Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos2013

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

2013 Dischan Media69Worthwhile

Playtime

BriefIt typically takes about 2.5 hours to finish the game.

Playable on

Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
April 4, 2013
Developer
Dischan Media
Publisher
Dischan Media

Overview

Dysfunctional Systems is a visual novel series featuring Winter Harrison, a student mediator from a utopian world. Learning to Manage Chaos is the first entry in the series. Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos features two distinct endings, unlockable bonus art, an animated opening video, and a jukebox of in-game music.What is a visual novel?

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Reception

Well, this is quite the waste of potential, the setting was quite interesting, too bad it seems like there are no plans to ever finish the story. I cannot recommend it, but I don't think it would be fair not to give it a positive review.

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The basic idea behind this visual novel is interesting, the only problem is that it's not executed well enough. Essentially, it's Star Trek without the Prime Directive (the clause in Federation law that, in the series' universe, stipulates that neutral, pre-warp worlds cannot be interfered with, except in very specific...