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【Game-Notebook】Oneshot

[...]
[You found me]
[.....]

[why?]

[You're already too late.]

[Not much of the world remains.]

[All that's left are barren wastelands.]

[Disappointing, isn't it?]
[The world isn't worth saving anymore.]

[Do you still want to try?]



When playing games, what is being aware is that we are players, not characters, which means, whatever happens in the game, for instance, destroying earth, is just a mythical story set by game designers. The characters are also, just pictures or CG with a specific code. Everything in games is nothing when closing the window. You know what? Even in the worst situation, what we should do is just to restart the game. Yes, the earth didn't be destroyed. Probably for that reason as playing more games, players are being more..."indifferent", or not. At least as I playing gal games such as CLANNAD, I still feel my emotions during enjoying the plot.

However, some game designers don't think so; they would want to link you with the game by someway. For instance, Ever17 makes you a character in the world of LeMU. Red Alert 2 recognizes you as a commander or a general. As for this game, Oneshot, players are called "god" and true it is. The little cat main character, Niko, with a lot of characters knows your name and your exist.

Oneshot probably didn't catch your eyes in your first sight. Because the topic, Niko saves the world and you help Niko to get home, is extremely common. However, as you playing, you might immerse in the game. Niko talks to you and turns to you. You can also see Niko's dream. It seems like you and Niko are exploring and solving problems together. Actually it is true also. Some problems will be solved by Niko, such as mixing potions. Some are yours, like you should find a Document in a particular place,

Puzzles are elaborate, some main puzzles need you to break the 4th wall. For my part, some hints are hard to understand, especially when you are not good at English or computer. But to solve it is fun indeed. I am sure most of the players, including me, would think "Wow! That's it!" or "How can they did that?". RPG Maker XP it is. What they made is Oneshot while what I made is...well.

During game, more talks between you and Niko happen. Niko's world is being aware little by little. It seems not too much different from ours. We both have a sun looks like a big fireball. We both have day and night. But as what I know there's no creatures like Niko on the earth. As we are more closing to the Tower, we would have probably immersed in the game if we paid more attention and emotion, and therefore... Well, I do not want to have any spoiler in this review, but...well, don't mind.

Sometime something talks to you directly. You still, perhaps, had no idea about what it is and what it wants to do until you finish the game for the first time. You might think that is the wire-puller. Don't worry, finally you will know everything. ( Actually hints were given to you in game, but you didn't pay any attention, did you? )

Another 2 merits of the game is music and CG, you will enjoy it as enjoying it. The music, I'd to say, plays a huge role that makes atmosphere better. And CG, not too many, but still gives you enough room to imagine that world. Not as some games, these BGM are still good to listen when you are not playing the game. Yeah, These days I listen to OnLittleCatFeet more than 10 times per day.

Just as the title of the game, you have only Oneshot. It's no longer same as games you played before. When comes to an end, you will never have another chance to play this same game again. Even you play some trick to find a way back, something is still different, which tell you your exist is remembered,

I thought I would probably speak a Cruciatus Curse to the author for the reason everyone who finish the game once knows whereas I should call it off for solstice. Well, after all…

This is still a game that I don’t know how to express my emotion to it even I racked my brain.