First of all I'd like to say that Summer's Gone has become my favorite VN game of all time. (I've played a hell of a lot VNs) Wonder why? Let's find out...
Oh boy, this is gonna be a long one... Where to start?
STORY
-Story is just amazing, followed with flawless dialogue which brings all characters to life. You can easily see the difference between every single character just by meeting them. They all have their own "mind" so to speak and are very unique. Overall story with MC being a "dead meat" who doesn't care for almost anything makes you connect with him in certain way where your decisions reflect his situation. You start to act and think like him. You become one with him. Overall, story is becoming more and more interesting with every new encounter. Your choices really have a huge impact on the story.
(Interesting story, well written dialogue, choices do impact overall story)
CHARACTERS
-Characters are designed flawlessly.
As mentioned previously, all characters are unique and respond differently, which is the main reason I like almost every one of them. Apart from their physical look, their mind is what makes them alive. You feel like you are speaking to a real person whenever you start a conversation with them. You decide how you want to approach and whether you want to start on a good note with them or not, which is a plus from me from the start. You can be a total bitch or you can be a "good" guy and approach more nicely. I don't think I have to waste my words on their appereance, right? Nah, I'm gonna do it. They look amazing. Renders are probably what most of the people look for when they see new VN game. I mean, you can go and see for yourselves. Ocean did fantastic work with their physical look. And their physical look perfectly reflects their mental one. I can't imagine them being any different.
(Perfect/well designed characters, both physical and mental, interesting backstories, flawless renders)
UPDATES AND GAME LENGHT
- As of now, Summer's Gone has only two chapters with the 3rd one coming soon. In both chapters there is a fair amount of content, quality content. Game is replayable and you can see a lot of different outcomes based on your choices. There are some cool cutscenes which is a nice touch to the game.
(Updates do take time but it's understandable considering Ocean is working on two games simultaneously)
Couple of words for Ocean.
I don't know if he'll ever read this review. In case he does, I'd like to say a couple of words about him and to him. This is my opinion, I don't care if you agree with me or not. I did send him a message on his discord (Beli
) server thinking that he'll not respond and he'll just ignore my message but no. He did answer and I was really suprised by that. That respond was a big plus for me because I like when devs don't mind to answer questions regarding games. (This was my first time messaging dev, honestly.) I'd like to clarify on thing tho, for those who like to ask questions about updates or something story related, no. I did not ask him any of it. Respect others if you want to be respected. Respect his work. He'll deliver when he is ready. Now a couple of words for this genius man. Keep up what you are doing. Don't ever think of quiting because you are amazing at what u are doing. Know that there are many of us who support you and will support you. Take care of yourself, especially these days, with this virus and shit. Your health is what's most important. I know that you are working on two games and people expect a lot from you. Wanna know why? It's simple, it's 'cause you are fu#ing good at what you are doing. Take it slow, one step a time. I know that you are never satisfied with your work and you always try to improve. And boy you do improve. With every new update there is something new and unexpected. Ocean, I can say things like; "Best game ever, amazing game, everything is perfect, love every part of it", but that wouldn't say anything to you really. Instead of that, I'm going to say this: Summer's Gone has a lot of positive reviews already (I can't describe you how happy this makes me feel) and I know that mine won't make any difference to you but I want you to know that this game is the only one I wrote a review for, and it will stay that way. Once again, stay safe, take care and keep up the good work!
Important: I am story type of a guy. I don't care if there are no any nude/xxx scenes. I'd be perfetly fine without them because I only care for a good STORY.
Note: I apologize for my grammar mistakes, wrote this on my android.