Nerdy McNerdface
Hmph
Right so Amnesia arrived early but it was the Japanese version so I might just replay on PC. Either way it arrived at the same time as Lost Dimension which I played and then finished - TWICE - over the last six days. (I was ill so I had time.)
As far as I can tell, LD’s original reception was mixed - not quite as bad as, say, Akiba’s Beat, but enough to leave it behind in the obscurity of 7/10s and so on. I played it because I knew Ben Diskin was in it, and I also thought the art style and concept were kinda cool. I’ll cut to the chase, this game is one of my new all-time favourites.
The music is by far the strongest point of LD - the opening is one of my favourites, the final boss theme is gorgeous, the ending theme is a really upbeat tune I love, there’s just so much to enjoy on that front. The gameplay is also really unique and fun, especially trying to work out who the traitor is on each floor. And the art style and character design... god they fit so well into the tone of the game. The characters aren’t exactly ridiculously complex but they have enough development for me to grow really attached to them (and as you can imagine I was in tears during judgement scenes). The story has a couple of issues imo (having to play twice for the True Ending, The End’s motive being a bit overkill when he has a better motive lying right next to him) but then good points really outweigh the bad. I recommend it a ton, it’s short but it’s worth it.
As far as I can tell, LD’s original reception was mixed - not quite as bad as, say, Akiba’s Beat, but enough to leave it behind in the obscurity of 7/10s and so on. I played it because I knew Ben Diskin was in it, and I also thought the art style and concept were kinda cool. I’ll cut to the chase, this game is one of my new all-time favourites.
The music is by far the strongest point of LD - the opening is one of my favourites, the final boss theme is gorgeous, the ending theme is a really upbeat tune I love, there’s just so much to enjoy on that front. The gameplay is also really unique and fun, especially trying to work out who the traitor is on each floor. And the art style and character design... god they fit so well into the tone of the game. The characters aren’t exactly ridiculously complex but they have enough development for me to grow really attached to them (and as you can imagine I was in tears during judgement scenes). The story has a couple of issues imo (having to play twice for the True Ending, The End’s motive being a bit overkill when he has a better motive lying right next to him) but then good points really outweigh the bad. I recommend it a ton, it’s short but it’s worth it.