Mmmhmm. Know the feeling there. Revisiting childhood malls is either a Night in the Woods experience or everything is new and unrecognizable and the arcade is gone. It's... whoof. Yeah.
"Wonderful" is a perfect word for this game. The main story is an emotional rollercoaster and a half, for sure, but the world itself has a lot of ambience to it like that that's just... nice. This game was clearly made by someone who recalls and loves arcades and gaming in general without being a toxic Gamer (though the hypercompetitive git gud esports queen is one of the supporting cast archetypes, along with the dance game scene guy, two different varieties of 80s retro cabinet enthusiasts....) The people are what tie the building together, and the progression of getting to know and bond with the likeable cast and become a sort of arcade family is handled just about the best I've ever seen in any VN.
But the machines and sounds and lights and everything else in the building... well, they're part of it too. It's a lovely little world.
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Date: 2019-11-18 03:15 pm (UTC)"Wonderful" is a perfect word for this game. The main story is an emotional rollercoaster and a half, for sure, but the world itself has a lot of ambience to it like that that's just... nice. This game was clearly made by someone who recalls and loves arcades and gaming in general without being a toxic Gamer (though the hypercompetitive git gud esports queen is one of the supporting cast archetypes, along with the dance game scene guy, two different varieties of 80s retro cabinet enthusiasts....) The people are what tie the building together, and the progression of getting to know and bond with the likeable cast and become a sort of arcade family is handled just about the best I've ever seen in any VN.
But the machines and sounds and lights and everything else in the building... well, they're part of it too. It's a lovely little world.