Dynopunk

very cozy and cute dinosaurs, i am not usually big on these narrative games but this was very fun

I love it. I'm curious to play a Choices Matter Visual Novel before because I rarely even play one. Some Visual Novels I played can easily make me bored because of how long the text can be or because of an overly long description of details I don't care about. But this one fit well with me. The text aren't boring and I like how the main character's monologue are not too descriptive and more focused on himself. Like what he done wrong or what he want to do. It makes him feels like a real person. I also like the fact I can change each character's fate based on how I act. It feels nice to see them understand themselves to overcome their own personal problems. In addition, the characters personalities are really lively, grounded and doesn't feels like an NPC. I genuinely understand how they feel and it really connects with me. The gameplay on the other hand is alright to me. The fixing minigame is good and I think it can help people increase their mouse pointing accuracy. The artworks is really great and the settings heavily reminded me a lot of my favourite Visual Novel games which are Snoot Game and I Wani Hug That Gator. Like seriously, there's too many asteroid and ape jokes here, …

Dynopunk has mediocre writing, poor narrative choices, boring job sim mechanics, and lazy worldbuilding. There are much better narrative games to spend time on, and I recommend games like Citizen Sleeper, Florence, Grotto, Death and Taxes, and Venba instead. The writing is juvenile and basic, and it does nothing to stimulate the imagination. It reads like petty teenage fanfic. Characters are two dimensional stereotypes, and the main character is very unlikeable. I hated the "gotta build a time machine to travel back in time and save my crush from a car accident, but for me, not for her" subplot. There are clear right wrong narrative choices, instead of interesting and nuanced ones. When characters treat you like crap, the right choice most of the time is to take it and be nice to them so they open up and start being nice to you. Empathy and kindness in the face of hostility can be powerful, but like most of the writing in this game, it comes across as childish and naïve instead. The game mechanics of repairing things is obviously meant to be in the background, but it's about as uncreative as it gets, begging the question "why is it even included?" The worldbuilding is all over …

I decided to give up on this game after three and a half hours, but I'd still recommend it if you like social games where you talk to interesting characters and complete job simulation mini games. The art is great and I love the story, but the repairing game just isn't for me.

IDK why i waited so long to buy this, the game is so relaxing and silly and the repair shop is only half the game without spoilers the characters and their stories can change depending on how you react to conversations its a really neat mechanic and it gives this a lot of replayability.

10/10 After a wonderful time with the demo, I decided to try the full game, and it was great. Insane twists and turns, difficult choices, and an amazing story. Probably one of my favorite games with plenty of replay value.