Saya no Uta ~ The Song of Saya Director's Cut

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Posted on: January 17, 2022

DFriend_1

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Deeply disturbing, hauntingly beautiful.

Not a game for the weak of heart, nor the weak of stomach. Those who can endure the near indescribable gore filled landscapes, and the often traumatic events happening to our characters, may just find a moving story about love, life, and self(ish/less)ness. Is there a Bad Ending in this game? Is there a Good Ending? Each player will probably have a different answer based on their own personal views. I won't say much more for danger of going into spoiler territory, but if you're looking for a visual novel to play for a couple sittings, and think you can handle the themes, I would highly encourage you to give this gem a go. You may not play it for long, but it will certainly stick with you for far longer than the playtime may suggest.

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Posted on: January 25, 2022

WarlockOne

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A story of alienation

Full disclosure: Though I have played this game, I have not necessarily played this version of it. I purchased it from JAST after the game was talked about on Extra Creditz, many years back, before EC went off the rails and started believing that *cough* playing cops & robbers would turn you into a robber-sympathizer, so to speak. To say that "Song of Saya" isn't for everyone is putting it mildly. It's disturbing. It features, among its story elements, murder, rape, and cannibalism. Perhaps more disturbingly, it shows you some of those things (not all!) in a context that makes you understand why the characters doing them would think it was okay. I will note that it isn't *saying* those things are okay, and definitely not encouraging, condoning, or even necessarily forgiving them. But it does offer some insights into why someone who has become deeply alienated from their peers might choose to indulge in a kind of willful ignorance if it seemed to be the only way to re-connect with someone, and perhaps find happiness again. If you're easily offended, you shouldn't play it. If you don't feel like you have a reasonable amount of cushioning in your mental and emotional reserves, likewise. Also, frankly, if you're looking for titilation, you're probably not going to find it, here. I'm not saying the art is bad, just that it's mostly not in the service of providing the player with what most people would consider erotic. Mostly, what you will find is a rather sad story about isolation, depression, and alienation. What it costs those who suffer from them. How even those who want to help may find their ability to intervene inadequate. It invites the player to see horror in a love story, and tragedy in the end of a relationship despite its being, quite literally, bad for everyone. I will conclude by saying that I've never played anything quite like it, and it's stuck with me. It's inventive, thoughtful, and genuinely horrifying.

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Posted on: January 19, 2022

katkamisama

Spiele: 87 Rezensionen: 4

Didn't expect this to be in GOG

I played this visual novel many years ago. It's fucking worth it. Just buy it. Now.

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Posted on: April 21, 2022

Magnitus

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Darkly Engaging

Very engrossing visual novel, though definitely disturbing at times, somewhat depressing, often intense and not for the faint of heart. Beyond the otherworldly bizarre scenes and moments of extremely graphic violence (described or shown, at times both), there is some cannibalism in there and three rape scenes as well and while the rape scenes don't feel glorified, you do take the perspective of the rapist in all cases and are intimately privy to their thoughts (which felt gratuitous to me). It is very graphic, you have been warned. Otherwise, the visuals are greatly done (both the beautiful and the disturbing), the soundtrack is great and at times deeply moving (and really does a lot to sell the beautiful purity that lies at the heart of the horrible in this story, I don't think they could have pulled it off without the soundtrack), the mystery that is the story is awesome to unravel and the relativity of characters' perspective is brilliantly explored in this game and is arguably its most distinctive plot point, for me anyways. In terms of characters, I found 3 particularly interesting in this story: Saya, then another who is unfortunately only in the background of the story and a third whose full depth can only be understood by completing 2 of the 3 possible endings. The rest of the characters are somewhat plain. The main protagonist is clever, but mundane (an half-empty vessel for the player to inhabit) with a subtle undercurrent of toxic machismo and waves of coldness. The only things I liked about him were some of his clever ideas and his bond with Saya. Thankfully, you get to experience the viewpoint of other characters in the game. So, despite the flaws, this game is a solid 4 stars for me. If it wasn't for the overly detailed, intimate and arguably pornographic depiction of rape, it would have been 5, because the story is disturbingly awesome otherwise.

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Posted on: June 1, 2024

rps2443

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This is the FULL release of Saya no Uta

Often touted as a classic "must read" horror VN, here it is in it's full glory. It's pretty short at around 6 hours tops, and it shows it's age a bit. It plays in 4:3, so expect black borders. The visuals are adequate, and can be disturbing (as is the whole game.) The soundtrack REALLY sets the mood, and is a big part of what carries the story. Is it scary? Well, more like disgusting and tense, with a slow burn atmosphere. You'll question yourself a bit at the end, and that personal psychoanalysis is up to you. No real jump scares. Over all, I feel like it was fairly well written. While there is a small amount of sexual content (some of which is non consensual, which is a big no no for me), to me it felt out of place. If that kind of thing isn't for you, consider the Steam version as it is censored. There's only a couple of routes, and I leave it up to you to decide which ending is the best. It's all in perspective, I guess. I'm going to give this a recommend, but only if you aren't in a bad place in your life.

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