No Pineapple Left Behind

Mixed. It is an interesting idea and concept, just not executed as well as I would prefer. Most of the day is idle and at full speed, with a few select times where I pause every other second to efficiently use teacher energy. Some of the scenarios seem to be designed with the intent of failing, which is maybe the way the developer wanted to drive the point of the game home. In the end it gets tedious. This is better to be viewed as political art more so than a game, at that point I can understand the allure it may have. [h1]Additional Details[/h1] [table] [tr] [td]Operating System[/td] [td]Ubuntu Linux 18.04 x64[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]CPU[/td] [td]Ryzen 5 1500x[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]GPU[/td] [td]GTX 1050, nvidia-410.78[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Game Saves[/td] [td]Seemingly automatically after each day, but there is not always confirmation[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Notes[/td] [td]Achievements trigger on exit; game speed seems to randomly adjust down sometimes[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Technical Notes[/td] [td]Unity game engine, no problems[/td] [/tr] [/table]

Good idea, not that great of an implementation.

This review section is in dire need of a sense of humour, but they summarised it perfectly. A school management game where you lobotomise your students in the name of academic performance is a very solid concept, but the gameplay is repetitive and takes way too long, and the fast forward button is bugged. I had fun, but I can't guarantee you would too.

No Pineapple Left Behind shines in the two most powerful aspects of video games, its gameplay and the narrative that it tells. Both should be enough to hook anyone, with stylistic choices reflecting both the story and the focus on student management in modern schools. While creating a game that’s actually fun to play, Subaltern Games took the opportunity to say something, and in doing so, managed a haunting reflection of modern education.

great idea bad execution

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