Summer Pockets

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  1. GameplayShinobi
    Feb 15, 2020
    6
    I like Key's work. I really do. Played Kanon, Clannad, Planetarian etc. so I grew to expect quality.
    Summer Pockets however does not meet the standards of Key's work.
    Music is forgettable, art style although looks ok it looks weird at times... from backgrounds to male characters. I'm not sure whether is the color palette or shading in general, it just looks unnatural to an eye ( in    I like Key's work. I really do. Played Kanon, Clannad, Planetarian etc. so I grew to expect quality.
    Summer Pockets however does not meet the standards of Key's work.

    Music is forgettable, art style although looks ok it looks weird at times... from backgrounds to male characters. I'm not sure whether is the color palette or shading in general, it just looks unnatural to an eye ( in some instances ).

    Story is uninspired and quite honestly boring ( i found myself skipping a lot of text because it was just too bland ) and before you know it the credits start rolling. Yeah... no kidding. As per usual ( in Key's VN ) to get the ending you want you will have to experiment with different choices ( sometimes the most obvious decision will actually lead to a bad ending so don't rely on logic but rather on experimentation and "feeling" )
    That brings us to WRITING... its bad. Not all of it, there is a "Key's Soul" present ( some jokes, characters etc. ) but its been dumbed-down. No longer we have long interesting routes with plot twists but rather almost one dimensional characters that doesn't surprise anyone. Especially one character comes in particular " the one who says OPPAI / BOOBS " all the time ( im leaving the names and situations to avoid spoilers ). It just feels unnecessary, unnatural and right in your face.

    Key doesn't need to pull cheap tricks for the sake of fan service... thats not what we want. We were looking for stories to remember, to move us, make us laugh... something to relate to.

    Well some people will like it I'm sure of it but for me it really falls short of what KEY can do ( and trust me they have the talent and resources ). Personally I would not recommend this VN. There are better one's out there especially with this price point.

    P.S : Table tennis and pokemon battles suck.    … Expand

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  1. Noisy Pixel
    Feb 12, 2020
    90
    Summer Pockets ended up being the visual novel that I didn’t know I needed right now. The game can take anywhere from 30 – 40 hours to complete, but along the way, you’re in for some excellent moments of narrative storytelling. Be sure to have a box of tissues handy if you’re sappy on love stories. You’ll need them.
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