/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I'm glad I didn't instantly drop this when the first thing you see in the game is a pantyshot that covers the whole screen, as was my first impulse. I'm not even through the first route yet, but I'm really enjoying it so far.

I like how subdued it is: both the drama part and the comedy part. The drama feels just right for what a group of teenagers would go through and since it doesn't exaggerate, it doesn't bother me like so many other games. Same goes for the comedy: it's not dumb. You know what I'm talking about, the common kind of eroge comedy where you (or I, at least) have a constant frown on my face due to how awful and unfunny the 'jokes' are. It's not uncommon for me that there'll be a joke at the expense of the protagonist or someone else and I'll just stop reading for a full minute or two thinking of how many ways it'd be a disrespectful, horribly dickish thing in a more realistic setting and how one could respond. I haven't laughed much at this either, but at least it hasn't annoyed me.
Also, the art is good and the dialogue is pleasantly witty.


I'm only at the beginning though, so the game still has plenty of time to disappoint me. If I understand correctly, there's some sort of time travel element to it? Or something? We'll see how it develops.