7 Lives Reviews

meh

4/10 (Long story short) Pretty unique game in terms of story but poorly translated to the point you can barely make the story out. My takeaway: 7 Lives (which has nothing to do with the movie) is a story about a man trapped in a reoccurring curse with his student. Although the story is unique it leaves too many questions and holes IF you're able to make the story out through it's very very poor translated writing. Their are times where you have to use context clues to understand what's happening. That being said- the achievements are easy to get and you only have to endure around 1.5 hrs of game-play. [u]Pros[/u] [list] [*] I haven't ran across any bugs [*] Unique storyline [*] Okayish characters [*] Okayish art [/list] [u]Cons (Oh boy)[/u] [list] [*] Not visually appealing [*] Music is generic and often doesn't suit the situation [*] The spelling and grammar are AWFUL [*] Major plot holes [*] Story seems to be unplanned and is all over the place [*] One of those games where the decisions are unrealistic and make you cringe hard [*] Not worth the 1 dollar [/list] [spoiler] You should trusted your instinct [/spoiler]

The summer collapses in the winter, the leaves of the trees go from the ground to its stem, the rain falls towards the heavens and the sun rises in the west. Days of reversal, indecisive and fragile time converging at its beginning and ending point, but, who observes this convergence? Who is the witness of the everything and nothing? In his attempt to change the course of time, a man will give everything to restore the distorted reality that has been created over his life by taking it to the most unthinkable human limit. About the game The average duration of the game is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. It contains 7 different endings. Your decisions matter. The time will flow as you choose.

[Context/ disclaimer: I played it in spanish, its original language] I did not hated it. This is a text based videogame with some auster visual elements to complement the experiencie. I consider that this game overall have a good idea for a plot, but at the end, it is a typical causality loop story, indeed. In a positive note, the story is captivating enough that after a while it makes you forget and forgive that the visual elements are limitated and repetitive. The text is functional enough so the player could imagine the details that are not shown in any capacity. Now, the plot could have benefited from a couple of reads, rereads, writes, and rewrites. Unfortunately, especially at the beginning, the writing feels a bit clunky and unorganic, and perhaps that is a barrier that could prevent players from advancing in the adventure. In Spanish there are a couple of spelling errors, but nothing particularly horrifying. I don't quite understand the choice to set the story in some kind of Japan with access to a New Mexico's Alburqueque. At first I found these geographical and cultural factors extremely distracting, but in the grand scheme they were irrelevant, strange without a doubt, but irrelevant. I will assume that it was a choice with the intention of having a video game that will not be very foreign to the international market. It is far from being good, but I consider that the writer can benefit from developing his craft; this author has the ability to sustain a plot plausibly enough. I repeat, I did not hate it, I did not love this video game. It would be nice to play a new video game from this authors, now with much more polished writing. It is cheap enough, that it will not hurt neither your brain, dignity or wallet if you play it.

I've only played through this once, but I believe there will be more. The spelling and grammar are atrocious--unintentionally hilarious at times--and there are plot holes you could hide bodies in. But it's compelling, nonetheless. It's surreal and a little uncomfortable and I definitely want to see the other endings.

A nice visual novel with many choices & few endings for 0,39 cents Achievement Hunters & Fans of VN cant make something wrong to test