No Straight Roads - Very buggy game with an incredible amount of charm

[XtrmGamr719]

"The story of the universe is beyond ordinary human understanding.
Our tiny planetary home is lost somewhere between the immensity and eternity of the galactic ocean.
We require an avatar to make ourselves known throughout the universe.
What I'm saying is, you are all inconsequential.
Only I can lead humanity to a better tomorrow.
[...]
Come with me as I take you to the uncharted reaches of the universe.
Through me, we shall discover new worlds. Destiny awaits us.
Well, that concludes my talk for today.
Thank you, all...3 of you...for showing interest in the never-ending pursuit of knowledge.
Your curiosity is appreciated.
Oh and thank you too, guy who stands by the door.
(I'm just the janitor, man.)
Well, even so. I shall...see you later.
(Whatever)."
-DJ Subatomic Supernova, Cassette Tape #1

For a janky game, it is just exploding with charm and sucking in people like a black hole.

 

[Marissa Moira]

People said it was ass and controlled like ass.

It's like a Tim Schaifer game where everything went into the character animations and designs and they left nearly everything else.

 

[Angry Shoes]

no gay roads lmao got eem

 

[XtrmGamr719]

People said it was ass and controlled like ass.

It's like a Tim Schaifer game where everything went into the character animations and designs and they left nearly everything else.

Oh I am aware of what sort of stuff happens, and I heard the Switch version has worse bugs. But I still got it, played it, completed it, then replayed it because either the charm is great or I'm a masochist.

no gay roads lmao got eem

I honestly thought there was going to be gay shit in this just by the title. Don't know why.

 

[WarJams]

Saw a video of one of the boss fights, having heard nothing about the game before, and I disliked almost everything I saw from it. I mean, is it supposed to be themed around music, because that's the impression I get, but the music was an absolute non-presence. The gameplay didn't seem intuitive, the boss never seemed threatening,

It oozed that fake, manufactured style that people lie to themselves and call 'quirk.' I don't like it.

 

[Jewthulhu]

The gameplay and general design doesn't look like my thing, but the track you posted was pretty good.

 

[Y2K Baby]

Only enby roads.

 

[Y2K Baby]

It's like a Tim Schaifer game where everything went into the character animations and designs and they left nearly everything else.

Except the designs are shit.

 

[Manah]

Gay roads only.

Except the designs are shit.

So, like a tim schaifer game.

some of the music is alright at least.

 

[Y2K Baby]

So, like a tim schaifer game.

Kys, zoomer.

 

[SurgerySimulator]

Nearly every review I've seen of this game says something to the tune of, 'the gameplay sucks and is boring, I love it!'.
Music makes up for it, I guess?

 

[Love_Machine011]

I enjoyed it.

 

[Peep Plops]

Irritating twee trash for spastics that controls like shit, 0/5

 

[Haramburger]

It's a tumblr game that is already printing tons of homosexual fish shippings. Undertale crossover fan art Soon™

 

[Colloid]

It's one of those games where you're actually better off just watching someone else play it on Youtube for free since you get to enjoy the best parts of the game (the soundtrack, storytelling, and characters) while skipping the worst parts (janky, milquetoast gameplay). TLoU1 was in the exact same boat for me where the gameplay looked bland as hell, but I still loved watching the cinematics, characters, and story.

 

[Marissa Moira]

At least it's normal that clownfish will change their sex due to environmental conditions, so there was no big stretch there.

It's one of those games where you're actually better off just watching someone else play it on Youtube for free since you get to enjoy the best parts of the game (the soundtrack, storytelling, and characters) while skipping the worst parts (janky, milquetoast gameplay). TLoU1 was in the exact same boat for me where the gameplay looked bland as hell, but I still loved watching the cinematics, characters, and story.

No this is called a bad game, games are not movies.

If a game's enjoyment comes from being a passive observer, then they fucked up. Imagine if games decide to go that route where controls don't even matter anymore and testing and refining shit is deemed to tedious to be worth it because it takes away from the story.

At that point games become hitting X to continue.

 

[Colloid]

At least it's normal that clownfish will change their sex due to environmental conditions, so there was no big stretch there.


No this is called a bad game, games are not movies.

If a game's enjoyment comes from being a passive observer, then they fucked up. Imagine if games decide to go that route where controls don't even matter anymore and testing and refining shit is deemed to tedious to be worth it because it takes away from the story.

At that point games become hitting X to continue.

I can’t speak for everyone of course since some people will buy games no matter what, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually bought a game where the cinematics were the only appeal since I’d rather enjoy that for free on YouTube/Twitch anyway. However if the franchise gets super popular and sells merch, they could still turn a profit.

I’ve never actually looked at the numbers, but it wouldn’t surprise me at all if franchises like Bendy and FNaF made most of their money from merch rather than the games themselves since most people can follow the edgy lore and characters without buying the games, and because there’s no particularly special gameplay elements associated with the games themselves.

 

[Marissa Moira]

I can’t speak for everyone of course since some people will buy games no matter what, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually bought a game where the cinematics were the only appeal since I’d rather enjoy that for free on YouTube/Twitch anyway. However if the franchise gets super popular and sells merch, they could still turn a profit.

I’ve never actually looked at the numbers, but it wouldn’t surprise me at all if franchises like Bendy and FNaF made most of their money from merch rather than the games themselves since most people can follow the edgy lore and characters without buying the games, and because there’s no particularly special gameplay elements associated with the games themselves.

Pokemon makes more money from the merch sales than the games, that's why the recent games came out looking like shit.

It's not unheard of, but long term if the games become an after-thought or a vehicle for other mediums, they're not going to be played by people.

It's what killed Telltale games once people realized that there was no gameplay to be had.