"Life's a fleeting thing in this wicked world."
It gets so lonely here was made by Ebi-Hime for the Yandere Game Jam 2023 and as the title of said convention suggests was released in 2023. Before and after its release the title was heavily advertised for its yuri cannibalism, and I am happy to declare that it lives up to the promise!
I won’t be getting too much into the story aspects of the VN as it is a 2 hour romp and I don’t want to rob any would-be readers of the experience! It has a very specific theme and explores how love can have a unique meaning to each of us. Interestingly, the story is also told in a 2nd person point of view; something that I believe Ebi has only done once before, but it’s so well done that you wouldn’t guess it.
The game has multiple routes, with a true ending, and a few bad/game over endings. In my opinion, it does a great job building up tension and atmosphere on each of those routes by making use of sounds such as birds chirping and heavy breathing (as the situation demands).
The background art has this washed out/stained glass look to it which helps build on said atmosphere, while the characters have a vibrant and often jovial look to them. The character designs are very pretty and have an innocent look to them. I’m not going to get too much into detail, because again, I don’t want to spoil much; but one of the characters has a lovely dress that reminds me of Chain Chomp from Super Mario Bros, which is a statement I’d never thought I’d make (or a fashion statement that I never thought would work out so well).
The soundtrack contains lots of piano, perhaps nothing but, managing to switch between hopeful and ominous as the situation demands. All in all, I’d say the piano gives off a classical feel, in fact, sometimes the music sounds downright enchanting!
The game also contains the traditional gallery, music, and notes in an extras section that Ebi-Hime games are known for! Reading Ebi’s thought process and what decisions led her to write the story the way she did is interesting and entertaining to say the least!
Another thing that I really appreciate is that the textbox is embroidered with flowers, which matches the png icon of the game (also a flower).
Speaking of, The UI while playing/reading is really nice and unintrusive! It has buttons for going back, going forward, skipping through text you've already read, a save button and an exit button; all of which are made obvious by the pictures that overlay on them. It’s simplistic and unburdensome, and I wish more Visual Novels would take that approach with theirs instead of making me have to right click and scroll through menus/tabs to do so!
Did I mention that ‘it gets so lonely here’ is eternally at the very low price of free? It’s a steal and well worth the read, so check it out!
Death by Chew Chew!
It gets so lonely here was made by Ebi-Hime for the Yandere Game Jam 2023 and as the title of said convention suggests was released in 2023. Before and after its release the title was heavily advertised for its yuri cannibalism, and I am happy to declare that it lives up to the promise!
I won’t be getting too much into the story aspects of the VN as it is a 2 hour romp and I don’t want to rob any would-be readers of the experience! It has a very specific theme and explores how love can have a unique meaning to each of us. Interestingly, the story is also told in a 2nd person point of view; something that I believe Ebi has only done once before, but it’s so well done that you wouldn’t guess it.
The game has multiple routes, with a true ending, and a few bad/game over endings. In my opinion, it does a great job building up tension and atmosphere on each of those routes by making use of sounds such as birds chirping and heavy breathing (as the situation demands).
The background art has this washed out/stained glass look to it which helps build on said atmosphere, while the characters have a vibrant and often jovial look to them. The character designs are very pretty and have an innocent look to them. I’m not going to get too much into detail, because again, I don’t want to spoil much; but one of the characters has a lovely dress that reminds me of Chain Chomp from Super Mario Bros, which is a statement I’d never thought I’d make (or a fashion statement that I never thought would work out so well).
The soundtrack contains lots of piano, perhaps nothing but, managing to switch between hopeful and ominous as the situation demands. All in all, I’d say the piano gives off a classical feel, in fact, sometimes the music sounds downright enchanting!
The game also contains the traditional gallery, music, and notes in an extras section that Ebi-Hime games are known for! Reading Ebi’s thought process and what decisions led her to write the story the way she did is interesting and entertaining to say the least!
Another thing that I really appreciate is that the textbox is embroidered with flowers, which matches the png icon of the game (also a flower).
Speaking of, The UI while playing/reading is really nice and unintrusive! It has buttons for going back, going forward, skipping through text you've already read, a save button and an exit button; all of which are made obvious by the pictures that overlay on them. It’s simplistic and unburdensome, and I wish more Visual Novels would take that approach with theirs instead of making me have to right click and scroll through menus/tabs to do so!
Did I mention that ‘it gets so lonely here’ is eternally at the very low price of free? It’s a steal and well worth the read, so check it out!
Death by Chew Chew!