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Reception

VIDEOVERSE’s best moments are in its setting rather than its characters and it’s not often I pursue a game to its finale for its setting and premise rather than the overarching narrative. I found it stretches itself a bit too thin with the number of characters and stories that need to be told, but it is a novel story that’s far more accurate to its...

Fun decision-based narrative adventure focusing on character development, friendship, and love

VIDEOVERSE doesn't just rely on nostalgia, but uses a well-structured narrative to elucidate serious issues that the popularization of the internet brought and that persist to this day. It's a game that will bring back interesting memories for older players and show a piece of history to younger ones, demonstrating that we can't always control situations...

A narrative adventure focused on a very specific slice of time, which makes it interesting, but also somewhat limiting

Videoverse is a perfect time capsule of early online communities, never shying away from difficult topics and always approaching them with a smile. Its nostalgic wrapping works wonders for Millennials who grew up with a mouse or console in hand and who have made friends online.While I wish there were a few more chats with other characters, and the Switch...