is the plot good?

[hamsterofdeath]

it starts a bit slow and the characters are right out of the top 10 cliché list

[Yagami1211]

And then the game turns the cliche around and the characters aren't when you think they are.

[hamsterofdeath]

so i can expect some 999 level quality?

[Yagami1211]

Originally posted by hamsterofdeath:

so i can expect some 999 level quality?

Or at least close to it.

[mel celeste]

Is the plot at a similar level as Virtue's Last Reward?

[Yagami1211]

I didn't finish the game yet. But right now it feels like the early parts of VLR.

[mel celeste]

ohhh

[RΔDPEY]

I just finished the game, and while I didn't think it bested VLR in any way, it certainly beat zero time dilemma, and it was a damn good game! Absolutely worth it to me

[mel celeste]

ohh cool!

[uriele85]

close to VLR, but the scope of the story is smaller

[Abeltensor]

I'm fairly far into it; completed a few "endings" and yes there are some really nice plot beats but I also couldn't help but feel that parts of this one were a bit too predictable compared to many of the other Spike VNs. Maybe I am just used to their writing style, after all I've played through all of the Danganronpa titles and the Zero games (I know they don't use the same writers but there's a similar set of themes in all of there games).

I also thought the story was smaller then some of their other titles, but then you start to fill out the flow chart and it really grows much larger. I'd say this game is about as big as DR1 or 2; maybe 20-30 hours if you don't rush.

[jkly]

So it gets better? Because I'm kind of bored by it and annoyed by the characters right now.

[Mycrosys]

Just finished it, took 28 hours, got the story mostly figured out after around the 11h mark - that never happened with any of the Zero Escape games for me, so I dunno. Somnium files does have a "lighter" story. While there are some gruesome things that happen, aside from maybe 1 or 2 scenes, it is nowhere near as bloody as the Zero Escape games. Overall, it had a pretty high amount of jokes and funny scenes.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed my playthrough and was well entertained, I just expected a longer and more darker experience (more like 40-50h and way more routes with more splitting) and more gameplay (I think the game has a bit over 10 Puzzle rooms (take about 10minutes each) and 5 QTE's (3-5 ,minutes each)). Overall, I'd say this game should have been sold closer to the 40€ mark than 60€.

[BloodyPork]

How is it cliche? How many games have similar plot lines?

Grown up man living together with a non-blood related elementary school girl. Grown up man going on a date with a high school idol. Rich old man getting a high schooler pregnant. Yakuza wanting to see idol's panties and rub his head on her t its. All of those in the same game. Tell me other non-adult games with those plot lines.

[Xen]

One thing I will say about this game is that it is NOT 999 or VLR. Those games have twists that were basically impossible to figure out, and the "clues" only made sense in hindsight. This game gives you everything you need to logically deduce the upcoming plot reveals. But this game is, ultimately, a murder mystery. One that's supposed to be solvable, instead of a ride. There's definitely supernatural aspects, but it's not up to you to figure out WHY they work, your job as a detective is to figure out everything else.

If you play this like 999/VLR where you sit around and wait to predict which ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pseudoscientific concept is responsible for the inexplicable things happening, while you just coast through between escape room to escape room, you might be disappointed- because you're ignoring a 20 hour puzzle that's happening right in front of you.

[stevo]

Originally posted by BloodyPork:

How is it cliche? How many games have similar plot lines?

Grown up man living together with a non-blood related elementary school girl. Grown up man going on a date with a high school idol. Rich old man getting a high schooler pregnant. Yakuza wanting to see idol's panties and rub his head on her t its. All of those in the same game. Tell me other non-adult games with those plot lines.

The cliche doesn't lie with plotline more than it does with mystery tropes. Also, this is basically Coincidence: The game. Seriously, how on earth do the events in play also relate to everyone involved, while also the characters are arbitrarily linked with each other too.