My Dear Frankenstein Reviews

Don't look at my playtime here, I specifically bought Japanese version of this game to write this review. There is an English version sold separately (obviously same dev, different publisher\localization team), simply titled "My Dear Frankenstein -English Edition-". Do look it up. Now I completed every ending in the English version and loved it so much I bought this too. This is seriously underrated and really cheap for all the quality content you're getting. It's my belief that giving back to creators we like is the right thing to do and I tend to like a lot of games that barely get any attention whatsoever so I spread the word as hard as I can. Here goes. It's a very straightforward point-ana-click adventure with visual novel\story elements, story is the main focus here and it's good. As Adam (who's supposed to be the 'monster') explores the world and characters around him and regains his heart bit by bit you meet a cast of oddballs of all shapes and sizes: there's a live skeleton and a dog, an undertaker, a baker, a graveyard keeper and much more! He even slowly learns why his new 'family' is grieving but that's a story for you to unravel. What I'm meaning to say is that this game deals with some heavy stuff and does so elegantly and mindfully. It's a story about loss and grief, it's a tad morbid and yet sweet, but most of all it's a tale of family, where you find those as quirky as yourself and stick to them for dear life as hard as you can for as long as you can. Or you don't but you can only choose for yourself and those who come to love Adam as family will still be there for him. Gameplay is a delight too, it's been a while since I saw a flowchart this handy and not in a VN nonetheless! Since this game has a lot of branching points and endings I thought I'll have to replay it a bunch of times but nope, you can start anywhere you want from a flowchart and even skip main puzzles you've solved if you want to. Basically you can finish everything with just one save, revisiting days and episodes you need as you go, even in the middle of playthrough. This is what player-friendly should look like! Just really give this game a chance, it's so well-made and has a good story it'll be worth your while (unless you really hate puzzles that is). Для тих, хто розуміє цей текст зауважую, що рецензія на англомовну версію, як і більшість моїх рецензій, написана українською (just noting that my initial review of this game is in Ukrainian): https://steamcommunity.com/id/MadHatterBelial/recommended/1742500