I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

This is a pretty difficult review to write correctly. This game felt oddly not for me. I think the phrase I am looking for is this game felt so inclusive that it felt exclusive. I think the problem I had was it is a game where the core is developing relationships with people and it never felt like I was in on the type of relationships the game was pushing me into. There is one examples that really stood out. At one point there is a character that only really can have friendship raised fast enough by hugging him repeatedly. I .... Don't do that. I'm not a hugger. It kind of bothered me that to play optimally I had to be that sort of person, and idk hugging people every month made me uncomfortable. There weren't any non hug options with the same stat growth. And that's the sort of vibe I got from the game. It felt like I was intruding on someone else's party and I didn't really belong. That doesn't make it a bad game, and I am sure that doesn't bother some people whatsoever. But for me it really took me out of the experience.

It was alright. I don't regret my time with it, but I also don't feel motivated enough to do a second run of things (I know that's a major point). I feel like there are games out there with much better stories, and also games that do a better job of conveying them through gameplay. I did enjoy the card battling aspects, though it became kind of irrelevant about halfway through. Dunno - I'd give it a neutral if I could, but I read so many glowing reviews etc. convincing me to buy it that I feel like I have to land on the negative side.

It's generally a very good visual novel style game where your decisions very much matter to the story. Music, writing, all great. However, I could barely get through it because it forces LGBQ++ visions down it's own throat so hard the writing occasionally choked on it. I debated another play through to see how other branches work out, but I just...can't. They had trigger warnings in the main menu for every normal thing humans must deal with during their life, but they missed one: half of the cast being some form of LGBQ++, and making sure you know it.

Wanna play Persona but it's just the relationship-building parts? Well now you can, and it's really fun!

Like most of the best narrative based games, there is an incredible story here. It goes a step further however, as the world and story are expansive, reacting to what you choose to do during each run. The game truly feels ALIVE, as though there's so much to experience you could never see it all. A critical additional point is the gameplay (roguelike deckbuilding and character stat management) is extremely addictive as well, keeping each return to this wonderful world entertaining. Both one of the best narrative games and roguelike deckbuilders out there, combining for an experience unlike any other and one of the best games ever made.

算是2.5周目了加上真的挺喜欢所以来写一下！ 非常好的外星宇宙世界观多周目多分支选项养成系游戏！ 主角不管是主角的外形还是代词都有个滑条可以在男性和女性以及中间的非二元部分选择！并且可以随时更改！非常包容贴心！这就是未来！（游戏原话） 进入游戏后一开始的剧情结束后，一进入大地图就就完全被地图颜色和角色小人的样子组合可爱到，真的很糖果色的梦幻可爱……可是在这个梦幻可爱之下却也确实存在着许多残酷恐怖的地方，但也同时包含着大量的温暖……这就是宇宙啊！（喜欢星际拓荒的宇宙描写可以大力玩（？） 浪漫剧情方面，非常喜欢这一部设置成了“有调情符号的选项并不一定选了一定能加npc好感” 就是朋友你在玩其他游戏的时候有没有觉得过，哇靠这个选项也太x骚扰了，主角这样说话真的能让对方有好感吗？ 这个游戏就告诉你，对！确实有npc不喜欢这种像骚扰一样的对话啊啊啊 反倒是选择一些普通的有分寸的对话，可以让对方涨好感！ 总之就是每个npc有每个npc的喜好，有的就是喜欢和你互相调情和所有人调情，有的就是需要你保持分寸感。喜欢这种每个角色是不同的差分设置

Bought this on recommendation after talking with someone about playing "Our Life", and I'm so glad I tried it. This is now one of my all time favorite games. This is a visual novel/sci-fi RPG deckbuilder with traces of dating sim if you wish. It is all text, no voice work if that isn't something you are into. You play a kid on a colony ship from earth trying to survive on a new planet until the age of 20. Along the way through repeating "seasons" you form relationships, build skills of your choosing, explore, and help guide the future of your settlement and the fellow inhabitants. There are many twists and turns to the story, so I don't want to say more than that. This game has characters that you will care about, some you will love and some you really won't, a story that will pull you in and keep you guessing, great art (although I wish they had included a few more expressions on the characters for different situations, oh well, nbd), drama, excitement, and even a little stress over whether you are making the right choices. It is very inclusive, choosing your own gender or non-binary traits, and allowing you to fall for and eventually date any of the other young characters, for better or worse. Maybe even more than one. Some are a little harder to convince than others. My first play through I immediately had a soft spot for Dys... but you'll have to meet him. This is one of those games that's just the right combination of everything to be unique. I did have tears at the end, but I will play again to see how else this story can unfold. Teenage Exocolonist honestly deserves any awards it received and more, and I wish some kind of sequel was in the works by the same people.