I like this game and I don't know why. The dialogue (and inner-monologues) in the earliest parts of the game are repetitive and tedious, seeming like extra text was added to give it the feel of slow burn. In reality there are a load of hyper-specific descriptions of really mundane actions and details that do nothing to advance the story or character relationships. The language is stilted and awkward, vocabulary choices are odd, and most of the characters's personalities are defined by self-description and exposition without any real difference in the way they interact with the the MC or each other.
For a story driven game, the continuity is all over the place and murky. Meaningless details are very specific while major plot devices and timelines are vague and in flux. There is at least one instance where a character casually mentions a major event that will take place long before the event is set up in the story. Some motivations make no sense even after the context for their actions is supposedly explained. Actions and reactions are inexplicable in a lot of places, conflicts between characters early on are contrived at best and seem to only go that way because the script demands they do.
Certain choices have consequences but don't appear to alter the course of the story yet (as of ver 0.6), only lock out certain scenes or play alternate ones. Some sections are referred to as mini-games but are just a set of choices to path your way through. These could be left out and not be missed.
Other than that, models are good, renders are high quality, and animation loops are pretty smooth. If you're familiar with other MRDOTS titles, there will be some familiar faces and cute callbacks, including using the word "eventuate" several times even though normal people don't talk like that.
Objectively this is not great unless you're here solely for the fap. But again there's just something about it. There's a charm here that I can't put in to words. It's at least worth a shot. I mean, you're reading this which probably means you've got nothing better to do.
For a story driven game, the continuity is all over the place and murky. Meaningless details are very specific while major plot devices and timelines are vague and in flux. There is at least one instance where a character casually mentions a major event that will take place long before the event is set up in the story. Some motivations make no sense even after the context for their actions is supposedly explained. Actions and reactions are inexplicable in a lot of places, conflicts between characters early on are contrived at best and seem to only go that way because the script demands they do.
Certain choices have consequences but don't appear to alter the course of the story yet (as of ver 0.6), only lock out certain scenes or play alternate ones. Some sections are referred to as mini-games but are just a set of choices to path your way through. These could be left out and not be missed.
Other than that, models are good, renders are high quality, and animation loops are pretty smooth. If you're familiar with other MRDOTS titles, there will be some familiar faces and cute callbacks, including using the word "eventuate" several times even though normal people don't talk like that.
Objectively this is not great unless you're here solely for the fap. But again there's just something about it. There's a charm here that I can't put in to words. It's at least worth a shot. I mean, you're reading this which probably means you've got nothing better to do.