Info about Ouroboros:

Official game description:
Ouroboros presents a bright, cheerful world in which something is horrifyingly wrong. The hero has a princess to save and a quest set before him, but there are unsettling signs that all this has happened before. As you play the game, you'll come to realize that the dungeons and monsters are meaningless distractions from the task of uncovering the truth.  
An unorthodox RPG with time travel mechanics and the ability to manipulate events down multiple alternate paths. The combat is quick and fun - with no character levels, there's no need to grind! Instead you'll gain new strategies and techniques as you uncover deeper levels of the story and get closer to the truth at the heart of it all.
Features
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*   Meta RPG with time travel mechanics  
*   No grinding whatsoever  
*   Enemies are visible and avoidable  
*   5+ hours of gameplay  
*   12+ scenes, 50+ images

Release date: May 25, 2018

Categories: Time-based Mechanics, Character Interaction, Choice-based Narrative, Branching Narrative, Turn-based Combat, Puzzle Solving, Adult Themes, Meta-Narrative Gameplay

Feature scans:
- Steam Deck: score 60; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The game has notable issues with native compatibility on Linux, requiring the use of Proton. Additionally, there are significant problems with controller support, specifically the lack of a mapped button for jumping, which can severely impact gameplay.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $1.00 - $5.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that users find significant value in the game even at prices under $5. One user mentions getting almost ten hours of playtime for under a dollar, indicating a high value per hour. Another user explicitly states that anything under five dollars is good value. Additionally, the game is frequently mentioned as being worth its price, even at full price, which suggests that the community considers it a fair purchase within this range.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 10.0h
  - Story completion: 5.0h
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides multiple data points regarding the time it takes to complete the game. The first quote suggests a range of 5-10 hours for game completion, depending on exploration and achieving 100% completion. The second and third quotes indicate that players spent around 12 and 11 hours respectively, which includes additional time for exploration and thorough gameplay. The fourth quote mentions a specific playtime of 9 hours to complete 100% of the game. These data points help to triangulate the typical playtime metrics.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game starts slow and can be confusing initially, but becomes more enjoyable as players progress and understand its unique mechanics and story.
  - Stance: Fun after initial learning curve
  - Anchor: Understanding the game's loop-based mechanics and story.
  - Time to anchor: 1h 0m
  - Friction: Initial confusion about the game mechanics; Repetitive nature of the early stages; Slow start
  - Unlock drivers: Progressing through the game; Understanding the unique loop-based mechanics; Getting into the story
  - Conditions: Patience to get through the initial learning curve; Willingness to explore and deviate from the main path; Following a tutorial or walkthrough to understand the game system
- Player Archetypes:
  - Story-First Explorer (buy)
    - Motivation: Engaging and well-told story
    - Playstyle: Focuses on exploring the narrative and meta elements, often avoiding combat.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: Story enthusiast; Narrative-driven player
    - Reference games: Other RPG Maker games; Games with meta narratives
  - Adult Content Enthusiast (sale)
    - Motivation: Erotic and adult content
    - Playstyle: Enjoys games with adult themes and NSFW content, often seeking out such elements.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Adult content fan; Erotic RPG player
    - Reference games: Other lewd RPG Maker games; Erotic RPGs
  - Budget-Conscious Gamer (sale)
    - Motivation: Affordable and cost-effective gaming
    - Playstyle: Seeks out games that offer good value for money, often waiting for sales.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Budget gamer; Sale hunter
    - Reference games: Other affordable RPG Maker games; Games frequently on sale


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Engaging and unique story (weight 0.96): The game's premise and storytelling are highly praised for being interesting, engaging, and magnificently told.
- Fun and enjoyable experience (weight 0.85): Players found the game to be a fun and genuinely enjoyable experience with unique gameplay mechanics.
- Compelling character writing (weight 0.75): The game features well-written, charismatic, and strongly characterized individuals that players found enjoyable and compelling.
- Unique time loop mechanic (weight 0.46): The game provides an interesting take on time loop stories with well-handled time paradoxes.
- Optional adult content (weight 0.39): The game includes optional sexual content and an 18+ patch for those interested.
- No grinding required (weight 0.39): The combat system is balanced and does not require grinding, making it more enjoyable.
- Witty and clever writing (weight 0.34): The dialogue and writing are praised for being witty, clever, and funny.
- Good value for money (weight 0.23): Players feel the game is worth the price and offers good value for money.
- Satire of JRPG tropes (weight 0.16): The game offers a critique and deconstruction of JRPG and RPG Maker tropes.
- Mature and adult themes (weight 0.16): The game handles mature themes such as futility, compromise, and time, complementing the story.
- Short but impactful (weight 0.16): Despite being short, the game delivers a great story and enjoyable experience.
- Comparable to popular games (weight 0.15): The game is compared to popular titles like Doki Doki Literature Club and Undertale.
- Better than expected for RPG Maker (weight 0.15): The game is considered a solid and better-than-expected experience for an RPG Maker game.
- Well-polished game (weight 0.15): The game is noted for being well-polished and well thought out.

Common complaints:
- Amateurish and low-quality art (weight 0.47): The art in the game, including CGs and character designs, is criticized for being amateurish, mediocre, and not on par with other high-profile RPGMaker games.
- Tedious and repetitive combat (weight 0.43): Combat is described as merely passable, tedious, and repetitive, with many battles feeling unimportant or too easy.
- Poor adult content execution (weight 0.4): The adult content in the game is criticized for being unnecessary, lackluster, and requiring additional downloads for full enjoyment.
- High difficulty and stress (weight 0.4): The game is noted for its high difficulty, especially at the start, and stressful enemy behavior, leading to anxiety and a lot of trial and error.
- Gameplay repetitiveness (weight 0.37): The game suffers from repetitiveness in its mechanics and quests, leading to a monotonous experience.
- Clunky and uncustomizable controls (weight 0.37): Controls are criticized for being clunky, weird, and unrebindable, leading to a poor user experience.
- Unfinished and unclear story (weight 0.35): The story is noted as being unfinished and unclear, with objectives and quests that are not well-defined.
- Pacing and progression issues (weight 0.28): The game has pacing problems, a slow start, and issues with progression, making it feel slow and tedious over time.
- Overuse of RPGMaker assets (weight 0.25): The game heavily relies on standard RPGMaker assets, including music, sound effects, and maps, which makes it feel generic.
- Lack of content and variety (weight 0.23): The game is criticized for its lack of extra content, variety in special attacks, and repetitive character types.
- Language and accessibility barriers (weight 0.22): The game lacks language support and has accessibility issues, such as no Korean language patch and difficulty in finding certain items.
- Technical issues and bugs (weight 0.18): The game has technical issues such as frequent crashes and specific bugs like the Dungeon of Elements bug.
- Underwhelming additional content (weight 0.15): Additional content such as the fairy town and extra boss fights are criticized for being underwhelming and nothing special.
- Poor design choices (weight 0.1): The game is criticized for its horrible design choices and mechanics, which negatively impact the gameplay experience.
- Lack of sequels and prequels (weight 0.08): The game is criticized for the lack of a prequel and sequel, leaving players wanting more content and continuity.

Gameplay feedback:
- Time loop mechanics central (weight 0.55): The game features a core time loop mechanic, often compared to 'Groundhog Day,' where players reset and repeat cycles.
- Focus on puzzles (weight 0.38): Puzzle-solving is a significant part of the gameplay, with puzzle-like fights and exploration-based puzzles.
- Simple and easy gameplay (weight 0.38): The game offers a simple combat system and easy gameplay, making it accessible for casual players.
- No traditional leveling system (weight 0.31): The game lacks a traditional leveling system, focusing instead on progression through other mechanics.
- Exploration and preparation focus (weight 0.25): Gameplay focuses on exploration and preparation, with players needing to figure out their next steps carefully.
- Critique of JRPG tropes (weight 0.24): The game turns regular RPG storytelling on its head and critiques common JRPG tropes.
- Unique RPG-Maker elements (weight 0.24): As an RPG-Maker game, it includes unique design elements and mechanics not typically seen in other RPGMaker games.
- Short but satisfying experience (weight 0.18): The game is relatively short but offers a satisfying experience, taking about 8-10 hours to complete all content.
- Turn-based combat system (weight 0.18): The game features a turn-based combat system with tactical options and intelligent combat decisions.
- Story with novelties and turns (weight 0.18): The story includes many novelties and unexpected turns, providing a unique narrative experience.
- Interactive elements and choices (weight 0.17): The game includes interactive elements and dialogue choices that affect the gameplay and story.
- Multiple routes and hidden agendas (weight 0.17): The game offers multiple routes and hidden agendas, adding depth and replayability.
- Character stats reset (weight 0.1): Character stats reset upon each new repeat of the timeline, adding a layer of strategy to the gameplay.
- NSFW elements present (weight 0.09): The game contains NSFW elements, which may not be suitable for all players.

Performance notes:
- Frequent crashes reported (weight 0.12): Many players have experienced frequent crashes, which significantly impacts the gameplay experience.
- Clunky controls issue (weight 0.11): Several users have reported that the controls feel clunky, making the game difficult to play smoothly.
- Added mouse support and resizing (weight 0.11): The game has added support for mouse input and window resizing, enhancing the user interface and accessibility.
- Performance slows over time (weight 0.11): Players have noticed that the game slows down over time, affecting performance and gameplay.
- Controller support issues (weight 0.11): There are issues with controller support, making it difficult for players who prefer using controllers.
- Works fine on Ubuntu with Proton (weight 0.1): The game works fine on Ubuntu with Proton, indicating good compatibility with this setup.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for RPG fans (weight 0.33): The game is highly recommended for fans of RPGs, particularly those who enjoy the genre for its writing and storytelling elements.
- Good value under five dollars (weight 0.19): The game is considered a good purchase if it is priced under five dollars, making it an easy recommendation at that price point.
- Highly recommended game (weight 0.19): Many reviewers highly recommend the game without specifying particular aspects, indicating a general satisfaction with the overall experience.
- Fans of time loops (weight 0.1): The game is recommended for fans of time loops or meta narratives, suggesting it has elements that cater to these specific interests.
- Try Epic Battle Fantasy 4 instead (weight 0.09): Some reviewers suggest playing 'Epic Battle Fantasy 4' as an alternative, implying it might offer a better or more enjoyable experience.
- Worth trying for RPG Maker fans (weight 0.09): The game is considered worth a try for those who enjoy RPG Maker games, indicating it might have qualities typical of that genre.
- Avoid Steam purchase (weight 0.09): Some feedback advises against buying the game on Steam, though the specific reasons are not detailed in the provided clusters.
- Consider Sierra Lee bundle (weight 0.09): Reviewers recommend buying the Sierra Lee bundle, which might offer better value or additional content.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Enjoyment (weight 0.19): Players derive enjoyment from the game's strong narrative elements, including the story, characters, and writing. The unique gameplay mechanics and overall game experience also contribute significantly to their enjoyment.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.15): Players feel satisfied due to the game's engaging story, enjoyable gameplay, and the sense of accomplishment in boss battles. The game's value for money and the overall quality of the experience also contribute to this satisfaction.
- Excitement (weight 0.09): The gripping story, intriguing premise, and compelling characters generate excitement among players. Unique mechanics and the comparison to other popular games like Undertale also add to the excitement.
- Disappointment (weight 0.08): Players express disappointment due to unclear quests, poor gameplay design, and issues with pacing and art. Some are also dissatisfied with specific gameplay mechanics and the inclusion of adult content.
- Frustration (weight 0.07): Frustration stems from unrebindable controls, frequent crashes, and a slow start. Combat becoming tedious and clunky controls also contribute to player frustration.
- Satisfied (weight 0.05): Players are satisfied with the game's performance, storyline, and enjoyable combat. The fun gameplay and good value for money also contribute to their satisfaction.
- Admiration (weight 0.03): Players admire the high-quality writing and excellent storytelling. The developer's quality of work and communication with fans also garner admiration.
- Surprise (weight 0.03): Players are surprised by the game being better than expected, with a focus on the story and characters. The game's overall quality exceeds initial expectations based on its presentation.
- Appreciative (weight 0.03): Players appreciate the genre-breaking ideas, mature story, and well-written scenes. The unique time loop mechanic and custom art are also highly valued.
- Appreciation (weight 0.03): Players appreciate the time travel mechanics and the original take on Zelda-style games. The story and various gameplay elements are also highly appreciated.
- Interest (weight 0.02): Players are interested in the time paradoxes and character introspection. The story being the main focus and magnificently told also piques their interest.
- Frustrated (weight 0.02): Players feel frustrated due to the difficulty in finding certain items and the language barrier. The repetitive nature of the time loop also contributes to their frustration.
- Impressed (weight 0.01): Players are impressed by the game's story, visuals, creativity, and strategy. The overall quality and uniqueness of the game leave a strong impression.
- Love (weight 0.01): Players love the game's characters, story, and overall experience. The emotional connection and enjoyment derived from these elements foster a sense of love for the game.}