’s a quick play/read: I finished it in 4-5 hours, according to Steam; in one sitting. It is a fun one, though!
If you’re a Sonic fan, I think you’ll enjoy this, if you’re not, I think there’s some enjoyment to be had here too - the narrative is from the perspective of a character who has heard of Sonic and his friends in passing.
This game’s a treat, and was obviously made with a lot of love for these characters and the franchise. It’s awesome that SEGA let the team make something like this, and release it for free.
Been a while since I've played this, but I just wanted to put it out there that this one's my favourite out of the original trilogy. Was a little underwhelmed playing Lost/Unwound Future after this, to be honest, both gameplay- and story-wise. (That one's also a great game, though)
2005
Some parts were really irritating but it was all worth it. It took me a loooong time to finally beat Rush but I'm glad I did!
Some of the level design is pretty questionable (some parts punish you for going fast out of nowhere) but overall I had a ton of fun with this game. The special stages were really cool (even if the later ones were a bit of a pain)
My favourite thing about this game is probably the visual presentation and the music! So much style and charm.
My 2nd favourite Sonic game that I've played so far, and one of the two I can say I completed. (I've played Sonic 1, 2, Adventure and Mania, only completed Sonic 1)
Some of the level design is pretty questionable (some parts punish you for going fast out of nowhere) but overall I had a ton of fun with this game. The special stages were really cool (even if the later ones were a bit of a pain)
My favourite thing about this game is probably the visual presentation and the music! So much style and charm.
My 2nd favourite Sonic game that I've played so far, and one of the two I can say I completed. (I've played Sonic 1, 2, Adventure and Mania, only completed Sonic 1)
Really cute and so much fun with friends!!!
2019
Will I ever actually make it to the end of adventure mode? who knows
Thanking this game for making me want to actually take care of my body. I thought I hated exercise, but no, I just needed the right thing to motivate me
Thanking this game for making me want to actually take care of my body. I thought I hated exercise, but no, I just needed the right thing to motivate me
2011
Such a great platformer!! Amazing soundtrack too, in my opinion.
I prefer Origins over Legends due to liking Origins' presentation, style and tone better, even if it technically has less content. Though that one is great too.
I prefer Origins over Legends due to liking Origins' presentation, style and tone better, even if it technically has less content. Though that one is great too.
Great game, though I liked Origins better. The main hub and levels don't quite have the same whimsical feel Origins' levels had, the story is also weaker, it's barely there - though likely you're not playing this game for the story.
Rayman and friends feel great to control, the special challenges and stuff add a lot to the game. You can even play levels originally from Origins, though it's not the same to me...
I think the biggest issues I have with this game is with tone and style, it's just less appealing to me than those of Rayman Origins. Also not a huge fan of the soundtrack, where the previous game had an amazing one in my opinion.
I'd personally reccomend Origins over this one, despite Legends technically having more content. But both Ubiart Rayman games are great.
Rayman and friends feel great to control, the special challenges and stuff add a lot to the game. You can even play levels originally from Origins, though it's not the same to me...
I think the biggest issues I have with this game is with tone and style, it's just less appealing to me than those of Rayman Origins. Also not a huge fan of the soundtrack, where the previous game had an amazing one in my opinion.
I'd personally reccomend Origins over this one, despite Legends technically having more content. But both Ubiart Rayman games are great.
2017
Rotom dex is one of my favourite things about this game. I know I'm in the minority. Also loved Alola Photo Club
I loved some aspects of this game. But I got bored of the storyline really fast, I had not even beaten Kleavor, I just spent all of my time in this game running around having fun in the first few areas, throwing pokeballs and interacting with the overworld pokemon.
Maybe I'll revisit this game someday, maybe mainline pokemon just isn't for me anymore.
Maybe I'll revisit this game someday, maybe mainline pokemon just isn't for me anymore.
2016
Had a lot of fun with this game! It has quite a bit of bugs but I still loved playing through it. Also robots in love
2018
(my steam review from a year ago)
Amazing game with an incredible soundtrack and a whole lot of heart. I loved the story and its message and I love the characters. I think everyone should play this game at least once.
Amazing game with an incredible soundtrack and a whole lot of heart. I loved the story and its message and I love the characters. I think everyone should play this game at least once.
2020
(my steam review from a year ago)
Overall, I do reccomend this game, BUT only if you really like picross and/or have a huge soft spot for cute robots. (I happen to fit both)
The story is... okay... I have a couple of gripes with it: there's a big issue with tone, someone dies and the characters immediately crack jokes or something; most of the characters are really... flat, some of them are straight up stereotypes; there's also some more questionable choices with writing... but overall I did like it. It's not phenomenal, but it's enjoyable. S.C.O.U.T. is well worth going through the weaker parts of the story <3
Oh also, the story starts out really... slow, it gets better though throughout the cases. The last moments of case 4 felt unsatisfactory, for me at least, though.
As for the gameplay... prepare to do a LOOOT of picross. Every 5 minutes or less you get a new puzzle to solve to progress the story, which is fine by me, because I really like picross, but yeah, there's a lot of it.
Not one of my favourite games, but I liked it. I'd say the strongest part of this game is its visuals. I love the UI and the character designs and the general art style. very cool and pretty.
Overall, I do reccomend this game, BUT only if you really like picross and/or have a huge soft spot for cute robots. (I happen to fit both)
The story is... okay... I have a couple of gripes with it: there's a big issue with tone, someone dies and the characters immediately crack jokes or something; most of the characters are really... flat, some of them are straight up stereotypes; there's also some more questionable choices with writing... but overall I did like it. It's not phenomenal, but it's enjoyable. S.C.O.U.T. is well worth going through the weaker parts of the story <3
Oh also, the story starts out really... slow, it gets better though throughout the cases. The last moments of case 4 felt unsatisfactory, for me at least, though.
As for the gameplay... prepare to do a LOOOT of picross. Every 5 minutes or less you get a new puzzle to solve to progress the story, which is fine by me, because I really like picross, but yeah, there's a lot of it.
Not one of my favourite games, but I liked it. I'd say the strongest part of this game is its visuals. I love the UI and the character designs and the general art style. very cool and pretty.