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On top of that, the game completely reuses assets and settings without any ambition to it. Nothing really changes between when you visited these places in IV and during interlude, and it really makes for a rather static and empty map in the long run. The game would have greatly benefited from being more on rails or at least as a small set of cutscenes, but what we get is a mild adventure of more Final Fantasy IV gameplay, and some unresolved issues. If not for the fact this was a free, and had a neat little dev. room area I would say this is Final Fantasy at it's lowest, but really it just feels like some last minute extra that was given with little thought to it. If you're a fan of Final Fantasy IV, you might find some enjoyment to it, but really you aren't missing much if you can't get your hands on this game.
I don't think Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet is Nomnomnami best work, but with the larger cast of characters, multiple endings you can get; certainly gives the story enough breathing room to start making these characters endearing to you. While there isn't much path straying in this visual novel, the interactions are consistently different when you make certain choices. On top of that, the game is absolutely just filled with fluffy, gumball vibes of music and sound effects that really help yourself immerse in the soft vibes the game sets itself.
Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet is a great start for anyone touching the NomNomNami gaming universe, and for those that have already touched some of their games it makes for a familiar welcome home that sticks around a bit longer than usual. While I don't think there is much here to keep everyone entertained, Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet ironically also being short and sweet sorta of work for itself. Match that together with a built in ending finder, and it's charming characters probably means you'll be getting your full dosage of Syrup from this game. Any game that compels you to 100% in such an entrancing way is great in my book.