Class of ’09is avisual novelcreated by indie developer Classof09. It is asimulationgame that lets yourelive the life of a high school studentbefore the age of social media. However, unlike the other games of the same premise, this will not revolve you pursuing a romantic relationship with the characters. It is the other way around. You will play toverbally destroyany guy who comes in your path. Class of ’09 is still in thedemo stageand is roughly10% of the full game.
The first thing that players need to know is that the Class of ’09 isnot your typicalotome gamewhere you will play to make a guy from your high school fall for you. Rather than building a relationship, this game will have you make allsadistic choicesyou always wanted. As noted, you will need to destroy all the guys who will attempt to be friendly with you. Instead of adating sim,this game will assume the gameplay of arejection sim.
Aside from a unique storyline that totally veers off the usual plots of visual novels, Class of ’09 also comesfully voiced. It comes withreal-time dialogue playback, allowing you to sit back as you let the cast read through the drama as it unfolds. The characters alsochange their clothes in real-time,with enough outfits to cover 25 characters.
Class of ’09 is set in the year2007 to 2009. In this game, you will see painful depictions of all the personalities normally encountered in any American high school. It isabsurdly funnyto see how students interact during the age of pre-social media. However, over time, you will notice that the gameleans heavily towards stereotypes and clichesthat will get old really fast. The main character’sover-the-top edgelord personalitywill end up annoying rather than funny. If the full game will not introduce a healthy dose of self-awareness, then this game will lose its potential.
Class of ’09breaks down usual tropesthat most visual novels offer. More than the funny dialogues, it accurately depicts the life of American high school students before social media. It also offers a new way of playing by providing real-time dialogue playback. The use of stereotypes and cliche is a little over-the-top, but if the main game offers character development, then this game will retain itsuniquely fun gameplay.
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