start;again Reviews

its so good ngl

This is a short but marvelously fun game. The story is easy to get sucked into, the characters interesting, and the comedy was right up my alley. I loved the puzzles too! They weren't too easy or too difficult; enough to make me pause and scratch my head for a moment but exciting enough to make me feel satisfied upon solving them. For that reason, I would highly recommend playing the game blind. Overall, I'm very impressed with the quality of the game! I did figure out the final mystery a little while before it was confirmed but I kept playing because I enjoyed the characters and wanted to see if I would be proven right or wrong. Rather than seeing the game as predictable, I actually appreciate this quality because it shows they did an excellent job with foreshadowing and dropping hints throughout. I had a few "ohhhhhh" or "aha!" moments and they were always enjoyable.

Really fun!! i loved the character interactions, riddles, and plot twists. It was so cool to see things that were brought up again each time. There were funny, sad, and sweet moments all throughout. Highly recommend!

the story line is amazing and well worth the money i spent, the puzzles were hard but i got them quickly, it made me cry a lot and i had a ton of fun playing! <3

I ADORED the setup and the unique way it was presented. It mostly kept up the same energy. Was quite a bit disappointed with it losing steam by the end, and I did not particularly enjoy the ending... But I recommend it anyway if you want a short little VN mystery experience.

the story itself is pretty alright, considering the time crunch of the game's development, but the clash in artstyles between the sprites, the stills, and the backgrounds kept completely throwing me off throughout the game. the backgrounds specifically are a blurry mix of colors and sometimes you can only really figure out what they're supposed to be when the characters say what they're supposed to be (they also look very similar in style to AI-filtered images, and in the case that is so it would be nice to see that noted in the description). then, of course, the always repeated point about broken character sprite proportions. overall i believe there was still some polishing to be done before the game could be sold

This VN is pretty solid! The art is cute and gorgeous, the music is lovely and I really like the structure of the game. The concept is very interesting, especially those different timelines and additional mini games with puzzles (that mostly aren't difficult). I got captivated by the escape-room mystery and loved the twist/reveal (though I actually predicted a part of it quite early on). But I wish that the story explored that concept more in-depth instead of ending so abruptly, since many specifications got left open. Also the game could've been more impactful if it included more tension overall. Despite the lacking depth I still found the short story quite entertaining and enjoyed playing it!