Don't Forget Our Esports Dream

As someone who had been following Starcraft since 2007 all the way until proleague got axed (rip), This vn really felt like a trip down memory lane. The guys at Team Eleven got everything right, the references, the dumb names, the gameplay. I don't know how accessible this vn is to people who weren't around to experience the old days, but as an OG, it really hits close to home. I'm very happy with my impulse purchase.

First thing's first - this is a prequel to SC2VN, which is short, free, and comes highly recommended if you ever took Starcraft the least bit seriously, or if you have a basic understanding of Starcraft and have ever competed in any esport. Don't Forget Our Esports Dream provides major insight into the backstory and motivations of some of its predecessor's characters, as well as some insight into a time when esports, as an industry, was still in its fledgling years outside of Korea. Bottom line up front: If you like SC2VN, you'll probably like this game. If you don't like SC2VN for reasons other than "Brood War was better," you probably won't like this game. As visual novels go, this one's also on the shorter end (though longer and broader in scope than its predecessor), but I mostly enjoyed the way it told its story, and there are only a few things that I felt would benefit from elaboration anyway. (Edit: my high playtime is from misinterpreting the "Asleep at the Wheel" achievement ...

So far this is the best game about esports and one of the best visual novels that I played. Great job!

It's a mastapeece. Required reading for anybody that wants to do anything related to esports imo.

I need to leave this here so I don't forget. This is it, the much awaited prequel to SC2VN. If you haven't read SC2VN, it's free and you can get it on steam. I strongly recommend it before this one as it sets the backdrop for a lot of things. I have a review for that game as well, but I won't steer you towards it. I have no intention of making this one as longwinded as that one was, but basically: it's worth it. Even if you've never played a day of Starcraft in your life, the game still manages to give you enough explanation and world building to involve every would-be reader. There is a great APM minigame that feels much more robust and engaging than the SC2VN "choose your answer", and can actually feel as engaging as trying to learn real Starcraft. And the Starsense system serves as a nice medium to read deeper into conversations and the reasonings that drive these characters. The writer has already done a lot of firefighting to remedy the inevitable typos and other errors that ...

This is more of a tentative Not Recommend, since there's a lot of good elements to this VN but they ultimately aren't brought together in a satisfying way. Don't Forget Our Esports Dream is a fun VN that serves as a prequel to SC2VN. The art is pretty, the UI looks snappy, I liked most of the character designs and dialogue, and the music was very good. As an aside, the minigame featured prominently while playing was also pretty fun. Despite this, I wasn't sold on the story. The protagonist, Bolt, is a pro-gamer trying to make it big in the South Korean Esports scene with help from his friend who he has "a latent crush" on, Jett. The premise is interesting, and I enjoyed playing SC2VN, so I figured I should give this game a shot. Unfortunately, the climb to the top story that made SC2VN so compelling did not translate well to the bigger scale of "Don't Forget Our Esports Dream." It seems like this VN tries to bite off more than it can chew. The plot deals with a pro-gamer's struggle ...

Liked the game all the way till the ending(s) which simply ruined all the positive experience I got from the rest of the story.

So... I had to play 1st title, which this one is prequel to check what happened. ENDING IS UNSATISFACTORY! [spoiler]Too sad! They should have married! And had little zerglings or probes! Come on >_<. If you want drama, one of them might have their career failed (Bolt) and find sanctuary in cheering with kids for Jetta-mom! [/spoiler] Still the game is good, but I need 3rd title as sequel now.

Enjoyed for the most part. An improvement in UI, storytelling and design from the first game but the final hour of the story kind of goes off the rails and the characters act so out of character it is kind of shocking and offputting, I kind of just powered through the ending by how annoying it had ended up being (regardless of ending, doesn't change how the characters act leading up to it). Still an enjoyable game as a Stacraft fan. Value metric: Does it have a value of $1 per hour of gameplay? Yes

I want to say I was worried that this wouldn't live up to the original which was, in my eyes, one of the best visual novels I've ever read. But I really wasn't. I knew this game would be good, and they did nothing but prove me right. You return to the same world, but as the villain of the first game. You learn things about him that change how you think about him, and change how you experience the first game in a good way. This story had me on the edge of my seat more than once, and I can honestly say that, despite knowing what happens in the game this is a prequel to, I had no idea how it was going to end. The first game was one of my favorite visual novels ever. This one is [i]even better[/i].