The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件

The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件

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Takumi Feb 23, 2020 @ 8:32pm
Hello Chilla's Art :)
Just finished the game at 1am, and oh boy, I loved every second of it.

I wanted to writhe a review, but I think speaking to you guys directly would be better.
First thing first, congrats on your new game, it was awesome, the tension buildup, the sounds, the creepy transitions, it was a 100% legit J-Horror experience.

Now, let's check the pros and cons:
PROS:
-It's short. You can finish it in one sitting, and that's definitely not a bad thing when you know how to build up suspense and tension, which this short game did very well (for me at least).
-The story, it's simple, but enough to give a little -chill- down your spine (pun).
-You can choose both between normal and vhs style graphics, and while the graphics are pretty simple, everything has a good amount of details.
-Spoopy Fatal Frame like ghost.

CONS:
-While I loved the city, it was kinda useless. Yeah, it was creepy, and I didn't want to explore it too much since everything was so dark that it was legit scary, I didn't know what to expect. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean it was a bad addition to the game, in fact, I love games where you can explore Japanese places, it just felt... empty. If you guys keep making games with exploration, you should make them more like in Stigmatized Property, where the city was smaller, but it had creepy little details that made it feel more alive :) Oh and add a little more light to the streets, I couldn't see much and the flashlight was trash.
-Some textures looked really neat while others looked rushed, very low res/bad UV's.
-The 4th night's puzzle was kinda tedious, after figuring it out it wasn't TOO bad, but I feel like I wasted more time on that that on the other 3 nights combined (fail...).

Overall, the setting of the game was perfect, the 3rd night was scary as sh*t, and luckily you guys didn't overdo it with the jumpscares, they were relatively OK.

For the people complaining about the price of the length of the game, look, there are tons of games that are terrible and ask for even more money, in fact, that even applies to many AAA games, so don't be stingy and buy Chilla's games, they are being made by only two brothers, and they are totally worth it.

So Chilla, keep making more games, you became an inspiration to me since i discovered your games, and I'm aiming to make something similar someday :)