World's End Club

Real playtime is around 20 hours. The game's plot is interesting, with twists and foreshadowing (and red herrings) iconic of its writer & director combo... well, up till the endgame. At the end, there were some elements that can only be described as "shonen BS/friendship is magic", like how [spoiler]Reycho gained voice and intelligence[/spoiler]. I do also wish some of the philosophical aspects were explored further, but alas. The game's platforming parts were pretty lackluster, in terms of puzzles being way too straightforward, and the controls/animations being janky. Overall, still a recommend, especially if you can get the game at a discount.

⭐⭐ I really wanted to love World’s End Club. With creators like Kazutaka Kodaka from Danganronpa and Kotaro Uchikoshi from Zero Escape, I expected something smart, strange, and emotionally gripping. What I got instead was a confused and underwhelming experience that never quite figures out what it wants to be. It starts strong but quickly loses focus The game opens with a great hook. A group of kids wakes up in an abandoned underwater theme park and gets thrown into a high-stakes Game of Fate. It’s stylish and strange in all the right ways and it immediately feels like a setup for something wild. But then the story takes a turn and becomes a slow, often aimless road trip across a post-apocalyptic Japan. That shift in tone might have worked if the characters and plot beats were strong enough to carry it. Unfortunately, the writing never quite gets there. Some moments try to be emotional or deep but they don’t land because the characters never feel fully developed. Most of t...

For those who want a nice, chill game and a light mystery, this is for you! Although the game is not groundbreaking, it is peaceful as you progress through the game. :)

The game is a blast, while the gameplay might not be groundbreaking, the pacing is so well done that you won't be bored. The characters are all very lovable and developed. I really don't have much bad to say about the game other than that it's short, so you might want to get it on sale due to it's small length.

Very cute and simple game-play that's fun. Good story and tackles feelings of grief and loss well and respectfully. Satisfying ending, though DO NOT stop and ending 1!!! There is so much more to the game. Same energy as Danganronpa, Code Rain and other similar games. Simple mechanics and easy to play. Some of the mechanics can be mildly frustrating initially but are easy to adapt to. I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game. This is clearly a heartfelt and well thought through game. Thank you to the folks who created this. It game me a lot of joy. (:

The story is cute enough to play, and the pedigree of talent it has behind it is enough to give it a shot (Pokemon Sun and Moon artist, Zero Escape/Somnium Files, Danganronpa). But the gameplay and the portjob is ROUGH. The gameplay is juvenile, insultingly so. And you'll end up dying to confusion or the somehow simple yet awful controls. There is no settings for controller mappings and the music volume will get cut in half at random times. Some characters also have status bars for their powers which makes absolutely NO sense except for Chuko (best girl btw) and are incredibly annoying due to their inconvenient cooldowns and fact some characters don't have a bar, but some do. I've played VNs with lackluster gameplay, but this one verges on annoyance. I get its a mobile game ported up to console/PC, but yeesh. Don't get this off sale. On sale, it's... its okay.