Like most people, I search for games in the "latest updates" tab, sorted by weighted review rating. I've tried out most of the 4 star + games that appealed to me, having played probably 100~ or so games over time. But review rating isn't always a great guide. Some highly reviewed games I quickly uninstalled due to the author's having poor English ability, boring writing/dialogue, or characters who all sound like the same person, despite having good visuals and scenes.
I recently tried out "Another Chance" and found it to be an extremely well-written game, with each character having their own personality and style, as well as great hand-drawn art and sex scenes. However, it seems to have gotten quite a few bad reviews due to it's UI, confusing inventory systems and quest structure. Which is understandable, especially for people who never played old-school Sierra style adventure games. For me though, I don't mind it and all and felt like I'd found a real hidden gem.
I also played "Waifu Academy" - which despite it's cringe name, and early-on, really bad/cringe dialogue, later turned into a genuinely interesting, story-driven game with excellent characters and scenes. It remained silly, but in a good way. It takes a long time to get to that point, but it's worth a go if you have the time and patience to get there.
It got me wondering if there are any other games like these - great writing, characters, art and scenes but bad a bad initial release, or has very particular technical issues that keep it out of the spotlight? Or it could be that the game simply contains content that some people may find disturbing, but is avoidable?
I recently tried out "Another Chance" and found it to be an extremely well-written game, with each character having their own personality and style, as well as great hand-drawn art and sex scenes. However, it seems to have gotten quite a few bad reviews due to it's UI, confusing inventory systems and quest structure. Which is understandable, especially for people who never played old-school Sierra style adventure games. For me though, I don't mind it and all and felt like I'd found a real hidden gem.
I also played "Waifu Academy" - which despite it's cringe name, and early-on, really bad/cringe dialogue, later turned into a genuinely interesting, story-driven game with excellent characters and scenes. It remained silly, but in a good way. It takes a long time to get to that point, but it's worth a go if you have the time and patience to get there.
It got me wondering if there are any other games like these - great writing, characters, art and scenes but bad a bad initial release, or has very particular technical issues that keep it out of the spotlight? Or it could be that the game simply contains content that some people may find disturbing, but is avoidable?
