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I should probably go through Bandersnatch at some point, huh? Seems like that's the template for all these other Netflix interactive episodes.
Like Carmen Sandiego's interactive episode, this is perfectly fine as its own thing, but mostly just a cute diversion from the main series. There isn't anything as cool as the reward you get for seeing through the Carmen Sandiego episode, but it also doesn't have any glaring omissions the way Carmen Sandiego decides NOT incorporate its edutainment aspect. I do sort of think Last Kids on Earth works best as a serial narrative, but these characters are fun enough to spend time with that I'm cool with a quick one-off adventure like this. Sorta wish this wasn't the last thing to come out of the Netflix series, but what can you do?
I didn't get it in my playthrough, but I like that one route has the kids get distracted on a side project for an entire month, then just agree to pretend that it's still June's birthday. Pretty emblematic of the Netflix show's writing overall.
...yeah, I don't have a ton to say on this one. So, while I'm here, let me just say that I would've been all over the books this is based on, if they'd come out when I was in elementary/middle school. This is a really cool premise with a bunch of fun characters! I really appreciate how much stuff like Diary of a Wimpy Kid (which, to demonstrate my age, I know best as a webcomic) changed the landscape of children's literature and proved there was a market for these types of graphic novels, and how many authors have stepped in with their own types of genre narratives experimenting with this literary style. And a big, post-apocalyptic adventure narrative like this! It's gonna be a while before I have kids of my own, but it's honestly tempting to pick up some of the books anyway, just to see what those are like. Surface-level impressions tell me that the Netflix series sanitizes it up a little (and the interactive episode sanitizes that up a little more), so it'd be cool to see where it all came from.
Like Carmen Sandiego's interactive episode, this is perfectly fine as its own thing, but mostly just a cute diversion from the main series. There isn't anything as cool as the reward you get for seeing through the Carmen Sandiego episode, but it also doesn't have any glaring omissions the way Carmen Sandiego decides NOT incorporate its edutainment aspect. I do sort of think Last Kids on Earth works best as a serial narrative, but these characters are fun enough to spend time with that I'm cool with a quick one-off adventure like this. Sorta wish this wasn't the last thing to come out of the Netflix series, but what can you do?
I didn't get it in my playthrough, but I like that one route has the kids get distracted on a side project for an entire month, then just agree to pretend that it's still June's birthday. Pretty emblematic of the Netflix show's writing overall.
...yeah, I don't have a ton to say on this one. So, while I'm here, let me just say that I would've been all over the books this is based on, if they'd come out when I was in elementary/middle school. This is a really cool premise with a bunch of fun characters! I really appreciate how much stuff like Diary of a Wimpy Kid (which, to demonstrate my age, I know best as a webcomic) changed the landscape of children's literature and proved there was a market for these types of graphic novels, and how many authors have stepped in with their own types of genre narratives experimenting with this literary style. And a big, post-apocalyptic adventure narrative like this! It's gonna be a while before I have kids of my own, but it's honestly tempting to pick up some of the books anyway, just to see what those are like. Surface-level impressions tell me that the Netflix series sanitizes it up a little (and the interactive episode sanitizes that up a little more), so it'd be cool to see where it all came from.