Let's Play Shira Oka - This game doesn't deserve Second Chances

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Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Mysticblade posted:

I hear Sweden gets holidays during the summer since they don't get much sun during the rest of the year.

As a swede I can attest to this. If someone would try to remove Midsummers Eve as an inofficial holiday the entire country would have such a bloody riot that even the french people would have a hard time to match it.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2016 18:42

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# ¿ May 14, 2024 11:58

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

So Aya was supposed to be the figurhead for this series? I have to admit that it's really nice to see that she is far from the usual demure waif that these kind of games tend to have as the canon choice but boy, did they go way off in the other direction instead with her personality.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2016 08:38

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Yeah, the art is pretty awful. When Princess Maker 2 looks better in the art department than your game then you've made some really bad choices.

# ¿ Dec 1, 2016 18:29

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

SuccinctAndPunchy posted:

Why is Aya so neverendingly terrible to everyone holy cow. Is her role in this game just to make everyone else seem more likeable and interesting by comparison? Because it's kind of working.

It will never cease to amaze me that the developers really felt that she was "flagship" character material..

# ¿ Mar 12, 2017 14:31

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Robindaybird posted:

Very few writers can do Tsundere well - Aya is just the most extreme. Sad thing is, I can kind of get why she's so upset - it does kind of scan as Kiku taking control of her project, and she never did like Rena even if it's for stupid reasons, but she just handled it in an extremely childish and nasty matter that wins no favors.

Add to the fact that this is pretty much how she reacts to pretty much anything that goes against her, except when she's mocking someone. Yeah, I understand that the devs were probably going for some kind of tsundere with Aya but overshot their mark completely.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2017 18:38

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Well, I have to admit, that was kind of unexpected.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2017 20:19

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Robindaybird posted:

the price isn't that bad given I've seen what shoddier VNs being sold at, it just really lacks QoL mechanics this game sorely needs.

It�s also in dire need of better art.

# ¿ Jan 7, 2019 21:27

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

So, how long will it take for Rena to fold reality enough times to turn into a Tanuki?

# ¿ Apr 28, 2019 10:07

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Robindaybird posted:

You can see the germs of a good game under all the jank, just it really needs a lot of QoL improvements to make the looping mechanic less tedious to actually play through.

It was also in dire need of better artwork. A lot of the stuff looks like it was placeholder art in many places.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2020 21:57

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# ¿ May 14, 2024 11:58

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

I know that I�ve been bitching about Aya a lot in this thread but does she improve anything on this path?

# ¿ May 9, 2020 17:33

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