Shut your teeth

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[h1]Before I played Shut your teeth, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]

If you're a fan of weird as hell visual novels like 428 Shibuya Scramble or Zero Escape, you'll enjoy this one! It's not a game as much as it is a story: there's only two decision points in the entire thing. But it's a well written story with interesting characters and I was definitely engrossed in it! The ending (spoilers) [spoiler] was a pleasant surprise, to find out that it wasn't to do with the curse after all. Poor Kolya!!! That kid deserves so much better. [/spoiler] Overall, if you've got a free evening and you like creepy stories for the ~vibes~, I'd recommend this! It was a lot of fun to try and solve the mystery as I went through the game, and the dual timeline was a super interesting mechanic. Sound novels are pretty rare to come across, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this!

Interesting story, enjoyed reading it. There aren't really any choices in it, so don't go into this expecting a "choose your own adventure" game, but the story itself is interesting and did end up coming back to the game to find out how it ends, so if you're into visual novels and learning about (thai) folklore, this is worth a play through.

What a dark and brilliant visual novel. With its perfect price point and excellent quality (in terms of the backgrounds, actors faces, OST, and writing), this is sure to become a VN I highly recommend to any fans of the genre. Shut Your Teeth is a kinetic visual novel about Russian tourists in Thailand. I would say that it is fairly close to the idea of magical realism. Honestly, I find myself not wanting to say much. The strength of this visual novel has two sources. The first is its multifaceted characters that have both strong positive and negative qualities. The second is the novels ability to use subtext to tell the reader what has happened or what will happen. The author respects your intelligence and never feels the need to point out the obvious. I managed to predict most things, but the primary, final twist surprised me entirely, while still making sense in the context of the overall story. Overall, this novel presents a compelling set of mysteries.

I played [i]No men in this house[/i] first so I knew what to expect style and atmosphere-wise, but [i]Shut your teeth[/i] had me genuinely interested in the plot almost immediately, which was a nice surprise. There was a nice balance between curses and rational explanations, and I'm glad the ambiguity lasted even in the true ending (I know the dev said it leans way more into one than the other, but I choose to ignore that). I'd love to know how much of it is based on reality. Do the Russian really go to Thailand that much?? I love the little subculture these games are set in, but I'm curious. (I'm also curious how it was before the update, but not enough to read it twice in a row) I have like nothing to say besides "it's good", but like, it's good, I played it basically two evenings, and I'll be thinking about it until I fall asleep, which is longer than most stories get from me!