Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Dec 14, 2022

  Not exactly what I expected, it's not really your typical visual novel or a generic romantic narrative, not after the first 30 minutes anyway. If anything the actual meat of the game is psychedelic exploration, one of those easter egg hunts for various secrets and additional story context, slightly reminds me of games like "Who's Lila", but with a static point&click gameplay, especially the whole looping effect, becoming something different from just reading a wall of text, and sometimes getting the story from disjointed segments, not necessarily a linear experience. I would describe the narrative in this game as Alice in Wonderland Silent Hill 4, which seems about right. It's a bit confusing if you just starting the game, there is a nice 'visual novel' barrier before the game truly starts to be creative and play around with your expectations, even in terms of dialogue and world-building I think this game is a little slow to take off, the point being, I didn't like it that much for the first 2 hours, but I think it's one of those games that gets a lot more compelling as you peel its many layers. I was able to discover about 70% of the content in 5 hours, and stuck at the moment with no remaining clues, so you probably looking at a 8-hour game if you just wanted to brute force everything, but even then it has a lot of secrets. The game could be considered convoluted in terms of puzzles, but I didn't have too many issues personally, I just wish the rules with the codes were explained better, it's easy to mislead yourself by applying your own interpretation of how things should work. The game is structured around a ritual that is performed inside an elevator, by entering secret codes on the panel you are taken to all kinds of psychotic dimensions in what I assume is a parallel universe that looks a lot like ours, some of the worlds are surreal, and others are more disturbing. It's actually a little weird because the game does not seem to have much horror in it, but you will find it if you dig deep enough. The endings in this game are not traditional in the sense that sometimes you need one ending to find another, so it's more of a looping effect with the narrative, you have to keep playing it to unlock more things. Luckily the game is voice-acted, at least the dialogue between the characters, not the silent thoughts though. The delivery of the story is very subjective, I almost feel like the game bounces between being a generic relationship game and being super clever with game deconstruction, I definitely feel like there is a lot of thought-provoking themes, but it's not something that I felt all the time, and unfortunately, the game that tends to get better halfway in.

  Pros:

  (+) (More than meets the eye) At first I was fully convinced it would be another generic visual novel, and to be fair, sometimes it does feel that way, even as deep as 3-4 hours into the game, but there are some really cool and creative narrative twists if you manage to find them, and as a visual novel, it feels very different once the whole elevator gameplay starts. The story is a bit weird with the themes, it's very good in some parts of the game, but I was not following it all the time or cared to do so. (+) I was a bit skeptical about the price, but the game has a respectable amount of exploration, optional context, and achievements, with no hints you probably looking at more than 7 hours. All of the unique worlds that you find give all kinds of strange vibes, it's something that motivates me to keep playing it because I just don't know what I will find here. (+) I like that the game looks different from just about everything else, cool art style on the characters, except maybe my dude Gin Ichimaru - I just can't unsee that face on the host there, his art style pops too much in comparison. Overall I think the game looks interesting visually, but not consistently amazing, some backgrounds look a bit too empty/low detail. Relatively immersive game, again, depending on where you at with the story.

  Feedback:

  Puzzles - I don't mind the puzzles here too much, but maybe a little bit more generous with the hints (at least for the harder puzzles), sometimes you leave a lot of space for your own interpretation and you don't want that. Atmosphere - for the most part I like the way you handled it, it gets better toward the second half, but sometimes you would linger on the same screen trying to describe the situation, which is perfectly fine, just not back to back to back, I wish the story moved with more purpose because it did get a little boring in some sections. I was paying a lot more attention when the characters would talk and not just think in silence. Overall Thoughts: 8/10 This one was a little hard to swallow for me, feels a bit meh sometimes, but ultimately it gets better in terms of narrative and exploration, it has a lot of content and different layers to the experience, it's an interesting game that requires some commitment to get something out of it. I like the whole elevator thing, pretty cool idea for world navigation. Overall nice artwork and a decent sense of immersion, probably could have been handled a little better with the dialogue and overall tone, but if you like digging deep in the exploration, there are a lot of secrets. Niche, obscure and underrated games: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/31294838-Hidden-Gem-Discovery/
• gamedeal user

  Dec 14, 2022

  Recommended for the cute catgirls. Who doesn't love cute catgirls? Heartless people with bad opinions, probably.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 17, 2023

  Janitor guy 👍
• gamedeal user

  Jan 14, 2023

  no matter how many times I shake my winky after I pee i still drizzle a drop in me underwear!!!!
• gamedeal user

  Dec 16, 2022

  Games great fun tho because of my PC from the stone ages the amount of snow on screen causes the PC to go up in flames! Good for these colder times. Also could do with more nsfw scenes like cmon not enough cat girl nudity
• gamedeal user

  Aug 11, 2023

  Loved it so much I hunted for everything. Big fan of their stuff.
• starw0rm

  Sep 4, 2023

  I stumbled across this game and found myself drawn into its art style and premise. The exploration feels enticing, rewarding, and its characters are charming. This visual novel holds lots of unique scenes, through a point-and-click journey reflecting stories of sacrifice, secrets, and fears. The game feels natural to navigate, the voice acting is great, and the soundtrack serves appropos to the mood. The girls are acting catty with this one!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 8, 2023

  Cool and cute psychologically unsettling vibes. Had a great time playing this! I actually impulse bought this because YES, and I was not disappointed. Also... gay catgirls more yes!