Ann is great. If you know me, I am very big into RPG maker games. Not as big as other people, but definitely big. Anyway, when I saw people repping this free RPG maker game on Steam. I was like "Yooooo I HAVE to try it!" I was also intrigued by the fact that this is the first niche RPG maker game that had animated cutscenes-- that looked EXTREMELY well drawn. So yeah:
Brief Description
Ann is about this girl who starts school at this Art Academy. The academy has a rule that you cannot stay in the building after it locks up for the night. Ann finds herself snoozing while getting some classwork done, stays in the school, and gets transported to a mysterious world of monsters inside a distorted version of the school...
Pros
-Very well-drawn short animated cutscenes WITH SOUND!! (Wow!) I eat this up. Props to the creator. This is the main part of the game that makes it unique and enticing
-Neat little story. I like the characters (except for one). I like the character development of the Security Guard even if predictable a teensy bit (and kinda spoiled by an achievement I peeked at). Really wholesome interactions between them. Overall enjoyable experience playing
-There were neat little puzzles that were not too hard at all. I like that for what this game was going for.
-Polished. No glitches or anything. The writing was fine (a little corny and unrealistic) from what I remember and no grammar mistakes that jumped out at me
-Has some pretty neat easter eggs which I have looked up on YouTube because I unfortunately cannot be assed
Cons
-This game I think is trying to be scary. It is an RPG maker horror game, but I did not feel spooked playing it I am not going to lie.
-Chase Scenes Galore that sometimes require FRAME PERFECT PATHING TO COMPLETE! This sucks. I hate this if overused in an RPGmaker game. It is not fun and is just a way to make the game longer. None of the chase scenes were scary either so it did not really add to what the game was trying to be. They were not unbeatable, but definitely can steer a person away.
-The story is a pro and a con. The con part is that it has an overused villain trope that honestly can have more depth. I just did not like what they did with the character overall-- feels silly and unnecessary
-The actual character dialogue sprites of the game were a little goofy. They were great! But it did not have nearly as much shading or anything compared to animation cutscenes (which usually is the other way around?). You are staring at the sprites the entirety of the game so I figured it would be a little more detailed.
-The environment was okay. I am not sure if it was regular assets from RPG maker, but yeah It didn't really have any specific, original style aside from the characters.
Ann was great for a free game. Pretty damn great. I would recommend this game to RPG maker game fans. Those who have not dived into the RPG maker game genre or are skeptical about it, I probably wouldn't push them to give it a shot. It is a neat little short game, a great experience playing, but it is not for everyone. A good 2-3 hour game.
Brief Description
Ann is about this girl who starts school at this Art Academy. The academy has a rule that you cannot stay in the building after it locks up for the night. Ann finds herself snoozing while getting some classwork done, stays in the school, and gets transported to a mysterious world of monsters inside a distorted version of the school...
Pros
-Very well-drawn short animated cutscenes WITH SOUND!! (Wow!) I eat this up. Props to the creator. This is the main part of the game that makes it unique and enticing
-Neat little story. I like the characters (except for one). I like the character development of the Security Guard even if predictable a teensy bit (and kinda spoiled by an achievement I peeked at). Really wholesome interactions between them. Overall enjoyable experience playing
-There were neat little puzzles that were not too hard at all. I like that for what this game was going for.
-Polished. No glitches or anything. The writing was fine (a little corny and unrealistic) from what I remember and no grammar mistakes that jumped out at me
-Has some pretty neat easter eggs which I have looked up on YouTube because I unfortunately cannot be assed
Cons
-This game I think is trying to be scary. It is an RPG maker horror game, but I did not feel spooked playing it I am not going to lie.
-Chase Scenes Galore that sometimes require FRAME PERFECT PATHING TO COMPLETE! This sucks. I hate this if overused in an RPGmaker game. It is not fun and is just a way to make the game longer. None of the chase scenes were scary either so it did not really add to what the game was trying to be. They were not unbeatable, but definitely can steer a person away.
-The story is a pro and a con. The con part is that it has an overused villain trope that honestly can have more depth. I just did not like what they did with the character overall-- feels silly and unnecessary
-The actual character dialogue sprites of the game were a little goofy. They were great! But it did not have nearly as much shading or anything compared to animation cutscenes (which usually is the other way around?). You are staring at the sprites the entirety of the game so I figured it would be a little more detailed.
-The environment was okay. I am not sure if it was regular assets from RPG maker, but yeah It didn't really have any specific, original style aside from the characters.
Ann was great for a free game. Pretty damn great. I would recommend this game to RPG maker game fans. Those who have not dived into the RPG maker game genre or are skeptical about it, I probably wouldn't push them to give it a shot. It is a neat little short game, a great experience playing, but it is not for everyone. A good 2-3 hour game.