Review of V.0.12
First off I didn't play until the end.
I'll start off with the positive points and close with the negatives one.
So the female characters are rather well fleshed out. They might often fill some tropes but usually have a unexpected twist to them. Here the player can expect some positive suprises as the dev does know how the female character design can be handled.
Another note to view positively is how the story is written. I'll point out the shortcomings of what the story is about later on. There are many references making the dialogue at some points quite funny and the slap-stick humor is decent as well.
Now for the negative points of this game:
Firstly, the plot starts off quite strong. The monologue in the train at the beginning of the game does hype you up for some sweet revenge plot, where the MC is shown as calculating and having strong motives to follow through on his goal. Now, because of the game starting off so strong everything afterwards just seems worse. The cold calculations done by the MC are quickly overthrown by his short-comings. The inital calculating demeanor is gone, he suddenly turns from self-confident and head-strong into virgin-like simpy and borderline retarded in respect to intelligence.
For example does he fall multiple times for the traps by the same character. Always is he for whatever reason expecting a 180° from bad to good as if it were some manga for 12 years old. Although sexually experienced he simps at every possibility to just peek into cleavage and shuts any perception of his environment. The MC knows people at the school are manipulative and often too stupid for their own good but he himself is as much stupid as they are.
Now I know to make a story good you need to have some challenges for the MC to overcome, so his achievements just feel good to read about. But NOTHING hints at him getting considerable closer to his goals. He literally just goofs around and gets dommed at every corner because he is prodding the hornets nest on a whim. Never doing any follow-ups or turning the tables for good, never getting what he wants because he literally ignores any absurdly huge red flags.
I understand, if some other characters act for their own agenda and thus by coincedence drags the MC with them into their shit. But you can't expect to have an enjoyable story for the MC to fall EVERY FUCKING SINGLE TIME for bs coincidences which can be averted if he would think for a second.
The final nail for the MC's coffin are his dreams. From what I understand or atleast interpret, the dreams are just a perfect reflection of MC's state of mind. And let me just give the spoiler, in his dreams the MC turns from being haunted by his father's death to being cucked and abused. The only reaction the MC displays in those scenario is just some stupid pleading and whining instead of showing his grudge or anger.
So basically for everyone playing this game, just assume the first five minutes in the train are just some power-fantasies playing out in his mind where-as his real character is just some pervy kid posing as man.
I am really fucking sad and disappointed that every character gets to have somewhat of a development or revelation but the MC. Like no fucking way I am 2 hours into the game and the MC's best response to getting caught peeping on Asuka in the bathroom is to fucking prod her further? Even after she openly stated she is ARMED?
His childish demeanor with the constant bitching on one hand but the whole arrogant provocative attitude on the other hand are simply not gonna cut it for a successful revenge plot.
I might revisit the game later, after I cooled down and try to continue to see if there is any good development, that is not the MC being dommed because he unnecessarily fucked up again .
Edit: some obvious grammar mistakes had to be fixed. I got eye cancer reading my own review
