Игрок 3783·Рекомендует·7 ч в игре

Hmm, honestly not what I expected it to be, and unfortunately I mean that in a negative way here. The game has a pretty good and sometimes downright interesting narrative just as what you'd expect from reading store page blurb, seeing the screenshots, etc. However, what it does not tell you is how some of the gameplay sections are not absolutely not upto par to it, specifically the gimmicky combat introduced in the second half of the game that quickly overstays it welcome. Enough that I have no interest in replaying it to get the other endings in the game. Overall, Buddy Simulator 1984 is an interesting narrative trapped in the quagmire of some incredibly tedious gameplay. Still recommended which is why I gave it a positive review but please do consider yourself warned.

Игрок 3635·Рекомендует·17 ч в игре

Great game! I played this back to back with Inscryption and was surprised by how similar the two feel in certain ways. Buddy is a really well crafted character, and I found myself feeling genuinely conflicted about my actions at several points. That said, I do feel a little cheated by the fact that you seemingly have no real option other than ruining things with him. I’ll definitely have to do another run to see the alternate endings and uncover the rest of the story, but for now, I really enjoyed my time with it.

Игрок 9970·Рекомендует·11 ч в игре

Go play it, and go in without knowing anything about it. I originally found this game as a recommendation since I like Electric Dreams and I think even beyond the concept of the game, the themes within it mean a lot to me. If you ever played the game Alter Ego, this game also has similar concepts, albeit both are very different. The lines about friends not being eternal, but Buddy Simulator being eternal hit hard, especially since I have dealt with similar issues in my own friendships. Even if friends are not eternal, the friendship can resonate eternally.

Игрок 3336·Рекомендует·6 ч в игре

Enjoyed it a lot! Its really a blend of psy horror, humour, and a catching story. Play without knowing anything of the game to get the full experience!

Игрок 8375·Не рекомендует·2 ч в игре

This was the my second time I bought Buddy Simulator 1984 because I wanted to understand why people like it so much, but unfortunately, I still found it mostly tedious and boring. The premise is decently interesting, and I liked the idea of a horror game built around a sentient computer program. The game also has some creative concepts, shifting from a virtual machine to a text-based game and eventually a simple RPG. However, almost all of these ideas fall short in execution. The gameplay is extremely slow, the movement is clunky, and the combat feels SOOOO unnecessarily long and out of place compared to the more laid-back gameplay earlier on. The biggest problem for me is that, despite calling itself a “Buddy Simulator,” the game feels surprisingly uninteractive. It frequently asks you for input, but rarely does anything meaningful with it beyond basic yes/no responses. The Buddy also feels far more linear than the premise suggests, which makes the supposed relationship with it feel shallow. There are plenty of moments where the game could have given the player more agency, but instead it simply decides what you do for you. The story and horror didn't really work for me either. Most of the twists are extremely predictable, and the horror mostly relies on glitches, distorted text, loud noises, and fake errors. I could already tell where the story was going very early on, and the game never did enough to surprise me. The ideas feel like they exist mainly to encourage theories rather than to tell a particularly meaningful story. I can see why some people enjoy it, especially if they like glitch-based games such as Pony Island and such. There are definitely some good ideas here, and the opening is genuinely charming and intriguing. Unfortunately, once that initial novelty wears off, the game becomes a long, tedious experience built around mechanics that I didn't find particularly fun. Maybe I'll pick it up again someday and try to uncover the remaining secrets, but for now, I've already given it two chances, and neither one managed to convince me.

Игрок 1068·Рекомендует·13 ч в игре

"This is a game that takes a premise and invests in several mechanics to tell a story, with some parts being vastly better than others. The short playtime really works in this game’s favor. The execution was solid; I enjoyed the text-adventure and fetch quests much more than the combat, but everything was good overall. The writing and the implications of character statements pushed me to see the ending of the game. There were some pretty dark moments—some of which came completely out of nowhere—and I am walking away with a solid impression of the game."

Игрок 9079·Рекомендует·15 ч в игре

In it you start in a MS/DOS style environment where you start the Buddy Simulator program and play some games with it. You quickly run out of games to play so Buddy makes more and more complex games for you, starting from simple guess the number stuff to a full RPG. The game has a bit of a creepypasta vibe to it with glitches and mysterious files from the games creator being found within the game. Overall it's a pretty interesting game, bogged down by the latter half's slow and tedious combat. For achievement hunters it can be a bit of a slog as you'd need to play through the main brunt of the game at least 3 times to get all the endings + one shorter run for the last one. It doesn't help that the game plays out the exact same on all 4 paths with the only difference being the ending segment. If the combat was better during the later half or you could go through different types of games for each of the endings, like a platformer or a visual novel or FPS game would help a lot with the repetition.

Игрок 4979·Рекомендует·9 ч в игре

i want to talk about this game because i think this is the type of game you are acctually intrested of the consept of this game is abseloutly cool and the AI character was really good and sometimes funny. someone you really like to hate LOL. transforming from a typing game to 2D turn baswd was great the combat and the characters where really intersting and good BUT my biggest proplem with this game is how boring it gets in the end and half way throu. i started to feel like the dev wants to get my attention but he failed. also the combat gets boring at some points i am giving Buddy Simulater 1984 a solid 7.5/10