I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how this game made them cry, which makes me a bit wary of being too harsh on it. It can really suck to see someone trash on something that really, genuinely touched you and made you feel seen, and far be it from me to take that away from anybody. Maybe the narrative at play here is worth the hype, but this isn’t just a narrative, it’s a video game and as a video game this one of the worst I’ve played in a while. Buddy Simulator 1984 tries its hand at several different things and fails at all of them. It’s a horror game that isn’t scary, it’s a comedy that isn’t funny, it’s an Undertale-like that doesn’t display even a quarter of the talent Toby Fox has in just his pinkies. This game doesn’t even have the decency to give you any half-decent character designs to look at. I really tried, but I can’t find any sort of saving grace or redeeming value here, it’s just a miserable experience all around.