
The Class of '09 cast is back to bring you the most out of pocket puzzle game ever made. Featuring a story rich campaign, an absurd multi-ending side quest, and online PvP... All requiring quick skills to outlast your opponent! Still wrapped in late 2000's nostalgia!
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The Class of '09 girls took the internet by storm in 2023 with the visual novel genre. Now that the Class of '09 VN trilogy has concluded, the late 2000's girls we know and love return to bring you the most story-rich 2D VS Puzzle Game to date in Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown! Swap blocks to lines of 3 or more, but the true learning curve is mastering the chaining system to bury your opponent before they bury you!
5 Unique Campaigns, 13 New Endings
You read that right, we have 5 unique campaigns challenging your puzzle skills. Each campaign centered around a different Class of '09 girl from their unique perspective, and a side quest all about Kelly! Every last one of these campaigns still bringing you the earnest comedy known with the prior Class of '09 games.
Go beyond the story with ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
This Class of '09 game maximizes replayability with P2P online and local multiplayer. Develop your skills by playing the campaigns and then take them to the digital streets to see who's the best of the Puzzle Showdown!
Class of '09 is still heard!
The entire voice acting cast is back with some new voices along the way! This game also features an original soundtrack with over a dozen new songs you'll eventually ask us to upload to streaming.
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books, puzzles, pawns
Followed the series from the start and hearing it was a puzzle game i was mildly curious, my only real gripe is there isn't a mandatory tutorial and you just figure it out or read the "How to Play" section and go from there but I have played for 6.5 hrs and I ENJOY THE ♥♥♥♥ outta this game. for 20 bucks it's kinda a steal if you're a puzzle fan or even someone who never knew they were a fan of puzzle games
Pros: The writing is incredible as always, I like the line clearing mode. Kelly's Story takes place in the line clearing mode, and it feels much more like the traditional VN version of the games, even if it is still just puzzles. The match 3 gameplay is not the bejeweled reskin we've been getting for the past decade or so, so at least it's kind of a breath of fresh air. It would have been better as a bejeweled clone though if I'm being honest. Cons: The gameplay during the main campaign is terrible. There are moments where it's not determined by player skill whether you'll win, you're entirely at the whims of RNG. On the hardest campaign I had over 50 continues used before I quit on chapter 10/11 because I was losing matches within 7 seconds because the AI would drop about 20+ line blocks on me in a row and the animations literally weren't fast enough to let me break them before the game would say I lost. Even when the game isn't doing this, you never get to play long enough to actually enjoy the gameplay because the rounds are over within 30-60 seconds. TLDR: I like the writing and gameplay, but I cannot recommend the game unless there's a balance pass because of how terrible the balance is of the game; you either win in 30 seconds or lose in 10 seconds, and there's no in between. Honestly you're better off just looking up all the interactions on Youtube.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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overall, i really enjoyed it. i feel like this game would've been received a lot better amongst the general fan base there was more care and effort put into the story of the main game. realistically, despite how engaging the stages are people are only going to really care about this game if a level of detail is met that is on par with the first two games. the interactions are at their best when it's between the original cast, i didn't find the puzzler deep and i guess the intention was to make him corny and cartoonish but he came across as shallow. the ideas that he presents are interesting but we don't really scratch the surface of them, so there's not much in the way of substance. some extra dialogue could've been added between stages, and it would've benefited from a tutorial. easily the best game mode is weekend at kelly's, which was equal parts challenging and hilarious. kelly has been given more screen presence as the games release and i'm perfectly happy with that, katy johnson is excellent and is clearly having a lot of fun with it. i only wanted to review this game once i had technically finished it, many of the levels on kelly's mode took me ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ forever. it does do a good job of testing your speed. it's a good game. it's clearly pretty ambitious, and obviously it isn't perfect. but i respect the hustle. i do think £20 is pretty steep but i can't say i haven't had my money's worth. and you gotta chase the bag. pretty excited to see where the series is headed next, i think that after the disaster of the flip side's reception this game has a pretty great chance of turning the general consensus around. i'll continue to support the games if it stays at this level of quality.
less dialogue less funny and i feel like jeffrey playing this game i aint doing allat effort for 1 unfunny dialogue on kelly bruh
It's a good game, despite the creator considering the puzzle aspect lack-luster as well I found it fun. Up to you if you'd wanna spend $20 on it but should if you're a fan of the franchise. If you're playing for the main storyline then you might wanna save your $20.
Idk, I found it to be quite enjoyable
The game is rough but it's a ton of fun and it's your only panel de pon like on Steam. It is clearly referencing and parodying pokemon puzzle league. The character chain cries are absolutely hilarious. I will say the difficulty of the AI isn't great if you've played Panel De Pon or Pokemon Puzzle League but it's good enough. This game really needs online ranked for it to reach better heights. What other game when you're doing really well does your character scream "This is my 9/11!" or "Do you drive a car" followed by "Crash your car". People are upset that this isn't a Class of 09 game but I highly disagree if you do any of the Weekend at Kelly's stuff it's classic Class of 09. 20.00 is due to getting the actual VA for Professor Oak to voice a character in this game.
its pretty ♥♥♥♥, they bombed the characters personalitys and the game is just the same thing over and over nothing really changes. sometimes the bots just either are very easy and do ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to help them or they stall for 25 minutes
If you like puzzle games like this, its a really great game-it lacks a bit story wise but it is decently fun! The kelly weekend story is interesting too... I'd def reccomend getting this on sale for the gameplay at least, but if you're looking for a story related class of 09 game its not really worth it.
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