Detours

ENG: Micro visual novel of 20/30 minutes, about a "healthy" separation (one of the ones I never had). No magic, or spectacular events, just 2 adults who decide to make their lives separate. Somewhat expensive at the base price, recommended on sale. ESP: Micro visual novel de 20/30 minutos, sobre una separación "sana" (una de las que nunca tuve). Sin magia, o sucesos espectaculares, solo 2 adultos que deciden hacer sus vidas por separado. Algo caro el precio base, recomendado en oferta.

Detours is a thoughtful and moving game with deep characters and road trip vibes! I love it so much. You can tell a lot of love was put into making this story. Also the soundtrack is a JAM. Super recommend.

Shoutout to Autumn

A beautiful experience and meaningful game with clearly so much consideration for the narrative and characters. Within the first few clicks I was projecting hard and knew exactly who this would be in my life.

TL;DR : This game is a short visual novel with inclusive characters and lovely setting. The music is satisfying and fits the overall vibe of the game. I feel like there may have been more this game could have done with its scope but it was an enjoyable experience to play through nonetheless. I'd say 7.5/10 Long Version: [WARNING: SPOILERS] You play as Daniella (called Dani throughout most of the game) as she drives home to go stay with her parents for a while. She is in a season of change and being at home seems like the best option. However, she needs to help of her former partner who can apparently help carry things and has a functioning car. You play through a few different legs of the journey and the game is broken largely into two types of gameplay: (1) Clicking through the visual novel with some options in how you have Dani respond and (2) Exploring the various stops that you make a long the way. As I noted before the characters are inclusive and I find the color scheme delightful - I'm not sure I saw a straight person in this game and that was refreshing, to be honest. Overall, I'd say the gameplay experience is reasonably satisfying but I did find that It left me wanting…

Cute and short, along with good writing. I enjoyed my time.