5 reviews liked by gavarrus


I hated this dlc with all my heart, it's so OOC for Kassandra it's so clear they wrote this taking only Alexios into consideration

I'm like 100% sure this game will get too repetitive to replay anymore once I've seen all the friendship routes, but the gameplay is also weirdly addictive? I enjoyed the nostalgic aesthetic and the diverse cast. The writing was also surprisingly good! A lot of these types of life sim visual novels tend to be really amateurish or even cringey in their writing and especially their dialogue, but I thought this was actually pretty well handled. It even managed to veer between a light, playful tone and serious, mature content with a deft enough hand. Though, to be honest, I went into this game blind and was kind of surprised just how serious the content is at points.

My only major criticism is that you have to play in a fairly specific way if you want to manage stress/parental approval. You really have to focus on earning money so you can buy stress relieving food, which you need to keep your stress low enough that you can do the bonkers amount of studying necessary to be fully prepared for your exams. I don't think the exams should have been easier, necessarily, but it would have been interesting if there were alternative good endings for less academics-focused characters. Also, the interactions with the parents were by far the most shallow part of the game. It's weird that I can have more dialogue with a random dude I met at the park than my dad. That said, I do think it's a cute detail that your character from the previous playthrough and their spouse are the next generation's parents.

a love, death and robots episode but as a game - not only visually and story-wise but also based on the time it takes you to get through it.

reviewing this separately just so i can say how fucking awful this is

It lacks a lot of what makes me fall head over heals for the base game, but it’s worth a visit or two for sure. The map design makes for some interesting combat potential, although NV’s clunky gameplay doesn’t fully utilize it. The quests are bland, mostly just a series of fetch quests, but the story itself is what really matters here. Graham is interesting, iconic, and most importantly, well written. It feels good to be able to talk him down, and unlike someone like Lanius, it feels completely believable instead of a little far fetched.

Also I’m not quite sure how to feel about the way tribals are depicted.