Superhuman is a game where the main character gets supernatural abilities and has to fight mysterious monsters that have appeared out of nowhere.
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Gameplay and Progression
The core gameplay loop puts the MC in an area and he has the choice to train or do character events. Once enough time has passed there is some plot progression and he moves to the next area and the same happens there.
While the choices are simple and intuitive (which I like) the gameplay loop can be frustrating because it is hard to tell how much training is needed to avoid a bad end, is it ok to skip character events in favor of training etc. A bad end forced me to replay entire sections of the game and I found that fairly frustrating. However I appreciate the simplicity of the choices and that there is no additional grind beyond that.
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The Characters
The characters are a bit of a mixed bag for me. I feel like some characters are there just to introduce a fetish and add nothing to the overall narrative of the game. The cheerleaders, a teacher with expanding breasts etc feel like fetish bait which is a real shame because other characters are simply exceptionally written. I particularly like Ella - the woman responsible for making the MC superhuman. She is unpredictable in all the right ways and it is hard to tell her motivations, whether she is good or evil and whether she cares for the MC or is just using him.
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The Story and Worldbuilding
I really enjoyed the story and the worldbuilding so far. There is the presence of an unknown looming threat and the MC is trying to stop it. Then there are Ella's shenanigans where she tries to challenge the MC in life threatening ways to force him to grow stronger for some hidden reason. You have secret organizations of superhumans and other factions each with their own agenda. It is mysterious and interesting. While I feel like the latest sections of the game (currently at v0.921) where the MC joins a superhuman organization, are dragging on a bit it is still too early to pass judgement on how that will turn out. So for now to me the story is very interesting.
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Overall I enjoyed this game and would recommend it to others. It is a game with a solid story, interesting characters and good worldbuilding. I had a lot of fun playing it.
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Gameplay and Progression
The core gameplay loop puts the MC in an area and he has the choice to train or do character events. Once enough time has passed there is some plot progression and he moves to the next area and the same happens there.
While the choices are simple and intuitive (which I like) the gameplay loop can be frustrating because it is hard to tell how much training is needed to avoid a bad end, is it ok to skip character events in favor of training etc. A bad end forced me to replay entire sections of the game and I found that fairly frustrating. However I appreciate the simplicity of the choices and that there is no additional grind beyond that.
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The Characters
The characters are a bit of a mixed bag for me. I feel like some characters are there just to introduce a fetish and add nothing to the overall narrative of the game. The cheerleaders, a teacher with expanding breasts etc feel like fetish bait which is a real shame because other characters are simply exceptionally written. I particularly like Ella - the woman responsible for making the MC superhuman. She is unpredictable in all the right ways and it is hard to tell her motivations, whether she is good or evil and whether she cares for the MC or is just using him.
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The Story and Worldbuilding
I really enjoyed the story and the worldbuilding so far. There is the presence of an unknown looming threat and the MC is trying to stop it. Then there are Ella's shenanigans where she tries to challenge the MC in life threatening ways to force him to grow stronger for some hidden reason. You have secret organizations of superhumans and other factions each with their own agenda. It is mysterious and interesting. While I feel like the latest sections of the game (currently at v0.921) where the MC joins a superhuman organization, are dragging on a bit it is still too early to pass judgement on how that will turn out. So for now to me the story is very interesting.
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Overall I enjoyed this game and would recommend it to others. It is a game with a solid story, interesting characters and good worldbuilding. I had a lot of fun playing it.