| [GRADUATION] A Fun Conclusion to the Series (Spoilers) [message #288] |
Mon, 09 September 2024 19:20  |
SmackEm
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Registered: September 2024
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Long-time player and lurker here, first-time poster.
First a big thank you to the development team. I recently finished playing through Graduation and it was a great conclusion to the series. Initially, I was skeptical about the game's time-jumping premise, but to my pleasant surprise, it turned out to be a really fun experience. If you're a D.M. fan but have been hesitant due to the time-jumping aspect, don't worry—go for it. As one of the dev diaries mentioned: it's a proper D.M. game. (That said, I never thought I'd see Terence Mckenna's theories referenced in D.M. game in a hundred years!)
The CP scenes were fun and varied. I was thrilled to see Father Pellew return; he certainly did not disappoint. (I'm curious about the choice of name—is someone on the dev team a Hornblower fan?) While I encountered glitches in CP mode several times in Tales, I experienced none in Graduation. And now that I've gone back to play Tales with the latest patch, those glitches seem to have vanished as well.
Character growth was another highlight for me. Wesley has always been one of my favorites, and it was great to see the conclusion of his arc with his 40k-inspired speech. Bosco's graduation speech was also nice, and it was wonderful to see him finally quit smoking. He'll make a great PM. (Maybe he could have a cameo appearance at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in School Simulator?) I also appreciated how our fictional country of Haigang was brought more into focus, something that seemed downplayed since EP1. It was nice to see Haigang's flag back in the parliament building map.
Speaking of EP1, I really loved all the throwbacks and references. Seeing Josh/Jock back as a teacher was fantastic, and even earlier than EP1, the renders from old Bottom Line Comics were another great touch.
The cameo appearance by Alex and Aiden from BLS was also enjoyable: just right and not overdone in my opinion. Figuring out (as Aiden) whether passes off campus were legitimate or not was challenging; it required me to think back about many characters over the course of the game series.
On the technical side, Graduation seems to be the most bug-free D.M. game at launch thus far. The only issue I encountered was during the locker room punishment scene with the four seniors; the order in which they were punished seemed off based on how they were dressed or undressed.
Thank you again for an excellent game. Looking forward to School Builder next yeat!
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