There is an unbearable amount of “men writing women” moments that make you wonder if this game’s writer even knows what a clitoris is. The writing is cringe worthy and makes Tomoyo look like a complete creep. Beach Bounce is hideously unsexy in every way.
Beach bounce and beach bounce remastered Patch#
The Steam version does not have any sex scenes unless you patch them in, but the game is actually better that way. This is the LAST thing you want to do in what is supposed to be a tragic moment.īeach Bounce is also a hentai game. It completely takes the player out of the experience and kills immersion. The original term for the genre was “sound novel.” This is the visual novel equivalent of leaving a visible boom mic in the shot. Presentation is EVERYTHING in a visual novel. These are some amateur mistakes that should not be in the final game. When you first hear that Umi dies, this is the track that is playing.Ī well made visual novel would know to stop the upbeat happy music when a character dies. Beach Bounce also tends to play happy and upbeat music during what are supposed to be emotionally charged moments. The only other track I can even remember is the main theme, and that’s only because of its overuse. The only part of this scene that works is the music, which does convey a solemn and mourning atmosphere, and is one of the few memorable songs in the game. Unfortunately, Umi has no screen time and little character to speak of. In a well written game, this could have been a highly emotional scene. The only sort of conflict or emotion involved pertains to when Umi dies late in the game, and whether or not Beach Bounce is left to Tomoyo. The only remotely interesting character was Sakura, and she does not have nearly enough screen time. Their personalities were flat and bare bones, which is a death sentence for a character driven game. I was not the least bit invested in these characters. Little did we realize that Tomoyo is a bear. Seeing Sakura reject you no matter what and Mineko always saying yes made the game feel less formulaic, and added much needed personality.
I also like how the game implemented the girls’ personalities into the choice of who to confess to at the end. It was a pleasant surprise to see polyamory portrayed authentically rather than an excuse for titillation. I thought it was interesting how Sakura’s non-monogamy plays a role in her character.
It’s sad that “the developers aren’t terrible people” is even worth praising these days, but you take what you can get.Īnother positive is that this is one of the few games I’ve played with an actual polyamorous route. I initially wanted to be nicer on Beach Bounce because I just finished crap like Games&Girls and Slave Witch April. There isn’t anything that’s outright offensive. The premise could have worked if it had more effective talent behind it. I’m going to try and start with the positives, what few I can scrounge together.
0 kommentar(er)
