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this game doesn't explain its scoring system or mechanics well at ALL and level routes can be a visual mess but if you put in the patience to figure out its quirks it's a magical symphony of serene speed and delightful aesthetic
Disco Elysium
2019
Games a work of art. If Michelangelo was contacted by game developers who said 'do that sistine thing again but make it about a hobo communist cop" and he said "oui" or whatever the fuck, it would be disco elysium
The art: GORGEOUS
The Soundtrack: SENSATIONAL
The characters: KIM I LOVE YOU PLEASE DONT BE MAD AT ME IM TRYING TO HARD I JUST WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF ME KIM PLEASE
The themes: really............really heavy dude
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Harry and Kim sitting down in front of Harry's crashed car, sinking into the ice, reflecting on what a failure harry was, was some of the most emotional, hard hitting, and beautiful shit i have ever seen in a video game, or anyewhere else
The art: GORGEOUS
The Soundtrack: SENSATIONAL
The characters: KIM I LOVE YOU PLEASE DONT BE MAD AT ME IM TRYING TO HARD I JUST WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF ME KIM PLEASE
The themes: really............really heavy dude
\\\\\\\\\\SPOILERS /////////////////
Harry and Kim sitting down in front of Harry's crashed car, sinking into the ice, reflecting on what a failure harry was, was some of the most emotional, hard hitting, and beautiful shit i have ever seen in a video game, or anyewhere else
Harvest Moon
1996
something about playing this game on virtual console non-stop for 24 hours straight during the summer of 2009 as a sixteen year-old taught me a valuable life lesson.
i learned how to scam the exhaustion system in the game. if you work late enough in the day, time will eventually stop in the early morning (i believe 5am to be exact).
once you reach this point, the only limiting factor you have is your stamina, which can be continually increased by visiting the hot springs in the mountains outside your farm or eating specific foods. by doing this repeatedly, you can lock into this cycle: tend to your farm until your virtual self collapses, go to the hot springs and wade around for a few seconds, and then repeat this cycle until you complete everything you need to.
i did this for two in-game years, until i had what i considered to be the ultimate farm. however, my farm required too much upkeep every day to keep everything happy. i had so much money that it became meaningless. i had spent so much time each day farming that i had NEVER ONCE EVEN TALKED TO ONE OF THE BACHELORETTES.
i couldn't garner the affection of one of the girls in a measly six months. it had to be earned over time. i would be alone in a decaying farm when my father showed up to evaluate me six in-game months later. i supposedly had everything that i thought i had wanted, only to see it crumble before me. i cried and turned off the console. in this moment i realized that capitalism makes fools of us all.
five stars.
i learned how to scam the exhaustion system in the game. if you work late enough in the day, time will eventually stop in the early morning (i believe 5am to be exact).
once you reach this point, the only limiting factor you have is your stamina, which can be continually increased by visiting the hot springs in the mountains outside your farm or eating specific foods. by doing this repeatedly, you can lock into this cycle: tend to your farm until your virtual self collapses, go to the hot springs and wade around for a few seconds, and then repeat this cycle until you complete everything you need to.
i did this for two in-game years, until i had what i considered to be the ultimate farm. however, my farm required too much upkeep every day to keep everything happy. i had so much money that it became meaningless. i had spent so much time each day farming that i had NEVER ONCE EVEN TALKED TO ONE OF THE BACHELORETTES.
i couldn't garner the affection of one of the girls in a measly six months. it had to be earned over time. i would be alone in a decaying farm when my father showed up to evaluate me six in-game months later. i supposedly had everything that i thought i had wanted, only to see it crumble before me. i cried and turned off the console. in this moment i realized that capitalism makes fools of us all.
five stars.