Ok so before I go any further, this game is actually a spinoff of another game, that game being Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius. If you get too stressed you will get sick, and eventually die.Īt times this mechanic can get repetitive and even a little boring, but that is inter spliced with story and interaction with the other characters, and it is those stories which keeps you carrying on, not the game play itself. Doing so however reduces your intelligence (another example of parody right there, losing intelligence in a game by playing another videogame) so at every stage you need to keep your beneficial stats like intelligence, charisma, fitness and luck as high as possible, while keeping your stress levels as low as possible. Everything you do that furthers your statistics increases your stress levels, and you can reduce your stress by doing certain activities like playing games at the local arcade. Thought the events that unfold you will have a series of things you need to do, like overseeing club practice for the school Swim, Kendo & Science clubs (all of which are captained by the girls who go on to be your friends and girlfriend(s). At it's core SA is a statistic management game. This parody carries on further, but again - more on that later. When he tries to impress a girl, he will almost always say the wrong thing, and the few times he actually does come across as suave and intelligent that is always when his younger sister arrives to put him down. He isn't just a loser, but he is a mega bumbling loser. What is more however is that the character and his exploits are almost a parody of real life. We've all been young once where the idea of being single, getting a girlfriend and all that jazz was the most important thing ever, so it's not as if it is hard to relate to. So SA follows the story of young adult called Kayto as he starts his second year at Sunrider Academy a school set on a fictional scifi world where as well as managing his social and scholastic lives he also has to somehow achieve the impossible in the form of a bet he made with his younger sister to get a serious girlfriend before the end of the school year. You may have noticed my use of the word adult and I will come to that in a bit. More often than not this is in the form of a background with a character or two imposed in front. It still requires reading however as all dialogue and narration is written but appears in easy to digest chunks displayed over the top of a static image depicting the scene going on. What this means is that most of the events of the storyline are pre-written and require minimal input from you as an audience to read. So Sunrider Academy (SA) is an adult visual novel or VN. After only twenty minutes of trying this game however I was sold on it! Now this game was recommended to me by a friend who after watching a stream of me playing Corpse Party and going bright red from embarrassment of having to narrate the line "butter my pooper" on air, thought having me narrate this game would be a laugh riot. Personally however, despite greatly enjoying a number of these games my emotional involvement was marginal.Įnter Sunrider Academy, a game which managed to unlock my stonewalled heart and for the first time in years feel empathy for fictional characters. There are a few erotic scenes here and there with strategically covered nudity, but you can turn this into a full hentai experience via a patch, and there’s also a demo available on Steam which lets you have a taste of Sunrider Academy too.How often have you played a game, watched a film, listened to music or read a book and felt totally emotionally involved with it?įor the past number of years you have probably seen a meme along the lines of "The Feelz!" and in recent years I have seen this applied to countless games including the Bioware cash cows of Mass Effect and Dragon Age. Also, at some point in the game you have to decide which of four girls you’re going to pursue (one of the game’s goals in getting a girlfriend). This management gameplay makes Sunrider Academy more involved than a simple visual novel or dating sim, although you can set the difficulty to easy and mostly click though the management parts of the game. You see, too much stress can put Kayto out of commission, or not achieving goals such as making sure each of the three clubs you’re managing has at least 5 members will lead to a “bad end”. The core of the gameplay here involves managing both Kayto’s stats (such as stress and intelligence) and also those of the clubs to succeed in your goals. In Sunrider Academy you take the role of Kayto Shields, a busy guy who’s put in charge of the student clubs by childhood friend and class president Ava.
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