Amitte

Progress report: January ‘21 (a.k.a. Still Not The Best Time For Games?)

…welp. So much’s been going on I don’t know what to focus on anymore. These past few years I prioritized games over anime, since, well, I actually paid for the games… but seeing as I am now in university (studying Japanese, no less), my focus seems to have naturally shifted back to anime, as it is not only easier to digest than a game, but also provides a listening environment (and before you say anything - yes, I know, anime sounds nothing like real people speaking the language).
Still, I did manage to play a feeewww…? games - and here they are:

Late Shift - The truth comes out: Amitte would let a handsome stranger give her a car ride for seemingly no reason at all. …god damn it. rolls eyes In all seriousness, this FMV ain’t half bad. You play as Matt, a university student working the titular late shift, which turns out to be anything but the “nice, quiet night” his superior had tried to predict. The plot is ridiculous to some degree, there are a few mistakes in the subtitles and the amount of times you need to replay the game to get all the endings is beyond its actual replayability, but it’s still worth a shot. Even in a serious FMV, there should be some cheese, and this one definitely has it.
(Also, ever since I’ve first seen Joe Sowerbutts, I’ve had this nagging feeling that he really looks like someone else! Anyone got any ideas?)

Lorelai - At last… the closing part to the “Devil Came Through Here” trilogy is here… and I’ve finally completed it. Oddly enough, I think I found it… somewhat underwhelming? Having loved both The Cat Lady and Downfall, I’ve naturally had high expectactions for Lorelai, and I’m not sure what it is, but it feels like something stopped it from reaching the same level in my book. Who knows, maybe it was the graphics, making certain parts run like a snail even on the lowest settings. That’s not to say it’s a bad game, however. It’s made of all the same dark vibes, heavy subjects and abstract visuals as its predecessors, so at the end of the day, it’s worth checking out. And I’m still interested in seeing where R Michalski is going to take his games next.

NekoPara Vol. 0 - Stated to be a fandisc to vol. 1, but it’s just a bunch of vignettes from the Minazuki household. I guess the “fandisc” treatment really just means “play vol. 1 first or else you won’t know who all these girls are”, but it’s not like there’s muuuch more plot in vol. 1

See you next month! :)