The Miskatonic

Meh. Pretty short. Smart a** writing. Not as funny as it think it is.

The worst thing a game can be, besides boring, is disappointing. This visual novel is disappointing. It promises much but ends abruptly. I haven't played it in years but in my mind lingers a mote of frustration at the mere thought of this game, even though I can't remember the whole of the game. It had potential, but the dev behind it just wanted to work on his quirky barbarian comic instead and abandoned this game, and the supposed beach episode dlc. I asked them about it on twitter, and they responded by blocking me. Honestly, unless this game's free, don't bother.

The characters are cute, the setting is funny, and the writing had me laughing and snapping screenshots to share the entire time I was going through the story. The intro is maybe a little dull, but it's good setup, and it picks up fairly quick - then there's the big reveal scene, which was conceptually horrifying in a way I really rarely see. For the price tag, it's a steal.

i hate to say it,but i will not be finishing this Sound Novel (can't be considered a visual novel since this reminds me of the OG Higurashi Sound Novels...and those are more interesting) game. It's too boring to continue and i'm sure some people really enjoyed this game but i was not one of those people. the art looks nice but the atmosphere/background noise can get so mind grating that it's impossible for me to pay attention to what's going on. The 'Humor' in this game is not really funny to me,i do love a few jokes now and again but some jokes are used over and over and it makes me want to skip through dialogue for some characters when i know who will repeat the same damned joke. The story is also not very compelling and is quite forgettable,i guess bonus points for making unique character designs...this could have been a really good game! Overall: Good Concept,but the execution falls way beyond the void itself.

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Finished the stream recently, which I have archived here https://youtube.com/live/uLfGaGP7-WE I decided to stream this after seeing it getting support on Kickstarter and seeming to be one of those good ones that actually ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ finished their products! The story follows a witch girl from the coven devoted to Shub-Niggurath in this post-lovecraftian world where many of the horrors in the stories have been exposed and it's written in a cute way with cute characters that makes the entire story entertaining. The main character, Charlotte LeStrange, has a strange magical ability with her eyes that seems to randomly alter the memories of those she uses her powers on, accidentally erasing her parent's knowledge of her middle name! The story and adventure were quite fun, however, I felt that when the game was wrapping up, it felt like I should've only been half-way through the game and it was suddenly rushed. Not a bad game and it's got a cute story to it, albeit morbid and dark, but really is a lot of fun.