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Anonymous;Code 2022
Log Status
Completed
Playing
Backlog
Wishlist
Rating
Time Played
12h 23m
Days in Journal
3 days
Last played
January 10, 2024
First played
January 8, 2024
Platforms Played
Waited 7 years after being announced, and eventually played it the moment it gets released and localised.
I've been following the SciADV series throughout my entirety of High School, starting with Steins;Gate and eventually falling in love with both Chaos;Head & Child -- visual novels that would make me fall into the rabbit hole of the medium. The many theories spiraling around the series were engaging and wanted me to know more, which Anonymous;Code would deliver while being an overarching narrative to the entirety of SciADV.
What's heartbreaking was that I didn't enjoy it as much compared to the prior titles, emotional-wise. There were many instances of moments that had many stakes at hand, but didn't resonate with me due to how the length and pacing of the narrative felt "fast". Another complaint from readers is the short length of A;C compared to the prior which were about 20+ hours -- the longest being Chaos;Child. The pacing was perfect but it felt more as if it didn't know how to approach its overarching narrative while building upon a new story, that being A;C. Despite the theories spiraling around SciADV being resolved and explained in A;C, it's more satisfying compared to how MGS4 would tackle a certain overarching narrative. Regarding the narrative, the characters didn't feel as memorable despite being the main motivation for the narrative to be driven forward -- with our main trio of characters being more memorable and the motivation of the 'antagonist' feeling lackluster.
A bit disappointed that I was not fond of it as much compared to some of my SciADV mutuals, regarding it as superior to Chaos;Child though it's probably because I expected more from this. It doesn't fail to impress since it without a doubt has a high production value with its presentation, animation, transitions from visual novel UI to manga panels (done by the amazing Haruhisa Nakata, who worked on Levius!), Takeshi Abo's score and sound design, and the amazing direction with A;C.
At least this was better than Robotics;Notes DaSH.
I've been following the SciADV series throughout my entirety of High School, starting with Steins;Gate and eventually falling in love with both Chaos;Head & Child -- visual novels that would make me fall into the rabbit hole of the medium. The many theories spiraling around the series were engaging and wanted me to know more, which Anonymous;Code would deliver while being an overarching narrative to the entirety of SciADV.
What's heartbreaking was that I didn't enjoy it as much compared to the prior titles, emotional-wise. There were many instances of moments that had many stakes at hand, but didn't resonate with me due to how the length and pacing of the narrative felt "fast". Another complaint from readers is the short length of A;C compared to the prior which were about 20+ hours -- the longest being Chaos;Child. The pacing was perfect but it felt more as if it didn't know how to approach its overarching narrative while building upon a new story, that being A;C. Despite the theories spiraling around SciADV being resolved and explained in A;C, it's more satisfying compared to how MGS4 would tackle a certain overarching narrative. Regarding the narrative, the characters didn't feel as memorable despite being the main motivation for the narrative to be driven forward -- with our main trio of characters being more memorable and the motivation of the 'antagonist' feeling lackluster.
A bit disappointed that I was not fond of it as much compared to some of my SciADV mutuals, regarding it as superior to Chaos;Child though it's probably because I expected more from this. It doesn't fail to impress since it without a doubt has a high production value with its presentation, animation, transitions from visual novel UI to manga panels (done by the amazing Haruhisa Nakata, who worked on Levius!), Takeshi Abo's score and sound design, and the amazing direction with A;C.
At least this was better than Robotics;Notes DaSH.