But that’s the most fitting intro I could think of for a game set just before La Revolution, in which scheming is rife, including yours.
I mean, I’ve heard some… Interesting things about the developers, nothing you could repeat, mind you, but… The Mad Welshman would like to be, under the sea, in a cute dolphingirl’s parlour, in a cave… Alas… I like my Good Queer Shit, but this… This ain’t it.
SIGH.Īs such, I… Really can’t recommend this, unless you’re a masochist, or are as internet poisoned as the two jackass boys who seem to be the nominal antagonists of the story. I didn’t really feel any attraction to anyone (much less the protag), and… I… Really wasn’t joking about the Darude Sandstorm thing. It grated a whole lot, and the humour seemed forced. Respectfully.” But then, shortly after?… Stans, Stands, Darude’s Sandstorm, lots of cheesy lines… It grated. See, I was down with “It’s time to pick up women. The writing, on the other hand… Ohhh boy. Aesthetically, it be pixels, with hand drawn character art for the conversations, so I’m not complaining about the aesthetics. Honestly, that’s mostly dissatisfaction with the jank of the top-down, majority segment of the game. There are set situations you’re faced with, things only opening up (a little) when you get to a certain point, so… Why not go with a more traditional structure, choosing where to go, etcetera? Cheese. Top down walking that scrolls somewhat jankily, and… Feels superfluous, honestly. It’s a visual novel made in Ren’py, simple choices, a choice of sea life gals to smooch on Valentine’s Day, short, to the point… And it has top down walking in it. Okay, maybe more than a little, this thing… I think I heard ten memes in the space of five minutes, and my brain (and teeth) ache a little. Considering this is using a visual novel engine, I’m slightly impressed. But… When you’re not talking to people, you’re walking through a smallish world. I like gijinkas (human anthropomorphisations of various stuff), and I like games that use engines that aren’t really built for the game. Sorry, go for Purrfect Date or Hatoful Boyfriend for that, and apologies.On the one hand, I love my Good Queer Shit, this is well known. No, dating the pug to get adorable doggy “kisses” is not an option. Oh, and obviously, if any of the content warnings are triggers for you, stay away, and if they aren’t, keep an eye on the CW page for further warnings that may or may not occur. Then I shall have to save a heckuva lot… Why, bless your butterbiscuits, Gretchen, you are the sweetest little Southern Pugge I’ve ever met!Īnyway, yes, queer horror, romance options, complicated relationships… If you like a visual novel with a lot going on, then Scarlet Hollow is really good. …Curse you, Black Tabby Games… You know about scroll-wheeling in Ren’py, and you cockblocked me. So… Yeah, that, combined with hidden meters, meant I got a fair bit of choice paralysis, not helped by… For my first go through, I picked talking to animals and book smarts, and… Wow, I spent a lot of the first ep sounding like a pompous grad student, while also being dissed by Frou-Frou for butchering their native language. Just to start off with, pronouns (YESSSS) and two special traits. Musically, it’s good, accessibility wise, it’s good, and it’s got… A lot of choice. Inks abound, crosshatching, all that good pen drawing shit I know and love, and solid colour choices, muted when it needs to be, loud when it needs to be. Even if you’re haunted by grief and gribbleys… Don’t let your bathroom get this stanky. But buy it once, and when the rest of the episodes come out, bam, they’re yours! And it’s… A really cool experience, gently unsettling until it decides to go all out, lowering and spiking the tension well… And aesthetically, it’s very on point. So, yes, Scarlet Hollow is a visual novel, episodic, and only episodes 1 and 2 are out right now. There’s a forbidden wing, a seriously tired and frumpy cousin, and yes, you are very much a stranger in a strange land. The cat (if you can talk to animals, more on that in a sec) is a proud French asshole. And said somethings can be… EThe guy on the bus is loud on the way there, and subtly unstable.
You’ve got to get the right balance between a sense of normality and… Something being off, before that something decides to come knocking.
It’s a difficult thing to write, honestly. Price: £15.49 (It’s sort of a season pass deal, episode 1 is £4.79, episode 2 is £5.19)Ĭontent Warnings (taken from the official site) Realistic Gore death dead, dying and injured animals children in peril child death claustrophobia emetophobia/vomiting disturbing imagery and situations
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