Sunday, September 1, 2019

"Blush Blush," by Sad Panda Studios (PC)

TL/DR: It's an idle clicker with a coat of furry paint.

Pros:
  • It's "free" (i.e. there is no cost to buy the base game but there are a slew of micro-transactions to purchase to speed up your progress)
  • The line art is clean and well done
  • You can still earn in-game "currency," (e.g. money, heart points, etc) even when you are not playing, which makes the experience less of a slog
  • You can create a custom avatar (though this feature isn't well-integrated into the rest of the game, see: "cons"), and all of the guys use gender neutral language.
Cons:
  • A lot of assets (and in particular, backgrounds) are re-used repeatedly
  • You have the option to customize an avatar, but it doesn't actually appear anywhere but the "avatar" screen
  • The personalities / dialogue of the guys ran together for me during the early game
  • The end-game (i.e. unlocking and reaching the "highest level" with each character) can be really brutal, and requires a number of "resets," to get a speed boost. In other words, the game artificially pads its run time by making the player start from the beginning. While this may be a trope in clicker games, it's a bit weird in a game where relationship building is the core of the narrative.
  • [Nit-pick] I'm assuming the developer had a particular audience in mind with this game, but I wouldn't have minded a few ladies to romance.
Conclusion:
If you like idle clicker games and furry stuff, this may be up your alley. If you are expecting something a bit more in-depth (e.g. a dating sim), you can safely skip this one. PS: If you are looking for for "mature" content, the Steam version doesn't include it. The most you can expect is a shirtless pic (based on what I've seen).

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