BROK - Natal Tail, A New Christmas

BROK: Natal Tail, A New Christmas is a really charming little visual novel that I enjoyed much more than I expected. It takes place in the dystopian world of BROK the InvestiGator and follows students Graff and Ott as they get caught up in the strange Christmas inspired tradition of Natal Untail. I liked how the game mixes a cute cast of animal characters with a world that is clearly much darker underneath the cheerful surface. The gameplay is almost entirely focused on reading, watching the characters interact and making choices. The original version is a straightforward visual novel, while the Special Edition adds a choice system with alternate scenes and consequences. I liked having some control over how conversations unfold because it makes the story feel a little more interactive rather than simply being a short animated story. The relationship between Graff and Ott is probably what kept me interested the most. Their personalities are quite different, and I enjoyed seeing how they react to the strange situation surrounding Natal Untail. The story also does a good job of showing that traditions can become distorted when people forget the reasons behind them. Beneath the comed…

As always with Brok, I like the variety of choices that the game offers, even if there's a lesser ammount due to the short length of the.... game? Dlc? However you wanna categorise it (Also quite funny how many of them lead to a sudden gameover lol) that and also shoutout to the "Lover" option Good game 👍

It felt like a total nostalgia trip, as almost all the characters from the main game made an appearance, alongside a few new ones. It was lovely to see them again after roughly two and a half years of not playing anything related to Brok [spoiler] (not counting the *Celsius Strays* demo, since it's not about Brok) [/spoiler]. Additionally, I really liked seeing characters who barely interacted or didn't interact at all in the main game, interacting with each other in this visual novel. I found myself reading the dialogue inside my head, imitating the characters' original voices to make it more enjoyable, haha. In conclusion: a nice, dramatic, and sweet game all at once. 👍

Great fun little free VN in the Brok universe. I loved it. Loved the story and how everything played out. For achievement hunters: note this is the free version, it does not unlock achievements. You need to buy the Special Edition for progression to unlock the in game achievements.

x-- 7/10 --x Really sweet VN that ties in with the main game.

It's free and adds more backgroud story to the game, so, why not play it? 😁 But seriously: It adds some little details that reference the main game. As this plays before the main game, there's no danger of spoilers. I personally would also recommend buying the "Deluxe Edition", as the choices are actually kinda nice and allow me to, a tiny little bit, further fuel my Graff x Ott shipping. 😁 One hour playtime, a bit more if you want all the achivements. But for one of them I'd have to be mean to Ott, so, that'll never happen! 😁 A nice visual novel in the world of Brok and Co. that adds a little nice Christmas feeling. I like it!