THEJORRRG said:
This is frustrating me now. WHAT THE FUCK EVEN IS IT? I don't even know the genre. All I've seen are pictures of those two girls and Shaggy from Scooby Doo, I haven't seen even a single hint to it actually being a game other than that it's on the Escapist, but people are shitting their pants over it.
WHY?
Anime art style aside the game is pretty much brocken up into two groups of play.
During the day time Vincent (you) will live a normal life as kind of like of a dating sim (like Persona 4 social links?) You hang out at the local bar or hang out with friends trying to handle the relationships of two women with expressed interest in you. Your able to save/read/recieve text messages with either women, play mini games, order drinks, and even listen to Persona music tracks at a jukebox.
During the night when you fall asleep is when the 'gaming' part pretty much begins. Your dressed as a half man/sheep in a dark twisted maze like world with a small group of inhibited men around you as sheep also. There are a series of platformed towers around you and the goal is to ascend them as quickly and smoothly as possible whilst the castles and platforms behind you plumment into darkness. There will be traps along the way like spikes,Ice, and other potential elemental hazards that Vincent can jump, pull, push, and manuever around to advance. During gameplay, there will be items like 1-Ups, teddie bears that give health, and weapons to be used in order to destroy foes blocking your path. Each level has multiple areas that culminate in an epic boss battle that must be won before you can wake up.
If you die in the dreams, Vincent dies in reality and its game over. There are small RPG-esque character development mechanics in the game that will change the way other characters and your women view Vincent as a person. Decisions as to how you respond and interact with NPC's and insignificant events steer a non-linear choice system leading to multiple various endings.
Katherine
This is your fiancee. A 32 year old middle-managment employee at a clothing store. Your born in the same town and meet up years later at a college reunion. She wants to get married with you and later on gets pregnant with your child. Poor Vincent, just wants to live a free life and isn't keen on the idea of marriage so he might be a bit miserable. Katherine's pretty much a more conformed, tighter, and more realistic version of the kind of woman he sees living his life with no responsibilities with.
Catherine
An attractive 22 year old woman with a pretty face and mysterious origin. You meet her at a bar one night after dealing with Katherine and her personality is a lot more in common in what Vincent is looking for. She's definately more free-spirited and less reserved than his fiancee, but strangely after meeting Catherine you begin to experience deadly nightmares soon afterwards in your dreams.
This game has a different style than most are used to and most importantly is something new and fresh. So finally to quote one of my favorite characters from Bioshock I leave you with this.
"Go ahead, don't be afraid, touch it."
