Platform: Switch
Hours: 9
man, this game is just so good. it's a social sim and a beat em up, but that's all in service to the writing and the art. it's a gorgeous game, and it's written like an actual novel. These characters speak like people, like real friends, guys who want to be tough, people who just want to give their life some kind of meaning. A couple of the lines in this game hit me so hard I put the controller down and stared at the words, the turn of phrase now locked in my skull, ready to be part of my life. This is a game that, if you get into the characters and their relationships, will make you think about your life. Your decisions. Your follow through. What you're even doing with the time you have every day. The social sim really drives this part home too. One time, I missed a tutoring session with a girl I'd wanted to get to know better, and the next day I spoke to her in the hallway. I said (something like) "Hey, sorry I missed our plans yesterday". She said "Oh that? Don't worry about it, I figured something out". And that was it. No second chances, no previous save to reload (the autosave is quite aggressive), no rewinding the relationship to make sure it works. I think I'll play this game again, someday when I'm feeling especially low, and let it destroy me.
Hours: 9
man, this game is just so good. it's a social sim and a beat em up, but that's all in service to the writing and the art. it's a gorgeous game, and it's written like an actual novel. These characters speak like people, like real friends, guys who want to be tough, people who just want to give their life some kind of meaning. A couple of the lines in this game hit me so hard I put the controller down and stared at the words, the turn of phrase now locked in my skull, ready to be part of my life. This is a game that, if you get into the characters and their relationships, will make you think about your life. Your decisions. Your follow through. What you're even doing with the time you have every day. The social sim really drives this part home too. One time, I missed a tutoring session with a girl I'd wanted to get to know better, and the next day I spoke to her in the hallway. I said (something like) "Hey, sorry I missed our plans yesterday". She said "Oh that? Don't worry about it, I figured something out". And that was it. No second chances, no previous save to reload (the autosave is quite aggressive), no rewinding the relationship to make sure it works. I think I'll play this game again, someday when I'm feeling especially low, and let it destroy me.