LongStory

Wie es der Name schon sagt die Story ist wirklich long. 11,6 Stunden für 8 Episoden. Schade das es nicht auf Deutsch gibt. Aber dennoch war es sehr toll. Bitte noch mehr L_L

Boring and not memorable. Extremely cliché writing

Frais, agréable, léger, très open minded, que demander de plus ? 5/5 !

I played Longstory on mobile back when it was releasing episodically, and it was nice to replay it after all this time. This game has been a pleasure to revisit and I do recommend it, albeit with some caveats due to some rough spots. The good: The strength of this game is that it has cozy and cute vibe, with a story that makes lots of room for LGBTQ+ characters and storylines. The characters are about 14 years old, so it's family friendly and just romantic enough for younger players. The PC version of the game has added 3 save slots, which was my biggest wish from the mobile version. I look forward to finally play some of the other romances to the end. The characters are nuanced and neither perfect nor completely without merit. It's nice to get to know them and learn about their hopes and dreams. The meh: If you're looking for a visual novel that lets you shape your character, Longstory is not what you're looking for. The player has some influence over the main character's actions and conversations, but there's multiple occasions when the game is set on telling a certain story and it can feel like you can't influence the story at all. Some dialogue choices feels innocent, but ends up being far from what you imagined. The art style and writing tends to change noticeably between episodes. It wasn't a dealbreaker for me, but it might be for others. The annoying: If you're playing as a male character, you'll constantly be made aware that the game is first and foremost written with a female main character in mind. There's some occasions where this feels completely at odds with the main character's background, the overall story, as well as some of the reactions (or lack of reactions) from your friends in the story. If the rough spots in this game doesn't deter you, and you adjust your expectations for how much you'll be able to influence the story accordingly, you'll find a lovely group of characters to get to know, and a lot of teenage angst that's just cute enough to not be annoying. Longstory has a lot of well-written scenes that I actually still remembered from back then and really enjoyed revisiting. I won a key for this game for free when it was newly released for PC, but I did pay for the original mobile version myself. :)