- November 11, 2022
- anOVERTHINKER
Notebook Entries VOL.1
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About
Notebook Entries VOL.1 is a narrative-driven game where players uncover the story of a young woman's struggles with mental health, relationships, and self-discovery. The game features a unique art style, combining hand-drawn illustrations with interactive environments. Players will engage in dialogue choices and actions that impact the outcome of the story, with multiple endings to discover.








- The game creates a constant tension and feeling of fear that keeps players engaged throughout the experience.
- Each of the eight mini-stories offers unique gameplay mechanics and styles, providing a variety of horror experiences.
- The sound design and voice acting are exceptional, contributing to the overall immersion and emotional impact of the game.
- Some chapters feel overly simplistic and lack meaningful gameplay, leading to a sense of disappointment.
- The execution of certain concepts is inconsistent, with some segments feeling frustrating or confusing.
- The game is quite short, which may leave players wanting more content for their investment.
gameplay
20 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeGameplay is described as varied and unique across different segments, with each of the eight games offering distinct mechanics that create a sense of individuality, though some players feel that certain segments lack depth and are too brief. While the overall experience is engaging and evokes tension, there are criticisms regarding the limited gameplay in some areas, making it feel more like a collection of mini-games rather than a cohesive experience. Despite these issues, the game successfully maintains a sense of fear and excitement through its innovative mechanics.
“For the most part, all of these are excellent, and it's amazing how they completely swap visual and gameplay style from one to the next.”
“I'll avoid spoilers as much as humanly possible, but throughout the whole game, each of the 8 games has a unique and fun mechanic that really gives it a different feeling from each other, making the entire experience feel like 8 individual games rather than 1 experience. Each individual level does exactly what it sets out to do, giving a unique sense of fear and dread through its individual mechanic, especially the first one.”
“A pretty cool anthology that switches up the gameplay formula between each scene.”
“With far too little gameplay.”
“Gameplay is almost like Simon Says.”
“The car game and the Don't Look Up game were just kind of over really fast and had no gameplay, not super interesting either.”