guntmother
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This game is broken and the frame rate is like 3 half the time but if you say it's bad I'll cut your throat. It's asinine and so horny in a way that actually puts the women in positions of power in a fucking ANIME GAME, and the score by Keichi Okabe is god-tier. I'll kill you if you disagree!! The gameplay is also fun button-mashy action/adventure shit which I am literally always down for. Please GOD if you play this game play every ending and get to that final, FINAL boss. You'll either hate it or love it more than anything and I hope you're the latter. Also the STORY IS FUN AND COOL!!!
To be reductive, it's "The Room" of video games. This game is bewildering and weirdly problematic but I somehow find it too quaint to offended by it. Swery is an insane person and we need more people like him having more freedom to make games. The game wants to be Twin Peaks but clearly doesn't actually understand David Lynch. It's supposed to be horror(?) but I find the gameplay strangely relaxing. I don't want to make it seem like it's pure shit though - it's genuinely very creative and good in a lot of ways. Play this Switch version, I hear it's nerfed which makes the experience less obnoxious. If you like camp/so-bad-it's-good, this could be your thing.
2003
Mostly rating this five stars to be an asshole but I do fuckin' love this game. It's a maddening experience and you should either commit entirely to finishing all the endings or not really bother (how I fee about Yoko Taro games in general). Gameplay is broken but can still be weirdly satisfying. Score is super cool and unnerving. Characters and story are unhinged. If you like works by weird auteurs then you should check it out.
2018