After finishing this, I'm completely at a loss for what I should rate it. On the one hand, by committing so hard to making a game about Fucked Up Shit, you're going all-in on your jokes landing with the audience and they definitely do not always land. It's pretty easy to see why people are comparing this to Always Sunny (especially early IASIP) but one of IASIP's big strengths is weaving together A- and B-plots while peppering in other jokes, and the truth is that Class of '09 never has as much going on as IASIP does in any given episode, so you kinda gotta be on board with whatever sociopathic shit Nicole is getting up to. There are entire endings whose comedic premise just did not work, leaving us grimacing for 15-30 minutes straight as Nicole accidentally gets roped into an actual hate crime. It's got some clever jokes but you're just as likely to run into a 5-minute bit where the entire joke is "this person is being horrendously mean for literally no reason". (Note: I haven't played the first game, so I've almost certainly got some misplaced sympathy)
I gotta admit, though, it was a blast to stream this thing in a Discord call. It's got some really solid voice acting and the auto-text does a lot for comedic timing that could've easily been ruined if you let players click through this at their own pace. The game loves presenting you with some wild-ass choices too, so a lot of the fun is clicking shit like "commit charity fraud" or "skip school with the violent alt girl" and watching things immediately spiral out of control into "multiple felonies" territory. Emily is the greatest character of all time.
(this whole thing has me wondering what we're in for when that 20-year nostalgia cycle really hits)
I gotta admit, though, it was a blast to stream this thing in a Discord call. It's got some really solid voice acting and the auto-text does a lot for comedic timing that could've easily been ruined if you let players click through this at their own pace. The game loves presenting you with some wild-ass choices too, so a lot of the fun is clicking shit like "commit charity fraud" or "skip school with the violent alt girl" and watching things immediately spiral out of control into "multiple felonies" territory. Emily is the greatest character of all time.
(this whole thing has me wondering what we're in for when that 20-year nostalgia cycle really hits)
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@BeachEpisode: This was my first exposure to his work so I definitely can't speak on how it compares, but I definitely felt like the choices added to the experience. Not trying to overstate the interactivity tho, you're still basically picking which skit you would like to listen to
i'm personally interested in seeing what they do with "the anime"(same CWs as the game) because I already like this teaser - and the way they use the format shift - more than anything i saw in the game. based on what you've said it's not much of a surprise that video is a more natural fit
i'm personally interested in seeing what they do with "the anime"(same CWs as the game) because I already like this teaser - and the way they use the format shift - more than anything i saw in the game. based on what you've said it's not much of a surprise that video is a more natural fit
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@beachepisode im of the opinion that class of 09 has better pacing and substance than most of (if not all) his other content. cause generally he's a little hit and miss for me. i think if you fuck with the emo found footage vids and dating tips for incels, it's more in line with that than idk, fuckin, christina aguilera trading cards. has the same sort of scathingly cynical but also accurate-to-era coziness outlook as the found footage things especially
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