Laugh Track

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I recently finished my first playthrough, with what I felt was the "true" ending for me. [spoiler] I got the "evenly split ratings", which led to the teens being saved, and linked this world to the wider Fiction Factory universe! [/spoiler] I've gone back to have another go at "The Shadow Over Cyberspace", to see if I've missed some context with the overarching plot here. So, this review is for FFG's overall library, as well as for "Laugh Track" itself. :) I love how all the Fiction Factory's games are linking together! All the games are weaving in and out of each other's stories in really cool ways, and it honestly feels really validating to see how much current event references are in this one. It's a difficult time in the world, both in North America and the world at large. But one thing I've noticed: Stephan Gagne always writes characters, stories, and real-world event references with such empathy. Whether it's creating an ensemble of diverse characters with fleshed out backstories and identities; or not shying away from examining things as they are, but always acknowledging there's still a path forward. There's a good amount of humour in Laugh Track, but it never undercuts the seriousness of the subject matters the story tackles. Rather, the satire and sitcom comedy balance the cosmic horror really well! I won't spoil which one, but there is one part late in the game that genuinely made me stop for a bit to just, digest what I was reading. My first game of theirs was Arcade Spirits; I absolutely loved it! Though I'm a fan of all their games, Laugh Track is probably my favourite one now (on par with Arcade Spirits 1 & 2). It's both their most ambitious title to date, and their most technically impressive. It's been so awesome seeing both how they push the envelope with every succeeding title, and the evolution of how they adapt the visual novel genre. It's clear they have a lot of passion for their work at every stage - it's very inspiring! :D I'm very excited to see what they do with their future games!

It has a good storyline and enjoyable characters. If you want a distraction from current events, this isn't it, so be aware of that, but it's very fun to play through multiple times and see how the choices make the story slightly different. Only the rating choices matter, so you can say whatever you want for the other choices without consequence, which is both nice and sad at the same time, but does make sense. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had played other games by this dev and understood some of the references being made, but I don't feel like it was strictly necessary to do so.

Scary Scuffed Games #456 https://twitch.tv/DitoMido Bisherige Reviews Archiv: https://rsg.ditomido.de/archive Vorgeschlagen von: tony1fcm Laugh Track ist ein unerwartet gutes, aber auch im Gamedesign klassisches Visual Novel mit einem spannenden Handlungsstrang und vielen Nebenzweigen. Musik, Illustration und Dialoge sind absolut Top, allerdings bringt es zumindest bis auf die Geschichte selbst, die natürlich im Fokus liegt keine maßgebliche Innovation, oder extra Steps mit. Insgesamt aber ein wirklich sehr gutes kostenloses Visual Novel mit einer Progressiven Story Rating: Dito: 4.8/5 Chat: 4.78/5 Gesamt: 4.79/5

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Highly political but in a way I enjoyed, the gameplay loop is fun and the choices seem to do things. Will be checking out other games by this place.

Laugh Track is about the horror of being trapped in an 80s-era sitcom. Depending on how you play that game, you either help these four kids navigate this hell, or just make things even worse. Let me just say upfront that I adore these kids (and hamster). The game does a nice job getting you to know them over the eight episodes. They feel like real people who are being subjected to this sitcom world. Even some of antagonists are enjoyable, despite their cruelty. I do admit the game can be a little heavy-handed at times with its campiness. I'm totally into that, but I could see that being a turn-off for some people. I think that's the point though; we rule out some of these things happening as sitcom antics, but it's really horrible stuff. Which is what makes this world such a horror. It's an interesting idea and I'm glad we got to explore it in this game.