I feel out of place writing this review with all the 5 star ratings but I had a different experience than most. First, I'm not trying to hate on the game in any way. I really enjoyed GGGB, the author's first game!
I'll state this up front, I did not finish the game. I had less and less desire to continue clicking on the mouse as the game progressed until I no longer had a desire to continue.
There was nothing new for me here. Perhaps I've played too many games on this site but the story and writing feel overused and stuff I've seen dozens of times. I never really got engrossed in the game or the characters. The game never inspired me to want to read more.
The art has improved since GGGB and the game has a larger scope. I much preferred the focused GGGB story and smaller scope. The game pace was faster with GGGB also. With the primitive art style used, slow paced stories just don't work for me here.
I also disliked having two protagonists. Reliving the same experiences through a different person wasn't a good move in my opinion. Why would I want to play through the same content twice, just to have a slightly different take on the events? I already mostly understood what the other was thinking and feeling for the most part with little surprises.
The game just wasn't my cup of tea. I was expecting to have a stellar experience and perhaps all the hype and 5 star ratings got my expectations too high, it's hard to say for sure...
I thoroughly enjoyed the author's first game GGGB but because I lost the desire to even finish the game, I can't justify a higher rating. I wish the author all the best on this project and future projects!
I'll state this up front, I did not finish the game. I had less and less desire to continue clicking on the mouse as the game progressed until I no longer had a desire to continue.
There was nothing new for me here. Perhaps I've played too many games on this site but the story and writing feel overused and stuff I've seen dozens of times. I never really got engrossed in the game or the characters. The game never inspired me to want to read more.
The art has improved since GGGB and the game has a larger scope. I much preferred the focused GGGB story and smaller scope. The game pace was faster with GGGB also. With the primitive art style used, slow paced stories just don't work for me here.
I also disliked having two protagonists. Reliving the same experiences through a different person wasn't a good move in my opinion. Why would I want to play through the same content twice, just to have a slightly different take on the events? I already mostly understood what the other was thinking and feeling for the most part with little surprises.
The game just wasn't my cup of tea. I was expecting to have a stellar experience and perhaps all the hype and 5 star ratings got my expectations too high, it's hard to say for sure...
I thoroughly enjoyed the author's first game GGGB but because I lost the desire to even finish the game, I can't justify a higher rating. I wish the author all the best on this project and future projects!