Excellent Expectations

About

"Excellent Expectations" is a game where you, as a conscience-driven individual, seek to take down greedy mobile game companies. After finding a game company boss's phone, you'll retrieve apps, break into them, and gather incriminating evidence through search engines to expose their wrongdoings. This unique game experience offers a fresh perspective on mobile gaming corruption.

Genres & Tags

Indie

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

100%

Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

emotional2 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Excellent Expectations offers a unique and intriguing narrative that combines hacking and detective elements, allowing players to uncover emotional stories through fragmented conversations and information.
The game is praised for its humor and clever design, making it an enjoyable experience, especially for those familiar with Chinese internet culture.
As an independent game, it provides good value for its price, with a satisfying amount of content that can be completed in a reasonable time.

Many design choices and humor references may be obscure to players unfamiliar with Chinese netizen culture, leading to confusion about character motivations and events.
The emotional relationships between characters are described as one-dimensional, lacking depth and backstory that could enhance the narrative experience.
Some players have reported technical issues, such as problems with the achievement system on certain platforms, which can detract from the overall experience.

story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is presented through fragmented conversations, images, and information, allowing players to piece together a deeply emotional narrative that can be either heartwarming or heartbreaking. Set in the USA, the unfolding tale invites players to engage with its poignant themes.
- “The story itself is composed of fragments of conversations, pictures, and information.”
- “When piecing all the information together, the player uncovers a heartwarming or heartbreaking emotional story.”
- “You can see in those news, the story happens in the USA, but obviously...”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players experience a mix of heartwarming and heartbreaking narratives as they piece together the story, though the emotional relationships between characters tend to feel one-dimensional.
- “When piecing all the information together, the player uncovers a heartwarming or heartbreaking emotional story.”