136 | in which I start playing Never Alone, & finish the April Fool's Event in Mystic Messenger

► So, a few days back I got the final ending for the Mystic Messenger April Fool’s Day Event. ( spoilers below )

► After I finished with that event, I began working on Jumin’s Bad Endings, starting with Bad Ending 02. ( spoilers )

I’m working on Jumin’s Bad Ending 03 now, and will probably go back for his Bad Ending 01 next, before moving on to Seven’s* bad endings.

*...There is no way those aren’t going to hurt really badly. I’m not sure if I’m going to be ready for it. ._.

► In other gaming news… I’ve started playing Never Alone. It’s not really surprising that I’d be interested in this game— I remember that when I first saw an ad for this game some years back, I was in Walmart, and I just stood in front of the screen staring a while and thinking, this game was made for me. Mainly because foxes and snowy winter settings are two of my favorite things. And it has a female protagonist, too! I snatched it up during one of the Steam sales— don’t remember which one anymore— and have been sitting on it ever since.

I actually started playing it now because Steam sent me an email telling me that another fox-related game on my wishlist, Seasons After Fall, is on sale. I...really want to play it, but can’t really justify buying another game right now, even when it’s so cheap. But then I remembered that, while I’m not sure if I could justify buying another game, I did already have Never Alone.

My feelings about it… are a little mixed? Working out the puzzles is fun, and I loved watching the little fox run around. So cute. ♥ But I did not expect the game to involve so much being chased by things. I hate being chased by things in games. ._. If it weren’t for those chase scenes/some of the other timed puzzles, though, I’d unreservedly love this game! As things stand, though, I keep having to take breaks when the chasing/timed sequences (by which I’m referring to the bit with the trees in Chapter 8, btw) start to stress me out too much.

I’m also a bit disappointed by ( major chapter 6 spoiler )

I haven’t finished the game yet, though, so maybe my feelings about that particular thing will change with later developments? We’ll see.