▼ Not recommended
21 hrs
You know, I really, really wanted to like Her World. I found it on complete accident while I was hitting the "random visual novel" button on VNDB, and the screenshots really intrigued me. It went on sale soon after I put it on my wishlist, and... well, here I am now. I spent a lot of time mulling over my thoughts on this visual novel after I 100% completed everything, and I think I'm fully ready to talk about some of them.
In short: GOD, I wish there was a Neutral option on Steam.
In long: There is so much that I like about this visual novel, but at the same time there's so much I dislike or outright hate that I cannot, in good faith, recommend this game. I adore how pretty the CGs are, the soundtrack is actually gorgeous, and I love the main character Sangjoon. I loved the worldbuilding of this game - the horrific implications of the strange world is so creative and interesting, I want to learn more about it. On top of this, his dynamic with two other characters - Woobi and Yuri - are so wholesome and lovely, I wish the entire VN focused around them. I love the uncle-niece relationship and older-brother-little-sister relationship he has with them both. They aren't the main focus of the story, though; instead, a woman named Hyeon-ah is.
I actually hate the romantic lead, Hyeon-ah. I've tried, time and time again, to put aside my feelings for her and give her another chance, but it's like every 10 lines she does something that puts me in a sour mood. I understand that the writer was going for the yandere trope, but Hyeon-ah has none of the charm of a yandere. Where does that leave her, you may ask? It leaves her as a character who is abusive, possessive, and just downright ♥♥♥♥♥♥. If anything, Sangjoon being with her seems to go directly against his character. He'd just gotten out of an emotionally abusive relationship with a girlfriend when he ended up in the strange world of Hyeon-ah, and by getting into a relationship with her Sangjoon has only ended up in a way worse dynamic than before. At least the girlfriend he'd dumped didn't threaten him with a knife multiple times.
The translation is iffy at best - there are many times where I was completely lost on the meaning of a sentence, along the copious typos and errors. I don't even want to get into my multiple complaints about the gameplay; the optional quests are janky, poorly designed, and have many UI oddities that left me scratching my head. (After 100% completing the game, I STILL don't know what the slot for "Item" is used for. Additionally, the "Goal" slot never changes, you're ALWAYS looking for a certain jewel and never anything different.) One of the quests, called "Woobi's World," is honestly so poorly designed it took me at least 2 hours to finish it. For context, I could complete most of the others in the first try in 4-5 minutes.
The only saving grace is that the quests are optional if you just want to read the main story. To 100% Her World, though, you gotta do them all.
In short: There's so much I like about this, but at the same time there's so much that leaves a sour taste in my mouth that I cannot recommend Her World without at least five different strings attached.
In short: GOD, I wish there was a Neutral option on Steam.
In long: There is so much that I like about this visual novel, but at the same time there's so much I dislike or outright hate that I cannot, in good faith, recommend this game. I adore how pretty the CGs are, the soundtrack is actually gorgeous, and I love the main character Sangjoon. I loved the worldbuilding of this game - the horrific implications of the strange world is so creative and interesting, I want to learn more about it. On top of this, his dynamic with two other characters - Woobi and Yuri - are so wholesome and lovely, I wish the entire VN focused around them. I love the uncle-niece relationship and older-brother-little-sister relationship he has with them both. They aren't the main focus of the story, though; instead, a woman named Hyeon-ah is.
I actually hate the romantic lead, Hyeon-ah. I've tried, time and time again, to put aside my feelings for her and give her another chance, but it's like every 10 lines she does something that puts me in a sour mood. I understand that the writer was going for the yandere trope, but Hyeon-ah has none of the charm of a yandere. Where does that leave her, you may ask? It leaves her as a character who is abusive, possessive, and just downright ♥♥♥♥♥♥. If anything, Sangjoon being with her seems to go directly against his character. He'd just gotten out of an emotionally abusive relationship with a girlfriend when he ended up in the strange world of Hyeon-ah, and by getting into a relationship with her Sangjoon has only ended up in a way worse dynamic than before. At least the girlfriend he'd dumped didn't threaten him with a knife multiple times.
The translation is iffy at best - there are many times where I was completely lost on the meaning of a sentence, along the copious typos and errors. I don't even want to get into my multiple complaints about the gameplay; the optional quests are janky, poorly designed, and have many UI oddities that left me scratching my head. (After 100% completing the game, I STILL don't know what the slot for "Item" is used for. Additionally, the "Goal" slot never changes, you're ALWAYS looking for a certain jewel and never anything different.) One of the quests, called "Woobi's World," is honestly so poorly designed it took me at least 2 hours to finish it. For context, I could complete most of the others in the first try in 4-5 minutes.
The only saving grace is that the quests are optional if you just want to read the main story. To 100% Her World, though, you gotta do them all.
In short: There's so much I like about this, but at the same time there's so much that leaves a sour taste in my mouth that I cannot recommend Her World without at least five different strings attached.
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