Sundy Stairway

The game is perfectly alright, I'm sure, but it doesn't satisfy me. The friend who introduced me to this game attests the combat mechanics are generally fun, so if that sounds intriguing, do not let me stop you. However, the writing is weak. If you would like to stop reading now, simply know this about my opinion: the game's gameplay is probably fine, but the writing is weak, ultimately suffering from a lack of emotionality that seems to stem from inexperience in writing. It's evident this game takes heavy inspiration from OMORI: both games explore the intensity of mental illness, suicide, child abuse (it's understated in OMORI but it's present), and loss, in their narratives, while wandering through a Yume Nikki inspired dreamscape. This is exciting! OMORI is tied for my favorite video game, and honestly even if Sundy Stairway turned out to just be too derivative for general audiences, I could still enjoy it like junk food. My problems with the game's writing do not include it bei...

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Sundy Stairway holds itself as both a Visual Novel and an RPG. As a Visual novel, it falls flat. I'm sure others have gone over the writing, and I largely agree - it feels rough, it feels like the author thinks mentioning a sad thing will make you sad just on its own, and its pretty blunt and doesn't really have the tact it needs. If you are looking to play this game for its story, either A. do not, or B. look elsewhere. OMORI is great for the story. Yume Nikki and its fangames are great for the visuals. And if you're here for the cute character design, I don't blame you, but i'd look elsewhere. As an RPG, it's alright. It has a color combination system that rewards you for accurately guessing color combos, but it *is* guesswork, but it does add some variety to the combat. It doesn't get too repetitive, but the bland stage design does. There's also not much challenge, even on the hardest difficulty. You're given plenty of healing items, opportunities to rest, shops, etc. while th...