Update Three Hundred and Seven: 12 May 2019
Alicemare
7.7 hours playtime, ~1.5 hr actual, 13 of 13 achievements
5/10
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The Good: I’m doing another double post in one day you guys! Remember that?
The Bad: You gotta read shit I’m saying without any sleeps in between.
The Ugly: I didn’t really care for Alicemare.
NOT THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD! I just thought it was… like… okay. Compared to Miwashiba’s newer stuff, it’s fairly unimpressive. There isn’t anything particularly new said with these (kind of tired) fairy tale retellings, and it was another game where I felt like things just kind of happened without any impact. Miwashiba’s iconic art style is in its infancy here, not yet developed a special flair. It’s nice, but… I don’t know. Flat.
It’s not my favorite kind of genre, either, so that combined with a much earlier effort left a pretty underwhelming impression. But that’s fine! It’s an okay time, an easy 100%, and I’m glad I played it, even if it’s to say I played it. I liked the choice of music and sfx, and I especially like how this was the first step in a really nice spread of games.
Next up: RNGesus says—oh boy, they really did just take that font from dafont.com, huh?
See you soon!
Oh oblivious garden I actually gave up on that story since it was so boring! Plus all that tea making ugh. I want to give it another chance though but it might be given up on again
You know what’s wild, Cece? I’ve been really surprised by how much I like the writing in oblivious garden! I haven’t gotten to the tea part, but I thought the writing was surprisingly deft and I like how Irell is in relation to the princesses - ie: they knock him onto his back foot in different ways, which is where I like male characters to be.
We really are opposites, aren’t we? Ha!
We really are. I should just assume at this point that if I like anything, everyone else will not
Gaaahh! I wanted to be here for when you were finally going to play Alicemare, but ultimately… school happened again. And now that you did it, I’m sad it fell flat for you. At least it’s better than disliking it though. I wonder if my opinion would change if I played it now, I swear I can barely remember anything from it except how it makes its own versions of fairy tale characters.
I didn’t really enjoy Alicemare either. It’s not a bad game, but I got no enjoyment out of it. Good luck on your next game.
Yeah, that’s how I felt! Thank you for the luck, stef c: