only the prologue has released so far, but i'm already having thoughts and feelings about this game.
the cast is by far the best part about this game. for a killing game story to really work, you need to either really get attached to the characters or despise them and want to see them suffer. and honestly, i'm pretty much loving every character so far! damon is a great protagonist because he's so full of himself and i would absolute hate someone like him in real life. wolfgang is such a nice guy, but i wouldn't be suprised if he turned around and stabbed everyone in the back at some point. i love the design of characters like toshiko or kai and the voice acting is pretty good for pretty much every character (didn't spot anyone that felt odd to me, but i'm personally not a big fan of ulysses mumbling-- ). there are a few characters i'm neutral - but leaning positive - about, like ingrid, desmond or eloise, that i would probably love if i had more time with them. the only characters i don't have much of an opinion on so far are eva and wenona. wenona is really smart, i have to give her that, but she needs more screen time for me to care about her. eva on the other hand is untrustworthy so far, even if i don't believe her to be an evil person. still, not enough i know about her and when it came to first impressions, she just didn't blow me away.
now, i could probably gush a few more paragraphs about charactere, but for the sake of it, i'm going to mention the game play now. it's very close to danganronpa, so nothing new for me, but i played danganronpa on console, so playing this game on pc was new for me. i did have a few problems with the game, only during the class trial though. this could of course be partially the fault of my pc being too slow or weak to handle the game, but i would like to mention those problems anyways.
the first non stop debate was an absolute pain and it didn't get much better afterwards. slowing down time worked just fine, but aiming and actually shooting the truth bullets was miserable. although i had the time slowed down, the bullet was so slow, that it barely ever hit anything. i often times clicked right on the weak point and the bullet would still miss. sometimes, weak points or arguments wouldn't even show up! there was one non stop debate in particular (i believe the third one?) where half of the time the first argument wouldn't load. i heared the line, but didn't see it on screen. and the actual weak point of that round flew over the screen SO quickly, that i had to slow down time while someone else was still presenting their argument, to even have a slight chance! that mixed together with the time limit wasn't much fun. this might entirely be a me problem and due to my pc being slow, but other things worked just fine. running around was fine, as well as other parts of the trial. but the non stop debate was barely doable.
the closing argument was also a little weird, since suddenly my mouse was really sensitive and if i would just move it slightly, my cursor was already two panels further. it wasn't the worst thing and i still managed to do everything very well, but it was a bit odd.
despite all of the issues i had with the actual class trial, i really enjoyed this game! or well, the prologue at least! i have very high hopes in this game and it seems like it might meet them or even surpass them. i'm really looking forward to more of it!
the cast is by far the best part about this game. for a killing game story to really work, you need to either really get attached to the characters or despise them and want to see them suffer. and honestly, i'm pretty much loving every character so far! damon is a great protagonist because he's so full of himself and i would absolute hate someone like him in real life. wolfgang is such a nice guy, but i wouldn't be suprised if he turned around and stabbed everyone in the back at some point. i love the design of characters like toshiko or kai and the voice acting is pretty good for pretty much every character (didn't spot anyone that felt odd to me, but i'm personally not a big fan of ulysses mumbling-- ). there are a few characters i'm neutral - but leaning positive - about, like ingrid, desmond or eloise, that i would probably love if i had more time with them. the only characters i don't have much of an opinion on so far are eva and wenona. wenona is really smart, i have to give her that, but she needs more screen time for me to care about her. eva on the other hand is untrustworthy so far, even if i don't believe her to be an evil person. still, not enough i know about her and when it came to first impressions, she just didn't blow me away.
now, i could probably gush a few more paragraphs about charactere, but for the sake of it, i'm going to mention the game play now. it's very close to danganronpa, so nothing new for me, but i played danganronpa on console, so playing this game on pc was new for me. i did have a few problems with the game, only during the class trial though. this could of course be partially the fault of my pc being too slow or weak to handle the game, but i would like to mention those problems anyways.
the first non stop debate was an absolute pain and it didn't get much better afterwards. slowing down time worked just fine, but aiming and actually shooting the truth bullets was miserable. although i had the time slowed down, the bullet was so slow, that it barely ever hit anything. i often times clicked right on the weak point and the bullet would still miss. sometimes, weak points or arguments wouldn't even show up! there was one non stop debate in particular (i believe the third one?) where half of the time the first argument wouldn't load. i heared the line, but didn't see it on screen. and the actual weak point of that round flew over the screen SO quickly, that i had to slow down time while someone else was still presenting their argument, to even have a slight chance! that mixed together with the time limit wasn't much fun. this might entirely be a me problem and due to my pc being slow, but other things worked just fine. running around was fine, as well as other parts of the trial. but the non stop debate was barely doable.
the closing argument was also a little weird, since suddenly my mouse was really sensitive and if i would just move it slightly, my cursor was already two panels further. it wasn't the worst thing and i still managed to do everything very well, but it was a bit odd.
despite all of the issues i had with the actual class trial, i really enjoyed this game! or well, the prologue at least! i have very high hopes in this game and it seems like it might meet them or even surpass them. i'm really looking forward to more of it!