The most disappointing kinda things I play on this site are narrative leaning things that LOOK great, but really didn’t have the story to match it. I ultimately walked away from Cosmic Star Heroine and Frail Hearts thinking, “those were certainly RPGs.” However, I didn’t think I’d end up having that opinion for a visual novel type of game… but alas… Critters for Sale is a 2021 game by Sonoshee. It’s a point-and-click visual novel adventure through a short series of vignettes, all named after animals that are vaguely tied together in a cruel universe. First things first, we gotta talk about Critters for Sale’s strongest aspect: its presentation. The game heavily embraces the use of black and white dithering with pictures, giving this ghost story kinda vibe. When people are used, their faces morph when they’re expressing emotion in a way that’s uncanny, and a fair amount of people just look Off in a way that feels alien – and they may as well be aliens, with the presence of the…
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