Genre: Indie Visual Novel
Developer: InvertMouse
Publisher: InvertMouse
Release date: Jan 12, 2017
So today I came across a VN called Unhack 2 and I thought to “myself why not?” The Steam page says “…the unhacker returns with his new AI companion to battle Program X and her clones.” Who can say no to a description like that? I know I can’t. Still kinda new to the visual novel world, I can’t wait to crack this one open and devour every word and inhale every sound.
Just loaded the novel up and I am already spellbound. The music and visuals are amazing. The visuals are great as well they obviously took time to draw these up, and I love that they move. The AI in the novel is cute, but my personal taste says that hat is butt ugly. With the way the writer describes the AI, I wish I could hear her voice, but I practically can with how well the story is executed.
OH MY GOD! MINI GAMES YAY! The first minigame wasn’t hard, but was still a nice bonus to the visual novel. Simple little games easily solved. The charters pulled me in and wouldn’t let me go either. This is one of the best manga/VN I have ever read, the story is amazing. I have always loved how humans tend to anthropomorphize things like computers, and I can see that happening when we finally develop AI too.
The twists and turns the VN takes are amazing. Having never read the first one, I am going in blind and I am very glad it recaps what happened in the first game, so I can follow along with the story. It makes me want to play the first one, to be honest. The story is not overly techy like it could easily be because of the story. The AI we follow is amazingly crass in a way that helps build and receive preasure, so you are always on the edge of your seat without going nuts.
So in conclusion: GO GET THIS VN IT’S FREAKING AMAZING! Its an amazing rollercoaster with its ups and downs. A full, rich story that anyone into anime, manga, visual novels, or just really into a good Sci-fi read could play and enjoy. The characters, even though they may be just computer programs, you can’t help but feel for them, and the author knows what they are doing. This is just so good, though one must always play a game for themselves to actually know whether they will enjoy, it but this is my opinion.
Zero’Clock gives Unhack 2 a Drastik Measure 9 out of 10.0 (90).
Pros:
- Graphics
- Story
- MINIGAMES!!!
Cons:
- I couldn’t find any
Unhack 2 will be available on Steam for $6.99 USD with a 15% launch discount for the first week! It will have the artbook and OST each available for $2.99 USD as DLC, as well.
