Found something by the name of Butcher on Steam this morning. It's going on my terribly long wishlist for the time being because people apparently think it's good, so I want to try it at least.
I actually use an RNG to select a game from those that I have in my waiting queue (Early Access titles aside), so everything has a chance to be played. And by pure coincidence, the RNG chose Planetarian.
It was an... experience. I definitely didn't at all relate it to the VN I played 3 days ago, and I dare say I actually enjoyed this one. My main issue is that it's damn old, and thus suffered from a tiny window and a poor UI, but neither relates to the story, which is obviously its selling point. So from that perspective...
Suspension of disbelief is always a problem for me in non-fantasy stories, but this one had a below average amount of such problems, as most of the logic flaws were actually covered. The character through whom you experience the story (for lack of a better term) may not always make the most rational decisions, and often points out errors in what he himself is doing, but this does not feel out of place - you are reminded that such irrational thoughts are only human in times like those, and I felt like at least I could sympathize with their actions and not view them as moronic, despite possibly being such were one in an ordinary situation and state of mind.
The Planetarian was also surprisingly well made for a robot. I was afraid of another one of those suspiciously human-like robots with a full set of emotions and all. Instead, the story constantly points out the machine-like nature of the Planetarian, which has a nice comedic effect in the start, and a surprisingly saddening effect the further the story progresses. Plausible enough for an advanced robot, yet intelligent enough to feel for it. You know what she's about to say, yet the predictability is characteristic, and should in no form be removed.
The entire thing is built around being a tear-jerker, and I'm not really a fan of those kinds of stories, because they rarely have an effect on me. Didn't shed a tear here either, but it definitely came a lot closer than most stories aiming for this effect, and it only used up 4 hours of my time. So, eh, I guess it's worth reading if you like getting all sad over a story.
It was an... experience. I definitely didn't at all relate it to the VN I played 3 days ago, and I dare say I actually enjoyed this one. My main issue is that it's damn old, and thus suffered from a tiny window and a poor UI, but neither relates to the story, which is obviously its selling point. So from that perspective...
Suspension of disbelief is always a problem for me in non-fantasy stories, but this one had a below average amount of such problems, as most of the logic flaws were actually covered. The character through whom you experience the story (for lack of a better term) may not always make the most rational decisions, and often points out errors in what he himself is doing, but this does not feel out of place - you are reminded that such irrational thoughts are only human in times like those, and I felt like at least I could sympathize with their actions and not view them as moronic, despite possibly being such were one in an ordinary situation and state of mind.
The Planetarian was also surprisingly well made for a robot. I was afraid of another one of those suspiciously human-like robots with a full set of emotions and all. Instead, the story constantly points out the machine-like nature of the Planetarian, which has a nice comedic effect in the start, and a surprisingly saddening effect the further the story progresses. Plausible enough for an advanced robot, yet intelligent enough to feel for it. You know what she's about to say, yet the predictability is characteristic, and should in no form be removed.
The entire thing is built around being a tear-jerker, and I'm not really a fan of those kinds of stories, because they rarely have an effect on me. Didn't shed a tear here either, but it definitely came a lot closer than most stories aiming for this effect, and it only used up 4 hours of my time. So, eh, I guess it's worth reading if you like getting all sad over a story.
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