Convento

Was expecting a very static visual novel. What I got: Interesting conversations, cinematic shots, shrimps, hand drawn cute art, loot box addiction, popping bubbles and infinite fish. Still need to finish the episode but I hope the devs keep releasing more stuff.

I just finished this piece of art and I highly recommend it, it's very immersive due to the soulful writing and artwork. I always love when something makes me feel the way this game did, I actually needed that at the moment. Some of it was really relatable and brought back some old memories for me, to me this is why video games are art. Every line of dialogue, every texture, character, place and so on in a game is the culmination of the artists life, the creators life and experiences and others they have spent time with, there's soul that goes into every detail and choice. A piece of art is eternal along with the soul memories of the readers and players, feel free to enjoy it.

I laughed. I cried. I was stabbed through the heart repeatedly. This game sees you and you see yourself in it. Wow. I really thought this was going to be some type of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Like just goofy gamer ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ for the ♥♥♥♥ of it. But it smacked that expectation right out of me when it started to unfold the experience of being a misfit gamer, finding your tribe of other misfit gamers and learning to open up and connect awesome saucily. Or ♥♥♥♥ them over because you only care about the common goal. lol Subplot maybe kind of. Also, the different typing sounds (or in lil shrimp girl's case, musical tinkling) was a beautiful little detail coupled with the writing of each individual's personality I just- MMMM~ *CHEF'S KISS*. I just can't get over how this subverted my expectations in the best way because boy howdy was this title ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good! <3

Even though I don't play a lot of visual novels or ever interacted in trade lobby centers, I really liked this game. Right now it is a bit short with about 1h of content, but we only have the first episode and I belive that the game will greatly expand with the addition of others. The characters felt somewhat like they were a real person, it's like you could find them in some groupchat mocking each other for hours and then come again for a gaming session like nothing ever happend. At least I don't do drugs

Normally I do not find Visual Novels fun, they are mostly boring. But sometimes I get games like this one, at first I thought the art style was going to bother me, but after playing for a while I realized that it wasn't boring me. The story itself is interesting and I even see some of my feats in some characters which makes me root for them. I give this game for now 8 out of 10, but it will probably change after the full release.

Convento is a game that will feel relatable to anyone who grew up interacting regularly online, and manages to really capture the essence of what makes online friend groups and communities truly unique (for better or worse!). In my personal opinion, I would the say the dialog here is what truly shines and makes it something special. Visually, I believe the game does have an interesting look to it and manages to stand out with it's creative presentation. However, the game can sometimes be rough around the edges with its presentation and even with some bugs. There were a couple of times I had to save and load because the game had gotten stuck in a certain dialog before an animation. The sound work could also be a bit better and I would say that, generally, the game could use a bit of polish. However, overall, this game got some genuine laughs out of me, it made me emotional at times and definitely accomplishes what it set out to do, so I genuinely recommend it, despite its flaws!