For the last year, hes let his life more or less fall apart.
Just know therell be consequences whatever you do or dont choose.
Another thing that reminded me of Persona was how Afterlove depicts the Indonesian city of Jakarta.
The art style has clear manga influences the character art and animations are simple, but evocative.
The streets are full of quirky, surprisingly memorable characters, wholl say something different every day.
Any Southeast Asian would smile at the mention of Indomie in a video game.
Thats not to say that either isbad, but both are certainly flawed.
Broadly, the character writing is very good.
From the very beginning, I was invested in its cast of characters and their relationships with each other.
She reminded me of myself, and my propensity for tough love.
The writing and dialogue sometimes feels heavy-handed, but the characterisation is thoroughly compelling.
It had plenty to say about the value of community and the power of acts of resistance.
Rama, too, is a frustrating character.
Its never clear what hereallywants and what he instead feels obligated to do.
He feels aimless, with no real desire to do anything at all.
The only thing he ever explicitly says he wants to do is make music.
I will say that I really liked his therapist.
This is where the gameplays lack of direction comes in.
But the musical aspect of the game felt mostly like an afterthought.
I loved recognising a Phoenix album in the record store and a Kendrick Lamar poster outside it.
Overall, I left Afterlove EP feeling more confused and frustrated than I was moved.
