This is one of my rare short reviews because I only played this for 40 minutes or so, but playing this was just so off putting. It screamed "what if majora mask + yume nikki = anime" and the writing pretty much reflected that too. It felt like it was attempting to be deep or reflective without actually having the experience to be deep or reflective. The writing resembled what you would find in really generic and obnoxious jrpgs. Some of the art potraits felt suspicious. Theres a huge hallway with repeating images of the happy mask salesman's face. At a certain point, how interesting something looks visually can only make up for the atmosphere so much, when you're borrowing so many ideas I want to know why I wouldnt rather just go play Yume Nikki (or Majoras Mask) instead. The concept for Night Loops is interesting but it feels like it got lost in its inspiration instead of focusing on what it actually is. That weird sheep who spoke in a shitty Brooklyn accent did not help.
curse
3 months ago