Join me as I attempt to play through every Sudaverse game. Obviously, I started at the beginning of Kill the Past with The Silver Case. I didn't enjoy it at first, but I was enthralled in the unique presentation and building mystery. The most interesting part to me were the Shelter Kids, human experiments designed to kill, and kill they did. Kamui being these Shelter Kids was a surprising twist, and the ending with you killing Suda51 himself was both intense and humorously self-referencial. It was a slog to play at times, with most of the gameplay being repeating the same motions over and over again at a snail's pace. The Placebo chapters were the worst of this. While they eventually became interesting, it still had the overlay of this humdrum apartment. A nice start to what is certainly going to be a wild ride, and a decent visual novel in its own right.

This has to be one of the most unbearable games I’ve played. The greatest disconnect between public perception and personal experience I’ve ever had. The gameplay is so fucking tedious. Unskippable cutscenes and transitions during location changes that take very long. Wouldn’t be too bad normally, but they happen constantly.

The writing is just okay. Sometimes it’s interesting but other times they’ll beat you on the head with some plot points. Also the translation isn’t great at points. Very confusing writing. Comedy that doesn’t translate. It seems like a teenager’s first draft of police talk. Really dumb writing. Tetsu goes “I’m gonna shoot your fucking head off!” Hachisuka goes “So basically…I was on my period.”

Some music repeats too often. Some of tracks are pretty good.

The central mystery isn’t very strong. I think a big part of that is how nonchalantly the police act about it. They don’t seem to care, so I don’t either.

The parts I liked
Music is usually pretty good. Sometimes annoying and discordant. I like the art. Some of the mystery is intriguing. Some characters have depth. Some adult themes you don’t see shown so intensely: sexism.

The storyline about the little boy who dies from a weak heart and his friend doesn’t remember what happened. They both protect each other from bullying. His ghost is haunting the apartment complex.

The flashback real footage sequences. The haunted mansion was a standout.

Impromptu pop quiz to test you by the police squad.