Recent reviews by ηλίας

A lot less horrific than I expected, and the ending was quite heartwarming.
....
Overall: 6.5/10

Atmosphere: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Gameplay: 2/5
Graphics: 3/5
Audio: 4/5

Game Time (100%): 1h 57m 56s

Overall: 7/10

Atmosphere: 5/5
Story: 4/5
Graphics: 4/5
Audio: 5/5

Game Time (100%): 4h 31m 48s not including Monika's monologues

Gameplay was clunky, but the atmosphere was perfectly balanced throughout. I couldn't make full sense of the plot, though there was clearly a lot there to be told...
....
Overall: 6/10

Atmosphere: 5/5
Story: 3/5
Gameplay: 2/5
Graphics: 3/5
Audio: 3/5

Game Time (100% with guide): 3h 13m 13s

Controls were a little clunky at times.
....
Overall: 7/10

Atmosphere: 4/5
Story: 3/5
Gameplay: 3/5
Graphics: 4/5
Audio: 5/5
Difficulty (5 is hardest): 3/5

Game Time (100%): 1h 33m 20s

Absolutely stunning. Each section was just the perfect balance of absurd and familiar, and the suspense was perfectly maintained throughout the entire game. The ending was... tragically perfect.
....
Overall: 8/10

Atmosphere: 6/5
Gameplay: 3/5
Graphics: 4/5
Audio: 5/5

Game Time (100%): 42m 21s

Though the atmosphere was beautifully set and very emotional, the experience is quite short. The voice acting is fairly good (Grandma's was amazing, and the best - unfortunately), but I do feel that the characters were somewhat underdeveloped and it was hard to feel any real attachment to their experiences or fate.

I would very much like to point out that the main intent of this game is not to tell a queer story - however, it has succeeded at incorporating queerness in a natural and non-token way.
....
Overall: 7/10

Atmosphere: 5/5
Story: 3/5
Gameplay: 2/5
Graphics: 4/5
Audio: 3/5

Game Time (100%): 1h 44m 53s

There's not all that much to the game, but there also aren't any game breaking bugs that I've noticed. Great achievement fodder. Music is a little too loud with no volume slider.
....
Overall: 5/10

Gameplay: 2/5
Graphics: 3/5
Audio: 2/5
Difficulty (5 is hardest): 3/5

Though it is fairly short, this VN really does an amazing job at taking you along the emotional rollercoaster. I could noticeably feel my heart beating in the intense parts.
....
Overall: 8/10

Atmosphere: 5/5
Story: 4/5
Graphics: 4/5
Audio: 4/5

Game Time (100%): 3h 9m 30s

I cannot say that the game itself is bad. It is actually rather polished and addictive. It boils down to an advanced dollhouse, the gameplay elements of which become just an exercise in waiting for tasks to finish - which isn't fundamentally a problem.

What is a problem, however, is the fact that the game doesn't feel complete without a large collection of DLCs, a lot of which cost the same as or more than the base game itself. The base game doesn't have even remotely enough content to keep one interested, and the devs have invested heavily in subtly marketing the DLCs in game.

I do have to say that the system is a rather well constructed substitute for microtransactions in the form of premium currency.

Minor bugs and gameplay quirks, but otherwise a solid time-passer. The possibilities would probably be limitless if I had any ounce of artistic skill.
....
Overall: 8/10

Atmosphere: 4/5
Gameplay: 4/5
Graphics: 4/5
Difficulty (5 is hardest): either 1/5 or 100/5 depending on how you look at it