- February 23, 2017
- Afterthought Studios
You, With Me: A Kinetic Novel
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You, With Me: A Kinetic Novel is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Afterthought Studios and was released on February 23, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.
You, With Me is set mainly in Singapore of an expat couple who had the perfect plan, a perfect getaway for the holidays. However, everything is turned into dust as news come out of the main character's illness. Truly, will pretending that everything is normal give you a sense of normalcy? Or perhaps, confronting your fears is the best thing to do?
- The game has a good subject matter that raises awareness about serious issues, which can be appreciated by players.
- Some players found the story emotionally moving, with moments that resonated deeply and evoked tears.
- The hand-drawn graphics were described as beautiful, adding a visual appeal to the experience.
- The writing is riddled with grammatical errors and awkward dialogue, making it difficult to engage with the characters and story.
- The overall presentation is poor, with issues like text spilling out of dialogue boxes and a lack of proper formatting, leading to a frustrating reading experience.
- Many players felt the story was generic and melodramatic, lacking depth and failing to deliver on its emotional potential.
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The story of this visual novel has a promising premise, exploring themes of love and personal struggle, particularly in the context of a cancer diagnosis. However, many reviewers found the execution lacking, with heavy-handed writing, awkward dialogue, and a lack of emotional depth that undermined its potential impact. While some appreciated the underlying message and the character's journey, the overall consensus is that the story fails to fully engage or resonate due to its generic plot and execution flaws.
“By mid-story, the tone changes direction drastically and becomes mostly just a feel-good story about the power of love.”
“Another impressive visual novel from Afterthought Studios in my book, and I give this one a strong 8.5 out of 10 and want to say right now that this is the kind of story that has the power to change your life!”
“The writing is a bit awkward and there are some glitches that cause text to repeat or the wrong names to show up, but if you can get past that, the game has a lovely little story.”
“And while its premise sets you up for an easily moving story, the writing doesn't do it justice.”
“With minimal assets and a disturbing lack of sound for the most part, it's up to the story to drive everything, but though it is in every aspect a melodrama, it fails to deliver what makes those kinds of stories memorable and emotional.”
“The topic of facing cancer had potential, but the plot was extremely generic and lacking something interesting, such as more mature, dark themes.”
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You, With Me: A Kinetic Novel is a casual role playing game.
You, With Me: A Kinetic Novel is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.
You, With Me: A Kinetic Novel was released on February 23, 2017.
You, With Me: A Kinetic Novel was developed by Afterthought Studios.
You, With Me: A Kinetic Novel has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its graphics.
You, With Me: A Kinetic Novel is a single player game.
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