i love neon white i wish i was a murderer
as for actual serious thoughts im surprised there are so many complaints for the writing, i thought it was pretty funny in the short bursts it has while the actual plot and theming of forgiveness felt pretty solid, the entire cast was real charismatic and their interactions, while you could say they are kinda one note, feel fun enough and are spread out enough that it never feels /boring/. its nothing special but i dont think its such a huge sleight it weights the game down; also feels a bit superficial for a game with such amazing and addicting gameplay, which is the major draw (and i do mean major, the writing is very noticeably NOT the focus.) the lore of "heaven" was real interesting and i found the ways it plays with and keeps certain religious mythologies to be great, while still allowing for comedy to take place at times. neon yellow was extremely entertaining and he was probably the highlight, his relationship with white is such a joy to watch. red was fun in a bit of a Fujiko/Lupin way, but there was still an intimacy that lend itself extremely well to the actual plot of the game. Violet's the... weakest? for me? She's not necessarily bad but she's very much a literal weak link, although I still really liked her interactions with Red. Green was good. Mikey and Raz were done real fun. I don't have much to say about the writing past this because it's not really the major draw and I have no major complaints, but the GAMEPLAY.
Neon White's gameplay is amazing. It is the zenith of fiction. I loved all of the levels save some of the Hanging Gardens levels, and all the weapons had so much variety to it. There's a certain harmony between the weapons and the levels which is amazing, it feels as if the weapons are tailor-made for the levels, and vice versa, its just an amazing fit in both ways.
The game's also just really beautiful? Amazing art and art direction, and a baller soundtrack. I don't listen to much Machine Girl, I've only listened to Because I'm Young, Arrogant, and Hate Everything You Stand For, but I'll definetly check out their other works lol. Nonetheless, the art direction, music, and gameplay lends itself to an outstanding, addicting aesthetic. I ended up 100%ing it in about three somewhat lengthy sessions because I just wanted to keep playing.
I've got some level rushes to do so it's not a "complete 100%", but the game gave me the 100% achievement so still. I definetly see myself coming back and getting some of these rankings higher, and I'm excited to see what's next from the developers.
as for actual serious thoughts im surprised there are so many complaints for the writing, i thought it was pretty funny in the short bursts it has while the actual plot and theming of forgiveness felt pretty solid, the entire cast was real charismatic and their interactions, while you could say they are kinda one note, feel fun enough and are spread out enough that it never feels /boring/. its nothing special but i dont think its such a huge sleight it weights the game down; also feels a bit superficial for a game with such amazing and addicting gameplay, which is the major draw (and i do mean major, the writing is very noticeably NOT the focus.) the lore of "heaven" was real interesting and i found the ways it plays with and keeps certain religious mythologies to be great, while still allowing for comedy to take place at times. neon yellow was extremely entertaining and he was probably the highlight, his relationship with white is such a joy to watch. red was fun in a bit of a Fujiko/Lupin way, but there was still an intimacy that lend itself extremely well to the actual plot of the game. Violet's the... weakest? for me? She's not necessarily bad but she's very much a literal weak link, although I still really liked her interactions with Red. Green was good. Mikey and Raz were done real fun. I don't have much to say about the writing past this because it's not really the major draw and I have no major complaints, but the GAMEPLAY.
Neon White's gameplay is amazing. It is the zenith of fiction. I loved all of the levels save some of the Hanging Gardens levels, and all the weapons had so much variety to it. There's a certain harmony between the weapons and the levels which is amazing, it feels as if the weapons are tailor-made for the levels, and vice versa, its just an amazing fit in both ways.
The game's also just really beautiful? Amazing art and art direction, and a baller soundtrack. I don't listen to much Machine Girl, I've only listened to Because I'm Young, Arrogant, and Hate Everything You Stand For, but I'll definetly check out their other works lol. Nonetheless, the art direction, music, and gameplay lends itself to an outstanding, addicting aesthetic. I ended up 100%ing it in about three somewhat lengthy sessions because I just wanted to keep playing.
I've got some level rushes to do so it's not a "complete 100%", but the game gave me the 100% achievement so still. I definetly see myself coming back and getting some of these rankings higher, and I'm excited to see what's next from the developers.