Meet Her There

"Meet Her There" is a short, dark visual novel where you try to find your girlfriend after receiving an alarming text. [spoiler](yeah, you're right, it always comes down to suicide in themes like this)[/spoiler] You explore locations on a map, make choices, and if you fail, you loop back and try again. The whole thing takes around 30 minutes to complete. The red and black pixel art style works really well for the tone and the music complements it nicely. It feels oppressive in a good way. The writing is a bit flat though. Conversations feel unnatural and the characters are underdeveloped. There's talk about mental health and dark themes but none of it gets explored in any meaningful way. I wanted to like this game, especially since I enjoy visual novels with dark topics, but it was hard to connect to any of the characters. I've been in a similar but less serious situation before and honestly the game doesn't capture how that actually feels. It's too surface level. For the price it's a decent experience. The time loop mechanic is fun and the atmosphere is there. I just wish the narrative was stronger to support what this game has to offer.

"wow, this game is fun to explore!", i says with joys. i was then shot 57 times

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Very good Visual Novel. The visuals remind me of Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk, but more understandable. It could last a bit longer, but the price is definitely worth it.

I wanted to like this game so much, especially since I enjoy visual novels with dark topics, but it was hard to connect to any of the characters. Everything feels one dimensional, and even when I finished the game I had very little idea for why the main two characters were together at all (and I really hope I'm wrong, but it felt like the text was suggesting that the main character is an adult dating a high schooler which is creepy at the best of times). There is very vague talk about mental health, which I usually appreciate in games, but it came and went and none of the themes of depression and suicide were really explored. I did enjoy the artwork a lot - it has a very retro appeal to it, and I think the choice of colour while common was perfect for the story. The mechanic of timeloops happening over and over is a trope I enjoy and it was executed here well - I just wish the narrative was stronger to support this game mechanic.