Welcome To... Chichester Redux : The Spy Of America And The Long Vacation

“In fact, it's almost impressive how unfunny it is.”

“Because this game should be comedy, and it kind of is, the writing, description of the characters and their actions are supposed to be funny.”

“The story is kinda bad, the characters are ok-ish and the music feels like it was stolen from some teenager garage band, apart from the royalty-free music which is the only thing that sounds good enough.”

“Meanwhile, the GUI is default Ren'Py (right down to not even putting the effort to delete the single line that shows the voice volume slider in a game which has no voice acting), the music is stock, both the character art and the backgrounds are from Fiverr (meaning the artists were paid below minimum wage for their work), there are no CGs...”

“As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay; it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, 'how did something this badly written end up on Steam?'”

“The infuriating boss fight mechanic.”

“Visual novels/e-books are tedious at best. Imagine the best novel you ever read, whether it's 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', '2001: A Space Odyssey', or even 'Twilight' (if you have terrible taste in literature), but then translate that to a format where the words dribble out and you have to click your mouse every time you want to read the next sentence, instead of just turning the pages.”

“Grinding feels like an endless loop of repetitive tasks that drain the enjoyment out of the game. It turns what could be an engaging experience into a monotonous chore.”

“The grind is so excessive that it overshadows the actual gameplay, making it feel more like a job than a fun pastime.”

“The character development feels shallow and uninspired, lacking any real depth or growth.”

“I found the characters to be one-dimensional, making it hard to connect with their journeys.”

“There is little to no meaningful progression in character arcs, leaving them feeling static and uninteresting.”

“The story tries to go for a slapstick atmosphere, but this is hindered by two factors: first of all, the limited visual assets mean that the game has to rely solely on its writing to convey gags, and making slapstick without visuals is extremely difficult; second, there's just no sense of comedic timing.”

“[h1][b]graphics: 5/10[/b][/h1]”

“The story tries to go for a slapstick atmosphere, but this is hindered by two factors: first of all, the limited visual assets mean that the game has to rely solely on its writing to convey gags, and making slapstick without visuals is extremely difficult; second, there's just no sense of comedic timing.”