Class of '09

It's barely interactive cringe humor masquerading as satire.

this was a great game about the late 2000s and it did bring nostalgia to me when reading it, same with my friends, it's also got a really damn good sense of humor that i wouldn't expect from a 2000s white women

This visual novel takes about 15 minutes to complete. Make that maximum 2 hours if you really want to explore every path you could possibly click--something, you probably won't try. The game hints where it intended to go with the story: social criticism, depression, abuse. The idea is certainly good--Unfortunately, the author lacks both skill and experience to pull off such a complex topic. The dialog is bland; you may even skip it at your first play through (if you even ever go for a second). Class of '09 fails to make the characters engaging, or give you any reason to care. What could have been a gut-wrenching psychological social drama instead fizzles out before it even started, and all boils down to: A girl has a shitty childhood, life sucks, and people are pigs with the mental capacity of a swineherd. Well, what else is new? To make matters worse, the character transports no properties that make her memorable. We see the world through her eyes, and her experiences obviously color her perception. But the story doesn't go anywhere with that idea, fails to make you feel what she feels and instead leaves an uncomfortable distance, even alienation. It tries to be funny when it should be serious and vice versa. It tries to create outrage, when things go as expected. While the story's theme is depression and abuse, it does a poor job of displaying either. As far as abuse goes, it unfortunately barely scratches the surface, for that rabbit hole runs deeper and darker. It mentions depression, but then doesn't even begin to go there. The protagonist is left unfinished, not properly fleshed out, and hollow. In short: The story is none of what the blurb promises. In fact, it feels like the game itself isn't even sure what it wants to be--and in an attempt to touch a bit of everything, fails to tell an engaging story. Which sucks, for there certainly is one hidden in there somewhere; except, this just isn't it.

The whole description of the game has nothing to do with the actual content. This Ren'py game plays itself at breakneck speed, wnd whle it has some good jokes, the whole "you play as" can't be found anywhere. For starters, you don't get a choice to REJECT anyone. Dialogue feels unnatural and overly dramatic. Characters say things that don't make sense. The story skips ahead of scenes that might have been relevant, while dropping previous storylines like they were never there. The devs have a morbid obsession with death and sex, but the speed at which it is delivered does not allow you to feel an impact. DDLC's depiction of suicide is impactful. Here? It is just cheap. The whole game is voiceacted. It feels mostly flat and rushed, though. Like they were being paid by the second and the budget was running out. Bought this at a discount and it's not worth it, so I am refunding this pile of garbage.