Playtime: 40 minutes (though I think there's one area I missed)
Probaby a 2.5, so I rounded up since it's mainly just... pretty basic? I mean, when you think about the quality a side-scrolling H-game tends to have, Manager Can Be Tough doesn't stray far. Controls aren't tight, scenes are hard to trigger, and any bits which are somewhat interesting get drowned out by the all the rest being mundane.
- Guns suck since the default firing height is above the heads of most enemy types and you can't aim with the mouse.
- It's nice that there are a few outfits, but you can't swap or repair them at will.
- The weapon system is actually kind of interesting. The top weapon is your primary sub-weapon, so pressing the "ranged" button once will fire it off, with repeated pressing bringing your other sub-weapons into play. This could open up some tactics, though it probably won't since the first sub-weapon is the best.
- Beating the game doesn't unlock any h-scenes; you need to trigger each one manually. Or just get the gallery unlock from the main thread.
- There's blocking and a dodge-roll, but no attack canceling, so you'll likely just go all-offense and tank hits instead. It works fine for most bosses (on normal).
Probaby a 2.5, so I rounded up since it's mainly just... pretty basic? I mean, when you think about the quality a side-scrolling H-game tends to have, Manager Can Be Tough doesn't stray far. Controls aren't tight, scenes are hard to trigger, and any bits which are somewhat interesting get drowned out by the all the rest being mundane.
- Guns suck since the default firing height is above the heads of most enemy types and you can't aim with the mouse.
- It's nice that there are a few outfits, but you can't swap or repair them at will.
- The weapon system is actually kind of interesting. The top weapon is your primary sub-weapon, so pressing the "ranged" button once will fire it off, with repeated pressing bringing your other sub-weapons into play. This could open up some tactics, though it probably won't since the first sub-weapon is the best.
- Beating the game doesn't unlock any h-scenes; you need to trigger each one manually. Or just get the gallery unlock from the main thread.
- There's blocking and a dodge-roll, but no attack canceling, so you'll likely just go all-offense and tank hits instead. It works fine for most bosses (on normal).