Yousei Feedback [Spoilers]

Deji wrote:

But in the end I decided it was better to not be too graphic and just stick with that ^^; (though I noticed some inconsistency with the narration later on, saying the identity of the corpse was confirmed via the reconsntructed fingerprints from what was left of the body, so the complete hand there didn't make much sense, I guess ^^;;;

Well, I must say I didn't really notice it ^_^; (probably because the narration mentioned it only later), and it definitely didn't bother me! And the not-too-graphic image is probably a good thing for more sensitive players (^_^)

Deji wrote:

Personally, I've always liked blood in general (not gore or looking at photos of dead people/animals or anything like that, though... - I can't even watch violent bloody movies - how do I explain... I find blood kind of beautiful?... And I enjoy watching forensic shows a lot, haha ^^; ), but I have to say that researching for this chapter made me a lot less squeaky about bloody crime scenes and gross/bloody wounds than I used to be, haha ^^;;

I think I understand what you're trying to say, especially from an artistic point of view. Imagery that would normally be shocking/distressing/depressing if encountered in real life can, when portrayed in say a painting, be sad, but also extremely beautiful and meaningful.

First off i got the true end my first playthrough, which was really confusing because i thought i may have gotten the twins end because of the story leading up to this with them helping me so i actually played through the game an extra time *whoops* I would like to say you guys should have a list of the endings aquired somewhere in the start menu *perhaps under cg's* in a future game because it makes it a little easier to figure out which endings you have and didn't have.

Onto Gameplay:
This game is similar in premise to both kansei/jisei in how it is played, i think for this game though the only thing that would have made it better for return playthroughs would be if you guys had a third option to go back to the main campus in order to save some clicking because this may just be me but i found it a bit redundant and annoying to return to the front entrance of the lab if i misclicked and got to the back instead of front entrance. So perhaps a third button by the notepad/phone would be a good idea for the next installment.

Also i've found that in terms of speed of text/skipping that this game was a bit slow to skip text through and was a bit annoying to go through after the first time because of this. Also on that note it was hard at times to know which key points i was missing in order to advance the story to aaron waking up *from there it was easy* Also - i found this game much shorter then kansei/jisei felt and perhaps that's why it's only 15.00 (totally worth the price) But i would have liked a little more suspense, and a longer story.

The mystery i had completely figured out by the time of the end with absolutely no guess work (because the time that nathan had been there, and i had found out that the bikes were given out by shawn's parents - so it was obvious (without knowing his details entirely at that point) he would respect his parents and not steal the bikes himself. So the mystery aspect wasn't that difficult.

Gameplay was smooth and the voices were really well done, the volume is still loud (but i blame my speakers) but very clear. I'd also like to mention that the bell sounds lasted way too long and had me skip the text at the beginning of the game when you meet shawn for one line - too loud, and they last too long. (a single or double ring would have been fine imo)

Now that that wall-o-text is out of the way here's the ratings:

Audio Quality: 10/10 - Sparkling clear, understandable dialect, The music was never annoying and always relevant and well done when it came to importing it into the game. Didn't take forever to load.

Visuals: 9.5/10 - Beautiful character designs and the bg's were clean and actually fit the theme. The only screen that wasn't so sparkly was the Main campus screen - which is fine and it didn't matter much in terms of gameplay so i didn't care that much about it.

Gameplay: 6/10 - The lack of a return to main campus button was extremely annoying in the Biology building particularily, as were clicking through the cafeteria to the lounge. I also wish there would have been more clues hidden in the background and that the magnifying glass had more of a purpose besides to look at the printer. I found a few things in Aaron's room that clued me in, but aside from there - the images weren't that creative or mysterious.

Epilogue: 9/10 Fan-freaking-tastic. The only thing i'm a bit sad about is that it wasn't longer honestly. It did make me want the next game so mission accomplished.

Overall: 8.5/10 - The issues i had were all listed above and this is entirely my opinion. I love getting VN's from you guys - they're always marvelous and have wonderful artwork. So much love. I hope you make a few otome games in the future, the artwork is seriously beautiful in this game, the voices were awesome, music is awesome, and i loved playing through this. Thank you for creating an awesome game - it's short but sweet.

Edit: P.S I loved the extra's, The glasses were so adorable on everyone, and the phone charm had me laughing my ass off.