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Yet Another First Day

Rating

4

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 23:10:16

Rater ID

11,446

Review

Yet Another First Day offers a pretty good package. From its unique presentation and natural dialogue, this project engages readers in a straightforward story that still bears (heh) interesting idiosyncrasies. The biggest sore spot here is how much fat there is in the story (and I don't mean the large men). Yet Another First Day has an excellent and resonating emotional core that is buried in a lot of meandering and scenes that don't advance the plot. That said, its strong points are more than worth pushing through the slog. A fun, cute little story that will resonate well with its queer audience.

Game

Bearony (Jam version)

Rating

2

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 23:05:02

Rater ID

11,446

Review

Bearony is too short for its own good, presenting less than even an introduction to a possible story and leaving without much of an impact. The artstyle is enjoyable, but it doesn't have the time to stick in your head due to its extremely short duration. There's really not much to this one as it is.

Game

Remember the Flowers

Rating

5

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 22:56:17

Rater ID

724

Review

The Art Style is sooooo goooooood and the CG's with different art styles is really cool and great I really loved it so much. 

The Story is really great to next to my favourite Visual Novels i'ved ever read.

The Characters too is really great too with Canto's smile is really cute and Aaron's caring and kind personality. 

Game

Yet Another First Day

Rating

5

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 22:47:35

Rater ID

623,452

Review

Super cute! Love Charlie super much <3

Game

Yet Another First Day

Rating

5

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 22:37:31

Rater ID

44,570

Review

Good job! I think you made good use of your medium (of game maker). It's a well told story, and I think the constant anxiety throughout was realistic.

I think the major thing would be to have some more music variation, and maybe review the prose a bit more to see if you could punch it up further, but I think this is entirely the experience it wants to be, and it's an overall well written one at that.

Game

Hearthfire

Rating

5

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 21:48:45

Rater ID

608,859

Review

Great story, great characters. Loved reading it.

Game

Daring Choices

Rating

2

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 20:41:58

Rater ID

44,570

Review

I think there's some good stuff in here, like I enjoyed the animation, but I don't think either part of this piece worked (or at least, in not in tandem).

As a romance piece, it doesn't have much to get me invested. The relationship feels light and airy, with not too much substance. 

As a meta narrative commentary, you've stumbled into the same place as DDLC and other similar works.

And in tandem, we don't get to the point where we feel bad about the characters feeling bad for being fake.

DDLC does have those clichés in its opening, to lure you into thinking it's a trad romance, but it dives into the horror in the incrementation, I believe.

It feels like it's trying to tell a meta story for the sake of telling a meta story, but I think that the meta needs some sort of driving reasons to support the usage lest it feeling cliche in its own way at this point.

I do think it's certainly a daring choice, but I don't know if it paid off in terms of a result.

Game

Andromeda Six

Rating

1

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 18:02:56

Rater ID

641,698

Review

The game wants your character to be gay. The story choices seem to push that way, what a shame.

Game

Losing Importance

Rating

4

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 17:37:14

Rater ID

12,690

Review

Review in jam comments: https://itch.io/post/11544947

Game

HubbyBot Comes Home!

Rating

5

Published at

Dec 8, 2024 08:34:31

Rater ID

641,520

Review

Amazing vn, sad but happy that I finished/read it