6/18/2023 0 Comments Sunrider academy girlsBut here’s the joke: I still don’t know most of them. I cracked at the start that I didn’t know what most of the stats did at character creation. So why does Sunrider Academy lose its luster? Four reasons. Which was harder than you’d think, nut just because of all the reading, but also because Sunrider Academy‘s audio sliders are terribly calibrated - Windows Volume Mixer, you’re my one and only friend. Later on, it became podcast fodder: something to fiddle with and click through while something more interesting was happening on the auditory channel. Early on, I played Sunrider Academy with intent. While the character stories are still good and the larger plot actually has some interesting developments in store - as well as pointless nudity, because that’s just how visual novels tend to roll - everything about the gameplay becomes less and less interesting over time. But I liked spending time with these doofuses, if nothing else.įrom a strong enough early start, Sunrider Academy… declines, over time. There are, let’s say some plot-heavy dei ex machinae, and I won’t pretend the whole thing is an organic narrative evolution throughout. But the thing is: almost all the story beats that I remember spring from these character interactions and are driven by them. And Ava’s… okay, I haven’t really gotten anything out of Ava yet, she just looks like an ice queen any way you slice it. Asaga’s laissez-faire attitude that masks so many insecurities that her genuine emotions start getting covered too, Chigara’s unwanted genius and the great responsibility that comes with great power, Sola’s detached utilitarian view that hides an unfairness greater than herself. I wouldn’t necessarily say that I came to care about these characters, but at the very least I had their measure. At its heart, the visual novel core of it, is a collection of fairly interesting stories driven by strong characterization and coherent, if a little outlandish, worldbuilding. Because things can never just be easy in these hyper-complicated Denpasoft stat-storms. So, if I put that much of my precious time of life into Sunrider Academy, that must mean it’s good, right? Or at the very least fun to play? Well… I’m gonna say, yes and no.
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