Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER

Kinda mid as a VN, really disappointing as a long-awaited sequel. Neurodiver has none of the appeal of the first game, all of the characters from the original feel like completely different people (because they were written by completely different people), and the game is so short and simple that it doesn't really get to flesh out the things that make it unique either. 2064 didn't need a sequel badly enough to justify wasting time on this.

Beautiful art, but the characters don't really have much personality. The characters from the first game are different in this game. Also, the ending was a let down and I'm pretty disappointed. It felt like they couldn't decide what to do with the Big Baddie and so there were just loose ends everywhere.

I love this developer and I loved the first ROM. This one had such potential, but unfortunately falls apart by the ending. Would have loved to seen this be more developed. Worth picking up on sale if you enjoyed the first, but be prepared for it to not match in quality.

Its not a BAD game, but that ending was so lacklustre. sure it was neat lore wise, but that game should gave had another 2 hours to it at LEAST. The art and design, plus the game-play itself is solid, but it feels like it was never finished, with placeholder VAs in a bunch of places, and an under developed story. i did truly try to like it, i did, but its just not good.

Passing kidney stones is more fun then dealing with these characters

I wanted to love this game. Like many other fans of 2064: Read Only Memories, I was eagerly awaiting another entry that explored the game's world. I knew it was going to be a different kind of game, and I was ready for that, but this feels more like a visual novel than a game. It feels empty. Positives: Character Designs, Pixel Art Negatives: Music, Story, Gameplay

This game has a bit of a history, I'm pretty sure it was stuck in development hell for a few good years and had a lot of changes in-between the original trailer and the release we got. The big details: This is less a sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories, and more of a Side-Story, it explores the same world but in a lens that's different from the original, by virtue of it's themes. it plays as an adventure game like its predecesor, but most of the dialogue is voice-acted now, and the changes to the screen format makes it feel like a proper 1990's diskette-CD game. But story wise, it feels more like playing an anime OVA, there are choices, but i don't think they affect the game as hard as in 2064? no Split routes, but you will have to replay it for every achivement. Do I reccomend it? If you wish to enjoy more of Neo-SF, then buy this! At worst you just end up a bit confused, but enjoy the throwbacks to 2064. At best the story will be really interesting even if it has some issues! [h3]here be spoilers ahead for 2064 and Neurodiver[/h3] The early start of the game is almost solid gold, but the later sections feel like the thread of the plot is lost a fair amount beyond what the writers actually intended, a lot of whats set up early is not well explored at all and leaves a lot unexplained, even by the nature of its ending and the whole "Golden taking over as the active personality, and Luna fighting Golden Sol to resolve the issues, including the big reveal that is only BARELY alluded to at the start of the game. Or how little the Neurodiver as a living being is explored, and how it's relationship and nature are a driving tool for the story, yet its character is never elaborated upon beyond stating Luna considers it a friend. It really feels like they had to wrap up and speedrun the second half to ensure the project shipped (at least, from what i read on the steam forums) and it really feels like a shame, especially as the game attempted to follow through with 2064's decisions and the Relationship your character had with Turing that heavily affected which ending you got, but because of development hell we never got to see these features beyond a few choices. I would not be against getting a Director's Cut, or at least a novel or re-release of the story in some form that can better do justice to the original idea of the story, because i love everything this series is. still, i am really glad i finally got to play it, i can't say I'm dissapointed, because that would be lying to myself, but i really hope that we can see more games from this series, there's very little series that actually are so open about themselves

If you played the previous Read Only Memories game, this one is going to hit you hard for the strong Magic Girl Anime feel and over-the-top silliness. Is it good? It's good. Is it great? It's...good. Can you play Neurodiver without playing the first ROM game? Yes but it doesn't have the world-building of the first game. Furthermore, it has small engine glitches that take me out of the story but nothing that breaks it. I can't downvote this game as I'm enjoying it, but I won't be shouting its praises from the rooftops.

I love it so much! This game more like visual novel (if u want to know and - 5-8 hours to walkthrough) I need the 3rd part!!!!!!!!!! PLS make games always with care love and soul like all this two!!! (AND u can make frame IN GAMES like in pc-98 visual novels - THEY ARE WILL BE SO COOL AND ATMOSPHERIC). I don't know why recommendations are mixed... I really like all two games - they are unique and atmospheric - it feels like 80-90s sega but if add frame like in pc-98 visual novels - it will be too good to be true! And i like this feature with voice acting! JUST WOW!!!! GOOD LUCK! 10/10 (^_^)