Cibele
“If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
There certainly is a lot to say about Cibele, good and bad with a cumulative total ending up being “the naivety of the superficial”. Cibele is so superficial, so excruciatingly ordinary and basic, yet so real in that manner; it ends up being naively beautiful. Wait a minute there, I will properly explain what I’m trying to say as the review progresses, I promise.
If we are to establish a definition, Cibele is the combination of a clicker game that serves as a placeholder for an MMORPG, and a collection of FMV scenes, telling the story of Nina and her online romance, Blake. The story is based on real life events, coming from internet personality, game designer and new generation punk poet Nina Freeman’s experience. The game retells Nina’s first love and sexual experience with a guy she meets in a MMORPG game, through some FMV scenes and a symbolic gameplay. We witness 3 separate scenes, observe ongoing events in Nina’s life through her computer desktop - mainly centering Blake/Ichi - and call it an artistic contemplation when it comes to an end in an hour.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
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One of my favorite horror novels, Mark Danielewski’s House of Leaves, begins with an unforgettable dedication: “This is not for you.”
This game may not be for you.
However, if you spent your first years of college staying up until three in the morning chatting with online friends instead of going to parties, and if you have ever experienced friendship or love online, and especially if you have ever been a nineteen-year-old girl, this game is for you.
In Cibele you play as the MMO player Cibele (Nina in real life), an autobiographical version of the game developer herself, as she falls in love with another player, Ichi. Following in the tradition of other confessional genres, Nina Freeman uses her own old notebooks, fanart, chat logs, and, yes, lingerie-clad selfies to create a realistic history for her character. As a result, the haphazardly organized photographs, poem drafts, and archived personal websites on Nina’s laptop could easily have been taken, with only minor changes, from my own computer when I was a teenage girl.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
Bloodshore
Just finished the first run, and got a well-deserved bromance ending. The production value of this FMV game is a lot higher than previous Wales Interactive games. We have certainly came a long way from their earlier works like Late Shift.
This game is exactly what I wanted from a battle royale movie - bloody, campy, morally grey characters, and full of plot twists. They must have a bigger budget this time because the camera work feel really professional, and the scenes are beautifully shot.
My first run took about 90 minutes to complete, and the final ending screen shows I saw about 60 scenes out of 250, so I am guessing there’s probably another two or three routes I can play through.
– Real player with 12.8 hrs in game
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The game of survival in some lost island-wooded area begins, and you are still its living protagonist. If we look for the closest comparisons, then not even the film “The Running Man” comes to mind, but the film “The Hunt” (2020), the mood of these two projects is quite similar. Although «Bloodshore» is less subtle in handling irony, preferring to use black humor in a more straightforward manner, overall it conveys very faithfully the analysis of social problems centered on a small piece of territory. FMV genre allows you to fully immerse the player in the atmosphere of survival, giving him the opportunity to fully choose his own path. And in terms of choosing a path, the game takes a big step forward compared to some of the latest projects of the publisher, here you actually feel the ramification of many plot routes, and the endings feel very different. Yes, it seemed to me that some of the script opportunities were not fully used (this concerns the breaking storylines of Otts and Gavin; the much larger use of a potential collision with “death row prisoners”; the greater influence of “cowardly” behavior on various events). The characters very vividly recreate the atmosphere of the B-movie, where deliberate grotesqueness is intertwined with swanky fun. The main character is generally very charming, playing for him is very exciting; the actor coped with his task cool. The plot twists are varied, several times I caught myself thinking that I am really surprised at some moments. As for the special effects and gunshots… Let’s just say, write off their nondescriptness to the fact that in this the game is trying to be similar to B-movies. I was glad that this time there is no need to wait for any patches to skip previously viewed scenes, the TAB key helps to significantly speed up replay.
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
My Silly Life
very nice , good story .
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
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I enjoyed the game. It has nice graphics and music. The story is interesting and gets better as you keep reading. It has a heartwarming ending. It’s a nice game, about 1.4 hours long but I read pretty quickly. I would buy it especially on sale. It’s a fun, short game. I like the characters especially the main character. It was very peaceful.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
DIY MY LADY
DIY MY LADY + VR VERSION
To play this game, the first and most important thing is to create a custom character. This DIY character can be created from photos. And can be saved for DIY Worlds.
Select the DIY Face button in the upper left corner first, to generate a header.
After selecting a photo here, you can add many effects. Such as cartoonize, or changing age, or even changing gender!
Then there are ~20 kinds of bodies to match/attach to. After connecting the body with the head, a lady is created.
– Real player with 34.7 hrs in game
The game has a lot of nice features and a few weakpoints.
First of all, the KI communications are very funny and the KI has a lot of answers for your questions which
even makes sense a lof of times. And even when the answer is nonsense it is funny. So the KI communikation
is in my oppinion the best part of this game. In english it is even possible via microfon.
Another big pluspoint is the model, because she is very cute and you can place her on your desktop.
I also like the dance moves and the music even when there are just a few options.
– Real player with 32.4 hrs in game
Five Dates
TLDR; One of the best “full motion video (FMV)” games BUT MIGHT NOT FOR EVERYONE.
Alright, After spending over 7 hours I can say this firmly, hands down to one of the best FMV games I’ve played. The game puts you in a character called “Viny” a 5'9 good looking guy, with dates via a dating app.
I must say the game-play is quite amazing and one can sense the efforts had to put behind the making.
I think, The actors did fantastic job justifying their roles and the personalities. IMO, the game is not meant for everyone, since game actually has quite a bit interesting angles in every single personality. The decisions decides the further path of the game/relationship on the choice you make/actions you take.
– Real player with 15.4 hrs in game
I recommend this game to nearly anyone.
The mechanics are very simple. You basically have to pick-up choices and ask questions. Just be careful so you wont hit a nerve. Your background, customizable at the beginning, can also have a profound impact on how each girl will relate to your character.
In addition, this is a game that practically demands replays. As your character uses the free version of a dating app, he is only entitled to pick up 3 possible candidates on his first pass. On his second pass, even if he is deemed acceptable by all 3 previous women, he is limited to 2 virtual dates. On the final pass, you are restricted to the “final girl”.
– Real player with 14.4 hrs in game
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro is a FMV comedy-thriller game, where the player intervene in radio hosts' adventures in six episode. The game is playing in the same universe like The Shapeshifting Detective from the same developer.
I bought the game at the first place, because I really liked The Shapeshifting Detective.
Sound and music is most likely the brightest part of the game. Especially the main menu theme, but all of the songs are really good. Other sound and voices are really good in the game, has good quality in my opinion. In the last episodes, one of the actress voice was low, but that’s all really.
– Real player with 9.8 hrs in game
The Infectious, Shapeshifting Madness of D’Avekki Studios!
(The infectious madness I’m currently enduring is that of COVID symptomatology, so please forgive anything that doesn’t quite make sense!)
I think I love it.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker had a huge impact on me. A fact poor D’Avekki Studios will have already been well exposed to if they caught any glimpse of my Shapeshifting Detective review. Where it really separated itself from all other FMV games then and since is that it was effectively one-on-one campfire storytelling. Patients were constricted to lounging on a central sofa as they beguiled you with outlandish stories against a superbly crafted atmosphere. Your imagination was put to work, but with the FMV visuals lending it all more credibility. Nothing else is quite like it and thus quite matches it (the closest perhaps being Her Story). I’ve been eargerly awaiting anything D’Avekki ever since.
– Real player with 9.7 hrs in game
Spice&Wolf VR2
This game is heavier than Cyberpunk and Half Life ALYX. For this game, I need to use 70% resolution scale on GTX 1660 Super and Ryzen 5 2600.
They also gave no option to disable or lower the quality of the desktop vr view mirroring. Unlike other games (e.g. beat saber) where you can put the mirror in lowest quality and keep high quality in VR.
btw,
Why they didnt put the subtitle above their heads? Just pin its location to head and direction to player camera…. Currently the subtitle are a pain to read and detract from the experience.
– Real player with 4.6 hrs in game
This is fantastic! It’s a great step in the development of the concept of a VR anime/OVA, though it is expensive for how much content you’re getting. The quality of this is SUPERB, everything about this is well done and really enjoyable to watch/experience. Acting all around is great from Holo and Miyuri, both are fantastic and express the characters amazingly well.
It’s a no-brainer to buy.
Only thing I wish we had was an option for the “petting” mode for 2D screens using the mouse as a hand, That’d allow for a better value for everyone.
– Real player with 3.6 hrs in game
Morph Girl
And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have an affection for it, for it was the offspring of happy days, when death and grief were but words, which found no true echo in my heart. - Mary Shelley
Morph Girl is a FMV horror visual novel - since it is a story with various choices and their appropriate endings - and Jaydeb’s sole project so far. It most certainly bears some potential for a first trial yet bears some issues in the long run too. Still, I’d strongly recommend for you to give it a try, if you’d enjoy the artistic narrative of a tragedy of loss.
– Real player with 15.1 hrs in game
I do not often write reviews for games, but every once in a while I decide a game is worth a few moments of my time to write one.
Morph Girl is, as the store states, A Japanese horror inspired FMV complete with an Onryou. There are 6 endings to the game, with the typical good and bad outcomes you might expect. As others have stated, a run should take about an hour, with several choices sprinkled through. These don’t change the overall gameplay significantly, but it does change the ending. Additionally, you are able to watch TV twice in your playthrough. On the TV will be two movies, 1 hour and 2 hours in length, that must be watched in full for the achievements, but not for any ending. Overall, the rest of the achievements are easy enough to get, clicking through some items, playing the story, and reaching the various endings.
– Real player with 12.7 hrs in game
からかい上手の高木さんVR 1学期
Edit: No word on the Oculus exclusive content, but English subtitles have been added! Hope to see the Oculus stuff brought to this version soon!
Newly released Oculus version contains more content and English subtitles. Steam version has not received an update since June of last year. The Oculus version is not available in my region, (UK). Until either the Steam version is updated, or the Quest version is released in UK, I will leave a negative review to express my dissatisfaction.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san
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the most cutest anime I’ve ever seen
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the most sweetest manga I’ve ever read
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the most adorable game I’ve ever played
11/10
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Floating Girl
Easy Little Shmup
First off, this game IS safe for work…depending on who your boss is. The unlockable artwork contains no naughty bits or suggestive themes, so…those game tags were big fat lies.
In fact, given how simple this shoot ‘em up is, Floating Girl is practically safe for children. In other words, it will NOT tax your gamer skillz, but should be just about right for a 5-year-old. I kinda hoped the difficulty would increase with each level, but it did not.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
Extremely slow “bullet hell” arcade game. As you destroy the little spaceships an ecchi image of a girl slowly lowers.
-There is no sexual-content/nudity
-There is no patch I could find to fix that
-The does not offer anything that another game does better already
It’s so barren that there isn’t even much to write about it. Very simplistic.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game