tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post8198724831443769414..comments2024-03-21T19:59:49.407-04:00Comments on KoopaTV: KoopaTV's March 2023 Review NewsletterLudwig Von Koopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-34992870915583490922023-04-11T21:08:21.995-04:002023-04-11T21:08:21.995-04:00...Yeah, you're welcome....Yeah, you're welcome.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-68102125583502163502023-04-10T18:33:11.167-04:002023-04-10T18:33:11.167-04:00Since you linked to my post on The Murder of Sonic...Since you linked to my post on The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, I'll reiterate here that one of the things that game does right is that it doesn't feel like the joke is just "we made a visual novel, isn't that FUNNY?" but rather that the premise sounds wild enough for April Fools' while also having effort clearly put into it.<br /><br />I think the answer to why gag games are usually visual novels/dating sims has two parts. First, yes, they're relatively easier to make than other types of games. But second, visual novels tend to be looked down on for not being "real" games. Like I said above, those gag games often come across like the joke is just that the developer made a visual novel instead of a "real" game.<br /><br />(Alternately, since most of them tend to be dating sims or romance visual novels, you could take it to mean they find the idea of someone enjoying a romance story inherently funny.)<br /><br />The KFC game Captain Stitch mentioned is an example of one. It was utterly soulless and felt like the developers were trying to parody a genre they knew nothing about.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.com