Woodsalt

[b] Target Audience: [/b] [I] Those really open-minded with imagination and looking to help a small developer[/i] [b] Summary: [/b] I'm not going to beat around the bush: Woodsalt has major structural problems from a story perspective, leading to a very uneven experience that unfortunately does not live up to its high price of admission. The sci-fi story does have a few characters that do an alright job of making you relate with them in the side stories, but an inconsistency in what time is spent with what characters and how they impact the main story ends up really making it suffer. Certain events don't make sense in the big picture of the story, and it doesn't help that the nature of the game's one side versus another and playing both sides as being possibly right has a glaring weak spot that destroys that idea toward the mid-end of the game. Again though, it's the inconsistencies of the events of the main plot that feel like they have big chunks missing that really makes the game's story suffer here. You just don't believe what's happening in front of you, even with the sci-fi nature of the game. The characters, especially those like Gi, just make you wonder if conflicts we…

So I could only justify playing about an hour (exam time for me), but so far so good. The music, animation and dialogue are good. I'm looking forward to playing more

I’m a fan of adventure games, and this didn’t disappoint me. Intriguing storyline and fun graphics. The mid section of the game allows you to explore and interact with the world on a daily timeline with new things to discover each day. I found this engrossing, getting to know the characters, the environments, and the challenges the society was facing. However, if your goal is primarily to complete a game quickly you would probably find this frustrating. The pace and excitement picked up in the latter stages as you closed in on whatever ending you gameplay had led you to. I spent 9 hours absorbed in the game from start to finish, and am now looking forward to starting afresh to see how different decisions will change the ending.

Pro: Super cool lore. Spent a ton of time reading the background stories in Archives and library. Story is good, characters are likable, which accounts for a lot for a game like this. There's a chance you can get a cat, which alone makes it recommendable. Con: Music is nice, but could use more tracks in roaming mode. Some typo. Not a lot of gameplay beyond walking and talking. I realize this is Visual Novel, but since there's exploration, but adventure or puzzle elements would be nice.

Game is pretty good and enjoyable but after a few ending there isn't enough to keep me driven to find more endings.