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Sweet, Short, Silent

  • Kylaila
  • 03/10/2016 03:32 PM
  • 1673 views
"Squid!" is a very, very short visual novel about a squid on a quest to challenge the #yolo-lifestyle. And almost die trying in under three minutes.

Storywise you could see it as taking great risks for great chances, or you could see it as a squid being an idiot and rolling with it. Either way, it plays to your amusement and really does not take itself seriously at all.
You are hitting on a fisherman who just caught you in a net for crying out loud.

There are a few endings so it may or may not end well for little squid, but altho she is a little ridiculous and idiotic, she is still cute in her own ways and makes me want to root for her.
The writing is simple to suit the style and usually kept to short phrases and bad ocean-puns, and the only dialogue choices are right before the end to decide on your fate. Choose wisely, and then reload or just restart.

The artwork is simple but describes what is going on very well (and also leaves the fisherman out of the picture, so you can imagine them to be whoever you want), and are cute in their own right, even if it is out of proportion and lacking depths or details.
Sadly, the game lacks any sound or music and is thus completely silent.

There is a lot to expand on, a lot left illogical and open (mostly everything, really, starting with why a squid can talk), but it is meant to be just silly and nothing else, and for that it works!
Play Squid and experience true, true love. And death.

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Hey, thanks for the review! I didn't think this game would even get a review, but here it is with two!!
Haha, you're welcome!
It is just that good ;) I had a lot of fun replaying it together with a friend
author=Kylaila
Haha, you're welcome!
It is just that good ;) I had a lot of fun replaying it together with a friend


I saw your video, it made my day, thank you so much!!
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