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Time_Hund rated Don't Take It Personally, I Just Don't Like You

Time_Hund rated a game 1 year ago
A downloadable game for Windows.

'Kay, so gonna be honest. The vibes and music are stellar. Cute CG art as well. Overall, had fun. Character art can be pretty inconsistent and clash stylistically. Going from realistic and slender to chibi and exaggerated. This hurts a lot of scenes with more than one sprite visible.

Rose and Sarah's routes are great. The former having a fun twist with the conclusion of breaking up being the good ending and the latter actually not ending in a tragic way, whilst being chill & wholesome. Given the marketing I assumed it was all gonna be sad and somewhat nihilistic in having a good healthy relationship. I'd give em' 9/10 & an 8/10 respectively.

Maria's route was the last I played. Plain and simple it was rushed and was the worst route overall. The story just stacks twists one after another, like it's a challenge. Within moments it's "Oh, I'm homeless" then "Oh, my parents are alive" then "Oh, I'm trans" then "Oh, I'm disappearing". All of which, gets wrapped up in 1  short scene after these reveals. ONE of these twists could've been a long narrative in and of itself. Much of these are interconnected issues of course, but typically you'd expect an exploration of each one slowly overtime. Unraveling itself and cooking up methodically. Easily a potential 8/10 as it was building up pretty great, but after the ending it's def a 4/10.

Sarah is a great case of this done well. Trying something new, making the most out of life, anxieties of the past, fears of stagnation, regrets. Each one chipped away at until you get the core of who Sarah is. 

Anyways, I am invested in what comes next for the game's other 3 routes. I feel they have a lot to offer narratively. Can't wait!