OatMilker
Not initially obvious, but Ryukishi took so much from this in the way it plays with character roles in different routes, or in Ryukishi's case 'Episodes'
Also, Ryukishi's semi-sequel (?) route was my favorite, along with the Mystery routes. Everything else is mostly joke routes that are pretty brief.
Also, Ryukishi's semi-sequel (?) route was my favorite, along with the Mystery routes. Everything else is mostly joke routes that are pretty brief.
2023
You'll understand when you're older.
My comfort game.
My comfort game.
1994
final route goes crazy hard
2018
The story is so good you persevere through shitty gameplay, multiple times!
Great game, slightly diminished by the terrible quality of the dubbing, which is a bit of a shame since it completely ruins a bunch of dramatic moments.
2016
Depressingly mid despite having some potential and nice presentation -- story is too short to do much of anything interesting, and what time you do have is mostly spent meddling around.
Such is the fate of the kinetic novel -- too short to accomplish anything interesting and also too restrained by Key's need to maintain its brand image. What you're left with is a predictable story that could've been more, had it been produced by literally anyone else.
Such is the fate of the kinetic novel -- too short to accomplish anything interesting and also too restrained by Key's need to maintain its brand image. What you're left with is a predictable story that could've been more, had it been produced by literally anyone else.
1989
Do you ever think about how this series is almost as old as Ys? Even older if you include title like Little Princess, which become part of the canon later. Wild.
Impressive how well the second game does at wrapping up the incredibly, almost non existent story of the original and fleshing it out. I actually cared for a few of the characters, despite dialogue being very minimalistic.
Only gripe with the games is the lack of a minimap, which makes exploring the dungeons incredibly frustrating without a guide, as they're super easy to get lost in, especially the lava level.
Also recommend watching the OVAs, they're nice companion pieces that also flesh out the story a lot.
Only gripe with the games is the lack of a minimap, which makes exploring the dungeons incredibly frustrating without a guide, as they're super easy to get lost in, especially the lava level.
Also recommend watching the OVAs, they're nice companion pieces that also flesh out the story a lot.
2021
50 hour epic about the importance of fun
2001
Jun Maeda's masterpiece, a huge improvement in every way over his work in Kanon and ONE. This is Maeda finding himself, essentially.
Skip the side heroine routes, or keep expectations low if you feel the need that you absolutely must read them, because they're REALLY bad
Skip the side heroine routes, or keep expectations low if you feel the need that you absolutely must read them, because they're REALLY bad
2016
Perfect if you love reading your protagonist going around harassing other people, the scene where he bullies a guy over how he used to be fat and gets him to confess information by dangling food over him was when I had enough.
I bought an PSP as a child and this was pretty much the only game I ever played on it
2023
Pretty good sequel and that builds on and answers questions from the previous game. Enjoyment largely depends on how much you enjoy slice of life and the setting.
2nd favorite Liarsoft so far.
2nd favorite Liarsoft so far.
2003
anime diablo on GBA