I must say it takes more than this to move me to tears like it did some other players.Many parts of the storyline don't make sense.Like how the blue haired beauty just stab people for fun because 'she thinks she had done it before',and then just drop the knife and cry at the player character's golden words.I was expecting more from the most decent looking girl in this game.The guy Seto and his dog is also a bit disturbing but maybe it's just me,I cannot whatsoever accept a man who kills just because he felt miserable.If that can pass unpunished then i'll kill people or pets everyday,seriously.
Overall the story is okay,but not deep enough.Characters' feelings can be really much stronger under such circumstances.Here they all seem to plain and unaffected,leaving me feeling nothing also.But the flashback at the ending was a nice trick,i felt a bit sad at that point.
The idea is good,but when i know you got it from Angel Beats it's a little disappointing.But do keep being honest about that one though,don't mind me...
Another problem is that the black screen between scenes are way too long,i have to spend way longer than it actually takes to read the whole thing.The wait gets sooo boring.
Sorry it was kind of harsh,wish you good luck in future gamemaking :)
Reviews for "The Other Side"
This is an okay visual novel. I experienced two errors where the game will not proceed. Some of the story did not make sense.
The medals work, and I earned them all.
I cannot avoid thinking that you got inspired by anime stories like Gantz for example (a group of young people dying and creating a social group of some sort). It's a very nice story but it's not that original from my perspective.
This is not a "game".
Yeah it's a visual novel. Google it or something.... .-.
wheres the game? pure text skipping for 10-15 mins. better stop as i wish to use my s in the future. glad i didn't read any of the story. i guess its an interactive story kinda. sorry i'm a gameplay before anything kind of guy. if it has really great gameplay, then i'l read all the story. maybe this should be in the movie/animation section. unless it does turn into a game after some more text or I've missed options you can make throughout, which doesn't make it much of a game anyway.
I think I should just put a warning sign reading "Visual Novel!! Beware it involves reading!!" before my games because people don't seem to know what a visual novel is . -.