Update Three Hundred and Forty-Two: 4 November 2019
Lynne
21 hours playtime, ~1.4 hrs actual, 1 of 1 achievements
5/10
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Huh. Okay…. okay. This is a weird one.
This is a short psychological horror VN that executes what it wants to execute well—I just don’t know how much of an impact that is.
Lynne is about a girl named Lynn (no e) who kind of sucks. She’s a mess. She’s plagued by awful dreams and begins to fixate on a schoolmate named Lynne (note the e this time) who is exactly like her but better in every way. Things go about as well as you expect.
The usual ebi-hime staples of Britishness mixed with anime and psychological themes are prevalent here, too, though this is darker than I’ve tended to see her go. Taken like a horror short story, this VN is an interesting time. … but I didn’t like it, I guess? The teenage anxiety, depression, and angst aren’t things I relate to anymore, nor do I look back on them with any kind of fondness or desire to revisit. (I am, in fact, so excited to not have to be a teenager anymore that even in tabletop games I have to be forced to play one rather than a badass grandma.) That alienates me from the story, which isn’t bad, especially considering its short length. It makes it hard to recommend, though. … but it is free!
Next up: Ooo, another short freebie! Guess RNGesus wants to help me thin the backlog before 2020 hits.
See you soon!
First again! Cool how you publish those posts early enough for me to be able to react so fast :D
Now, if I recall correctly, ebi-hime said that the game is based on a Vocaloid song called Rinne - I have neither listened to the song nor played the VN, but maybe knowing the song and the story contained in it helps?
Then again, it’s completely fine you don’t relate to it - I don’t suppose angst is cool to relate to, lol. Being a teenager could be though, as long as your teenage years were cool, that is.
insert an obligatory “HELL YEAH ONE FREE ACHIEVEMENT” comment here
Next up is Lost girl’s diary, huh? I played that one ages ago and don’t remember anything at all, but somehow I get the feeling you won’t like it… it is pretty standard Russian fare, from what I can gather.