It Comes Around - A Kinetic Novel

[I] It Comes Around - A Kinetic Novel [/i] is a very short horror novel. I was looking through unfinished games in my library willing to complete what wasn't totally unbearable. I'm not sure why I didn't finish it 4 years ago when I started, I was like mere minutes till the end xD I think I'll have to choose a thumb down, there's not much to recommend here but I didn't actually hate the story, so it's more like a neutral review. --art is not to my liking. Perhaps it's the first novel without any screenshots at all. Even in indie projects with very low budget and weird visuals quite often some unique individuality is felt, here I found nothing appealing. Those same repeated red strokes indicating injuries didn't help for immersion at all. --story wasn't frightening or captivating, left me totally indifferent. Though potentially the plot is not that bad, I guess just its realization :( Too often I felt a bit confusing, I still have some questions to the ritual, the characters' motives. And the story was too short to really feel for any char. --typos. Why you could still be interested in purchasing and playing it: +cards; +it's cheap, so I guess even if you don't enjoy it it doe…

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I can't quite point my finger on what is wrong with the game/font but I found it really hard to read, which for a visual novel is a really bad thing and therefore I could not enjoy the game on that basis already. It doesn't get much better from there on either. The Linux version of the game works without any issues.

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It Comes Around – A Kinetic Novel is a supernatural horror visual novel developed by Glass of Water Studios and published by Afterthought Studios that focuses entirely on atmosphere, tension, and storytelling rather than player-driven choices. Built as a kinetic novel, the experience follows a completely linear structure where events unfold without branching paths or alternate outcomes. Instead of emphasizing gameplay systems or decision-based progression, the title places its full attention on delivering a carefully paced horror story designed to build suspense gradually and maintain unease from beginning to end. The story begins with a mystery surrounding the death of a student connected to the Sugimori Occult Club. Driven by curiosity and unanswered questions, a group decides to perform a ritual in hopes of discovering the truth behind the tragedy. Like many supernatural horror stories, good intentions quickly spiral into disaster. The ritual fails in catastrophic fashion, creating consequences that trap students and faculty inside an increasingly dangerous situation where survival becomes just as important as finding answers. The school environment proves to be an effective s…

PROs - a couple of CGs - it [i]tried[/i] to be interesting - emphasis on [i]tried[/i] - [spoiler]I guess there was a plot twist?[/spoiler] CONs - VERY ramble-y, lots of flowery language - not very well translated, could barely understand some parts - very limited graphics - little variation in character art, BGs, and only 3-4 CGs total - nothing really interesting or likeable about any of the characters - [spoiler]the random, weird necrophilia bit. WTF?[/spoiler] I played through the whole thing because I knew it was short, but I wouldn't recommend it. It needs a LOT of polish if it wants to be considered even a half-decent story.