This is pretty funny being on backloggd. I seriously don't see any difference between it and a visual novel, if anything it has MORE interactivity so it feels more justified in being called a video game.
Homestuck is one of my favorite pieces of art ever. I am rereading it currently and all of the magic is still there. I love the world, I love the story, I love the music, the presentation, the art style. It's all very cash money.
Homestuck comes with a lot of baggage for past, present, and future readers. Whenever Homestuck gets brought up now I can't help but see that the discussion of it is never actually about Homestuck. It's about the fans, it's about the kickstarter, it's about Andrew Hussie's financial woes. I really don't spend a lot of time thinking about any of that. I also don't feel embarrassed about liking Homestuck, which I think is a feeling a lot of would be readers and past readers have a hard time coping with.
But Homestuck at it's core is just a rootin tootin good read.
My favorite aspect is the character to character interactions and the exponential nature of the narrative. At the start you really just have John. Then in Act 2 you throw in Rose. Keep reading and now there is Dave and Jade. And all of these characters are wholly unique and lovable, but then there's also the relationships between each set of characters. A Jade + Rose conversation is vastly different to a Dave + John conversation. They are very nuanced and enjoyable characters in themselves, the combination of two individual kids. Their conversations are so believable, they have their own inside jokes, it rules.
Then you hit Act 5 and 12 more characters are introduced and it's absolutely bananas. The characters are also introduced with a meticulous set of cultural differences. The way the narrative expertly juggles all of this is just such a joy.
I'd be writing forever if I tried to go into every little piece of Homestuck that I think makes it special. It rips ass.
Homestuck is one of my favorite pieces of art ever. I am rereading it currently and all of the magic is still there. I love the world, I love the story, I love the music, the presentation, the art style. It's all very cash money.
Homestuck comes with a lot of baggage for past, present, and future readers. Whenever Homestuck gets brought up now I can't help but see that the discussion of it is never actually about Homestuck. It's about the fans, it's about the kickstarter, it's about Andrew Hussie's financial woes. I really don't spend a lot of time thinking about any of that. I also don't feel embarrassed about liking Homestuck, which I think is a feeling a lot of would be readers and past readers have a hard time coping with.
But Homestuck at it's core is just a rootin tootin good read.
My favorite aspect is the character to character interactions and the exponential nature of the narrative. At the start you really just have John. Then in Act 2 you throw in Rose. Keep reading and now there is Dave and Jade. And all of these characters are wholly unique and lovable, but then there's also the relationships between each set of characters. A Jade + Rose conversation is vastly different to a Dave + John conversation. They are very nuanced and enjoyable characters in themselves, the combination of two individual kids. Their conversations are so believable, they have their own inside jokes, it rules.
Then you hit Act 5 and 12 more characters are introduced and it's absolutely bananas. The characters are also introduced with a meticulous set of cultural differences. The way the narrative expertly juggles all of this is just such a joy.
I'd be writing forever if I tried to go into every little piece of Homestuck that I think makes it special. It rips ass.