In one route you bully a girl so hard she relapses into being bulimic again, in another route you enter an abusive lesbian relationship as the abuser, and in another route you whore yourself out on MySpace because you don’t want to work retail. On one hand ‘understanding’ Nicole is a blaring self-report on all levels but on the other hand no other VN protagonist has ever embodied the teenage girl mindset quite like her. It’s truly incredible to witness. You will hear line deliveries that make you question what the hell the rest of the industry is even doing. Possibly essential reading

Basically just more of the same insane shit from the first game—except there's aren't nearly as many jokes about sexual misconduct. The Re-Up (whatever the fuck that means) instead reaches out to cover more nuanced topics, such as double suicide via drug overdose, watching your mom die from a heart attack and only being concerned with her estate, and introducing at least 3 insanely repressed toxic lesbians (that's what makes it fun tho). So y'know, funnier than the first game in basically every way.
Jecka was not included in the lesbian count, but that's because we already knew she was a repressed lesbian from the first game.

If suicide and school shooting jokes is your bag, this is your re-up.

I am biased as I've been watching SoulBro vids forever but this game is a crude, tasteless piece of shit. It will annoy the fuck out of certain people who have no nostalgia for this time period. Nor will it appeal to those who don't like the sense of humor the game has because the humor is the game and it's very much intentionally and relentlessly sardonic. I personally love this shit.

I played the original and loved it. It was short. It had the SoulBro goodness with the writing and pacing. This is a vast improvement upon the idea. These devs are growing sharper in such a rapid pace that their niche is becoming more refined and we have yet to see the best of these guys. I truly believe that.

The Boondocks for white people. Hell yeah, a true high school experience filled with drugs, weird teachers and rejections up the wazoo. The dialogue's clever and comedic while still portraying true emotion at times, the voice acting is really well done and the artwork isn't really sickening, especially if you play it for 3 hours straight (or maybe I'm just used to anime girls, not sure). The endings are really dark but are somewhat still comedic with the end-content (always check ur phone after a playthru). I highly recommend this if you want a good visual novel to just laugh at.

This game isn't perfect.

But I'm giving it a perfect score anyway. I haven't gotten as much emotional enjoyment out of a game's story in so long. Nicole is a very interesting character in this one, and to be honest all of the students are.

Love it - support the kickstarter.

i think nicole might be my favorite protagonist in any video game ever

yeah, she's absolutely a bad person. let me ask you this: how many video games have protagonists that are good people? how many games have "anti-heroes"? how many games justify a flawed character by having them do something heroic in the end? it's repetitive. nicole is not good, but she's interesting. even when she is objectively being an asshole- "YOU BULLIED A GAY GIRL INTO BEING STRAIGHT!"- she's still a strong lead character. the writing is awesome enough to really sell someone who would be a paper-thin antagonist in a lesser game. and at the end of the day, i still love her.

ari route is so good what the hell

I liked it but it didn't hit as hard as the last one.

It still has a lot of well written jokes but the endings don't really give me enough dopamine. Like when I got a guy to jump off the roof of a building in the first game, that high was amazing.

Here I just kinda don't feel the same dopamine rush despite bullying my lesbian girlfriend into being straight.

Still fun though, looking forward to a sequel that's longer and has more branching paths.

This feels much closer to the original idea the first game was trying to come up with, and while I like the original it doesn't really focus that much on the social aspect like this game does. It shows more of Nicole's sociopath nature and how it affects those around her. I enjoyed how the endings felt more like a proper ending to each of their routes compared the endings in the first. The Ari routes in particular are definitely the best written here, as it's easier to feel bad for depressed co-dependent lesbian compared to some of the other people you fuck over in the other endings.

Pitch black comedy done right. For a game with so many jokes, the majority of them land - a fucking miracle if you ask me. The credits say that it was 'directed' by the guy who made Saiyaman Saga Was Sick, which explains why the dialogue turns between stupid and smart on a dime. Nicole is a perfect misanthrope, so when the plot turns to dealing crack or abusive relationships it's unsurprising but still hilarious. This is further boosted by the voice acting, which is superb across the board. Elsie Lovelock turns in an all-star performance as Nicole, and really brings that dirtbag to life. Honestly, give it a shot, it's quality crassness in a short package.

new millennium princesses

one of those incredibly special stories that resonates so hard and reminds u oh YEAH i was a rlly bad person oh yeah im still physically the same person and even if I think ive changed for the better that doesn’t necessarily mean the ppl ive hurt think the same but yeah whatever oh well it’s like the baby thinks im a piece of shit sketch from i think u should leave

in love w how midwestern this feels like everything just happens at dairy queens or dave and busters or diners. there’s nothing to do in towns like these so it makes sense why some incredibly privileged ppl end up the way they do. still find nicole’s story to be incredibly empathetic and cathartic for me

the backgrounds for each scene r so underappreciated in how they look, consistently blurring the lines between reality and not, dude could make like a rlly good horror game one day this is like basically one tbh