Sunday, November 22, 2015

Dollargame Episode 2 - deIz "Review"

People play videogames for a reason, whether it's just to have fun or go on adventure you could never go on in real life. ...Or even experience the love that you can never experience in the real world. Today, I'll be telling you about an interesting find and what it has to do with me.

"Days"... or is it "dies"? Or should I just call it D-E-I-Z... D-E-Capital I-Z...? Whatever. The game stars a high school student by the name of Ceil... did I pronounce that right? Y'know what? I'm just gonna pronounce all the names how I feel like. Anyways, the game starts with Ceil watching a film on his cell phone. What's special about the film is he got to decorate one of the props that was used, a ring. He also has a crush on the film's director, Iris. Ceil's friends, Chamoisee and Cerise soon show up and that's where the game begins. 

It is quite an interesting game, with multiple endings. Some endings can get kinda dirty, or a little more than kinda dirty - this game is rated "T", right? Yeah... okay then. But I don't really care for those endings.  With the story out of the way, I can now talk about what else the game offers.

At key moments in the game, there some wonderful pieces of art displayed, which are unlocked in the gallery after you've seen them. In the gallery, we're also able to view content that wasn't didn't show up in the main game. Stuff like scrapped art, a cool-looking cut-scene, and a brief "making of" thing.


While the game managed to get the visuals almost perfect, it failed at sound. The entire game has no sound. It's just completely silent. This is why none of the music played in this video comes from this game. That's not the only thing the game fails at. It also fails at its dialogue.  While, I can understand what's going on, the sentence structures are just awful. The game is also full of misspelled words and grammatical errors. But those are the only areas I find the game flawed. 

Length isn't much of an issue. This game will definitely take up more of your time than "Lily's Day Off" would. Now that I've told you all that stuff about the game, you're probably wondering what the game has to do with me, as I said earlier in the video since the game wasn't made specifically for or about me. I don't even know the guy who made it. But, this is the very first game I have played that has brought up old memories.

Similar to Ceil, I had a really important childhood friend that I was separated from. But unlike Ceil, I wasn't the one to move; this friend of mine was. I haven't seen her since she moved. And now, it's been about eleven years since then. And that's all that the game has to do with me, but thanks to this game, I have been reminded of important memories that I won't be able to forget now.

Here's the full [video] review.


No comments:

Post a Comment