Punch Line

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 10 out of 20
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  1. tomvs123
    Feb 20, 2019
    4
    Punch Line is a strange one and might be worth your time if:

    1. You like typical harem/sci-fi Anime. 2. You like looking at panties (briefly). 3. You don't mind spending 90% of your time pressing X to advance the story. Overall, the story is average. The characters are the main focus here, but there's not a lot interesting about most of them. How they interact with the world is    Punch Line is a strange one and might be worth your time if:

    1. You like typical harem/sci-fi Anime.
    2. You like looking at panties (briefly).
    3. You don't mind spending 90% of your time pressing X to advance the story.

    Overall, the story is average. The characters are the main focus here, but there's not a lot interesting about most of them. How they interact with the world is flimsy story-wise, but at least there's no gaping plot holes or silly twists that makes the story completely unbelievable.

    You basically start out as a ghost that has been kicked out of your body for reasons you'll find out later. You spend the first half of the game leveling up your astral powers by playing tricks on the girls in the house, while trying to avoid their panties. Panties are bad for you, since that ends humanity. Thankfully, the reason for panties ending humanity is based in some reason, so it's not completely nonsensical.

    Then the story twist happens and things take on a whole different light. It's not the most amazing twist ever, but it was able to keep me interested enough to not get bored (I stopped watching harem Anime roughly 15 years ago).

    I'm disappointed with the panties. Except for a few loading screens, they're all 3D. The actual modeling of panties and butts is good, but not anywhere near the limits of what the PS4 could handle. Panty texture quality is low and there are obvious sharp angles in the butt polygons. And because looking at panties ends humanity, you can't look at them in-game for more than about 15 seconds at a time. Your camera is also fixed onto a single point, so you can only pivot it around. So no viewing the character models in their full glory.

    The panty-related extras are very disappointing. They unlock after you complete the game and consist only of pictures of the 3d models (lower half only). There's no viewer for the loading screen pictures and there's no 3d model viewer. A 3d model viewer is a necessity for any self-respecting panty game, and this one doesn't have it..

    As for the gameplay, it's very limited. Besides pressing X to advance the story, you'll occasionally get to move objects in the girls' rooms to scare them (revealing their panties) or to advance the story. Choosing the wrong option or doing the wrong thing ends humanity and you'll immediately be able to retry.

    So yeah, I don't like it that much. Average story, limited panties/extras, and almost no gameplay makes this one not so good. Though I suppose it's a valid alternative to actually watching the Punch Line anime.    … Expand
  2. Broyax
    Jun 21, 2023
    0
    A priori, c’est juste un autre jeu un brin débile -pour ne pas dire complètement con- pour otaculs voyeurs (pléonasme) puisqu’il faut jouer au ‘poltergeist’ et faire peur à des cocottes plus ou moins tarées (et/ou excentriques) afin de récupérer indirectement… son propre corps, puisqu’on est devenu à l’insu de son plein gré un fantôme !

    En déplaçant des objets, on peut aussi faire en    A priori, c’est juste un autre jeu un brin débile -pour ne pas dire complètement con- pour otaculs voyeurs (pléonasme) puisqu’il faut jouer au ‘poltergeist’ et faire peur à des cocottes plus ou moins tarées (et/ou excentriques) afin de récupérer indirectement… son propre corps, puisqu’on est devenu à l’insu de son plein gré un fantôme !

    En déplaçant des objets, on peut aussi faire en sorte d’obtenir ce que l’on cherche… à obtenir, via un effet papillon provoqué… que l’on provoque cela dit tout à fait au pifomètre ou presque. Cela ne satisfera ni les amateurs de jeu d’aventure (ce n’en est pas un) ni les voyeurs d’ailleurs, car si l’on voit deux fois de suite une culotte, c’est… la fin du monde !

    Et il faut recommencer le ‘niveau’ , à savoir la séquence d’évènements depuis le début… autant dire que le principe amusant quelques minutes, devient vite très barbant… et que les sauvegardes rapides ne fonctionnent pas si l’on quitte le jeu ! à quoi servent-elles alors ? en outre, ce jeu de merde ne fait pas de sauvegardes automatiques et ne demande à faire la vraie sauvegarde qu’à la fin de chaque ‘niveau’…

    Or, un fond orange ou un fond noir, on ne sait pas lequel sélectionne l’autre dans la boîte de dialogue, on appuie au pif et en fait, on se retrouve gros Jean comme devant et faut tout recommencer du tout début, putain de merde ! et se retaper toutes les explications oiseuses du chat qui parle… (oui, un matou qui n’arrête pas de jacter, il nous gave à vitesse grand V !).

    Les voix sont uniquement en japonais et le texte en anglais. En plus, les cinématiques ne sont pas zappables ! les graphismes sont assez simplets et ça ne tourne qu’à 30 im/s (aucune excuse, donc !). Alors, on a plus vite fait de désinstaller ce paquet de merde et de passer à autre chose parce que cette daube, c’est de toute façon n’importe quoi de A à Z !    … Expand

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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Cubed3
    Jul 8, 2019
    70
    It's best to think of Punch Line the visual nove/puzzler as a sort of addendum and guidebook to the anime. Fans of the show get to revisit their favourite characters and scenes in a different format, but everyone else might have a little trouble understanding the appeal. The dirty jokes and fan-service are never in short supply. Still, as long as they have the tolerance for it, viewers might happen upon something special. It definitely helps that the characters and voice-work are fantastic. Both work in unison to make every scene work. Oh, and the puzzle elements are nice too. While not deep, they add just enough of a twist to maintain one's interest.
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  2. CGMagazine
    Nov 21, 2018
    35
    PUNCH LINE fails to engage the player in any way, its play and story lifeless.
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  3. PlayStation Universe
    Oct 15, 2018
    85
    Punch Line tells a fantastic story amidst all the chaos that takes place. It may seem pervy from its advertisements but there is a charming experience here that you will surely remember.
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