Gakamech
1986
I've been on and off with this game for literal years so in my never ending quest of clearing my always filled backlog I decided to play a Yu-Gi-Oh game, expecting something along the line of the later entries.
Boy was I in for a jump of quality.
The game is ok, the rules for the game are the GX era so no Synchros and Tuners, the setting is fun and the characters are well presented, but it's a GRIND. The game doesn't give you much money and your starter deck sucks which means you grind for money, EXP and you have no clue how to start any events; you don't even have a main mission, just go to class and hope something happens after you duel everyone a lot.
I think the Dueling Academy has a lot of potential as a setting, with something along the lines of Persona where you build up your character as both a student and a Duelist, going on adventures with Judai and Co.
Here you just duel a bunch to see how your character kinda fits in the overall story of early GX.
Honestly the 5D's era games are better, with in my opinion more fun duel mechanics, a tight story, a better character creation and overall better quality.
It's not a bad game, but not great. It certainly showed me how spoiled I got from Stardust Accelerator.
Boy was I in for a jump of quality.
The game is ok, the rules for the game are the GX era so no Synchros and Tuners, the setting is fun and the characters are well presented, but it's a GRIND. The game doesn't give you much money and your starter deck sucks which means you grind for money, EXP and you have no clue how to start any events; you don't even have a main mission, just go to class and hope something happens after you duel everyone a lot.
I think the Dueling Academy has a lot of potential as a setting, with something along the lines of Persona where you build up your character as both a student and a Duelist, going on adventures with Judai and Co.
Here you just duel a bunch to see how your character kinda fits in the overall story of early GX.
Honestly the 5D's era games are better, with in my opinion more fun duel mechanics, a tight story, a better character creation and overall better quality.
It's not a bad game, but not great. It certainly showed me how spoiled I got from Stardust Accelerator.
2023
2023
There's something to this game, the feeling of uneasyness it gave me, the creeps it created, the hairs at the back of my neck it pulled up that got me to continue it until the ending, my first and only of the game, ending 6.
Or that's what I thought.
I spent the remainder of the day thinking about this game and eventually caved in and went for all endings. A pretty incredible experience, I was fascinated by the story, the mistery, the horror; only downside being the last achievement being buggy on Steam, which means the game doesn't care how much I try it won't give it to me.
I did not buy the DLC so no porn scenes for me, but this is not an eroge; the feeling of madness, losing control and of something greater being against you permeates the whole thing.
It's one of those games you keep thinking on days after you finish it.
Or that's what I thought.
I spent the remainder of the day thinking about this game and eventually caved in and went for all endings. A pretty incredible experience, I was fascinated by the story, the mistery, the horror; only downside being the last achievement being buggy on Steam, which means the game doesn't care how much I try it won't give it to me.
I did not buy the DLC so no porn scenes for me, but this is not an eroge; the feeling of madness, losing control and of something greater being against you permeates the whole thing.
It's one of those games you keep thinking on days after you finish it.
2023
The game looks very good, when you are not moving.
As soon as Postmouse moves you can see his animations slide through the terrain; the controls are also clunky which means the idea of you being a small mouse looking at everyday objects as giant versions of them gets overshadowed by the cons of the game
As soon as Postmouse moves you can see his animations slide through the terrain; the controls are also clunky which means the idea of you being a small mouse looking at everyday objects as giant versions of them gets overshadowed by the cons of the game
2023
2022
Unlike a classic visual novel, there are no routes here; it's a 30 minute VN that just wants to tell a story, the story of "The Dandelion Girl" which is actually a short science fiction story.
Even though the music was simple and the art was nothing to write home about, the story really touched me, but is it a merit of the VN or of the original author from 1961? Because of this doubt I could not give it 4 stars, just 3.5
Even though the music was simple and the art was nothing to write home about, the story really touched me, but is it a merit of the VN or of the original author from 1961? Because of this doubt I could not give it 4 stars, just 3.5
2023
2023
2017