KNOW YOUR GAME - Analogue : A hate story

[Deleted member 377734]

Here we go with yet another session of KYG , on the stand for questioning today we have @Erikku . the self proclaimed "hentai senpai".

RULES and info
interviews take place Mon-wed and thur-sat

You may ask questions about the game . the persons experiences with the game . and generally topics relating to said game .

Interviews last 3 days.
NO QUICK TEMPLATES(I see any and your kicked)
and lastly NO HATERS

today we'll be sipping tea and chatting about a delightfully quaint game called Analogue : A hate story .

 

[Deleted User]

So, what is this game?

 

[Erikku]

So, what is this game?

A fairly known, Korean-themed visual novel by Candian indiedev Christine Love, released back in 2012. It tells the story of an investigator, aka you, the player, tasked at finding an interstellar ship, which has just been found nearly 600 years later after its launch. You must find out what happened with the ship and the people on it, following a dark narrative of relationships, interactions with the ships AIs', trans-humanism, and typical visual novel weeb tropes, that imo go a bit differently in this game, but I can't tell what as it'll spoil the story

 

[Deleted User]

Ah okay, is it the best visual novel you have played?

 

[rikumax25!]

What are the gameplay parts made of? (Outside of reading)

 

[Erikku]

Ah okay, is it the best visual novel you have played?

obviously the best vn is huniepop huehuehuehue
ahem, on topic, I don't think it's the best one ever made, the story could be shortened a bit and some of the side characters you read about don't really make much of an impact until the game's sequel, Hate Plus. as it is by itself, it's one of the best I've played so far and made me appreciate how different it is from other vn's

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What are the gameplay parts made of? (Outside of reading)

Interacting with the AIs, letting them hear their thoughts on what you're reading, being a l33t h@x0r, and cosplaying the AI Hyun-ae (gotta keep those visual novel tropes in there lol)

 

[Deleted member 377734]

female AI ? harem ending ?

 

[Erikku]

female AI ? harem ending ?

aka, "u can only get this ending if you look it up" ending

 

[Xiphiidae]

Ah okay, is it the best visual novel you have played?

Not by a long shot. I consider it to be orders of magnitude worse than Christine Love's previous (and free) work Digital: A Love Story. In comparison, I found Analogue to be bland, boring, and its characters to be one-dimensional (and the sequel's even worse, in my view). I honestly would not recommend it; the novelty wears off quite quickly, at least for me. Play Digital instead, it's perhaps the most unique visual novel I've ever played.

 

[Erikku]

Not by a long shot. I consider it to be orders of magnitude worse than Christine Love's previous (and free) work Digital: A Love Story. In comparison, I found Analogue to be bland, boring, and its characters to be one-dimensional (and the sequel's even worse, in my view). I honestly would not recommend it; the novelty wears off quite quickly, at least for me. Play Digital instead, it's perhaps the most unique visual novel I've ever played.

one reason I havent even touched the sequel yet. the reason I only enjoyed this one was of Hyun-ae's story, Digital is way better, but I still enjoy the atmosphere of Analogue

 

[Xiphiidae]

one reason I havent even touched the sequel yet. the reason I only enjoyed this one was of Hyun-ae's story, Digital is way better, but I still enjoy the atmosphere of Analogue

I agree that the atmosphere (and the premise) is great, I just couldn't get into the characters. I feel as though Digital had a much more 'natural' depiction of AI, whereas Analogue's felt more forced and less AI-y, I guess.

 

[DinohScene]

I have never heard of it yet it sounds interesting.
Could you give me a short description of what the game is?

 

[Xiphiidae]

I have never heard of it yet it sounds interesting.
Could you give me a short description of what the game is?

A fairly known, Korean-themed visual novel by Candian indiedev Christine Love, released back in 2012. It tells the story of an investigator, aka you, the player, tasked at finding an interstellar ship, which has just been found nearly 600 years later after its launch. You must find out what happened with the ship and the people on it, following a dark narrative of relationships, interactions with the ships AIs', trans-humanism, and typical visual novel weeb tropes, that imo go a bit differently in this game, but I can't tell what as it'll spoil the story

tl;dr It's a Western Visual Novel where you investigate an interstellar ship by interacting with the ship's AIs.

 

[Deleted member 377734]

tl;dr It's a Western Visual Novel where you investigate an interstellar ship by interacting with the ship's AIs.

(sigh) I hate to be the party pooper , but might I remind you that in KYG the person who is questioned is the one who answers . if you want to give it a shot than feel free to sign up .

 

[Xiphiidae]

(sigh) I hate to be the party pooper , but might I remind you that in KYG the person who is questioned is the one who answers . if you want to give it a shot than feel free to sign up .

Which is why I directed to one of Erikku's previous posts.

 

[Issac]

Is it an alright VN to play if you're not really used to VN's yet?
Does it have an easy interface to go back to certain important decisions to try to shoot for a different ending instead of replaying the whole game?
How long would it take to beat once, very approximately? I mean, 20 minutes, a day, 10 hours...

 

[Deleted member 377734]

hey @Erikku , answer before we close up , okay

 

[rikumax25!]

hey @Erikku , answer before we close up , okay

Start the next one, dont wait for him to answer (but still close it when he answers)

 

[Deleted member 377734]

Start the next one, dont wait for him to answer (but still close it when he answers)

i'll do that , and tag cyan to close up once he answers . BTW Announcment : were gonna be doing the 3 Christmas special events over the next 6 days , first up is @Ricken

 

[Erikku]

holy fuck, sorry, Ive been way too busy the past day, answers are comin

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Is it an alright VN to play if you're not really used to VN's yet?
Does it have an easy interface to go back to certain important decisions to try to shoot for a different ending instead of replaying the whole game?
How long would it take to beat once, very approximately? I mean, 20 minutes, a day, 10 hours...

I think it is, but the story is unnecessarily long and isnt for everyone, I just found the interactions with the AIs to be fun and learn about them and how they connect to the story. The ui is clean and simplistic and, like almost all vn's, has a place that keeps track of the endings you've unlocked, but as for trying to go back to important decisions, you'll have to determine yourself which ones are important, save and load from there. How you treat the AIs doesnt affect which ending you get, which imo is a missed opportunity. As for playtime, it depends on your reading speed, cuz there is A LOT to read. My first playthrough tooke me about two days, but after you beat everything that's it. I can see why this game has got a lot of flack but I dunno, I just really like the sci-fi and Korean settings here, which is why it's one of my fave VN's