Ghost in the pool Reviews

[h2]It's a fun, albeit janky, little horror visual novel.[/h2] It's a Chinese visual novel that has obvious Junji Ito inspirations. Overall, the game is short, with the first route being around 45 minutes to an hour, and the other routes being shorter because you can jump to decision points. The story is pretty fun and the art is nice, but the whole thing is kind of janky. Given the jankyness and length, you might want to wait for a sale, but I did enjoy it enough to want to check out the sequel. [h3]Pros:[/h3] [list] [*]Great art and decent short horror story. [*]After clearing the game, there's a route chart to help you see the other scenes. [*]I found it hilarious that one of the routes is just saying "nope" and walking away every time you see something supernatural. [/list] [h3]Cons:[/h3] [list] [*]The game's systems are surprisingly lacking. No manual saves. No control over message speed. No skipping. Given the length of the game, it's minor, but it's weird to play a VN that has less features than something built in Ren'py. [*]The game absolutely needs LQA. The script is understandable, but formatting is weird or ugly in places. There are typos. There are inconsistencies. It's kind of distracting and adds to the amateur feel of the game. [/list]

The art in the game is great, but it lacks in everything else. The translation is really poor and makes everything sound really awkward and unnatural and even hard to understand at times. The game play is pretty minimal, choices are pretty obvious and the point and click scenes are somewhat pointless. Story was very basic, and everything else on top of it made it hard to get into.