Greedy for You is kind of interesting in the intro and it is kind of fun to speculate, though we don't know too much about what is going on with the yandere. I like the artwork in this one and the title card is super cool as well, having a little bit of an animated sequence to go along with it all. You can see more at @greedyforyougame.
The story starts with the main character, Scruff three months after they moved out of their house to live on their own. They were studying to go to university but ended up failing, leading to them having to rent out a room in a city dorm. After coming back from their part time job, Scruff decides to go to a bar to wind down. They feel hopeless about their situation and decide to find someone to talk to, finding a random man at the bar. Scruff starts to ramble on about how unfair life is and the injustices of it. To their surprise the man actually answers back with his own answers, that people don't care about those who are in worse positions than them, and if Scruff were in the same position, they'd do the same. Scruff gets emotional after the man continues to push down on their ramble, revealing that their mom sacrificed a lot for them, only for them to fall short, thus leaving them to feel very guilty. The man doesn't takes this seriously, telling Scruff to retake the exam before handing them a drink. If they drink it, they will end up passing out, with the man ending up eating them instead. If they don't drink, then Scruff will continue their story about how they had a fight with their mom and doesn't want to give her any more trouble. Given that they don't have enough time to work and study, the man offers to give them a room in his apartment, as he's often out at night, leaving Scruff feeling suspicious.
If they question it, the man will seem annoyed but act understanding. Still, he gives them his number in case they change their mind. Revealing that his name is Hadriel before leaving. Scruff returns home, contemplating about how much they spent. After attempting to run when hearing someone walk behind them, they're able to get back home without a hitch. After getting some food, Scruff hears a couple fighting outside. If they listen in, Scruff will hear the violence of an abusive relationship before contemplating Hadriel's offer. And if they don't, they will end up going to sleep and Hadriel will continue chase.
Meanwhile, if Scruff agrees, they will thank Hadriel for giving them a place and Scruff will start thinking about packing immediately. After going back (and seeing the events above), Scruff will end up calling Hadriel to confirm that they will arrive in the afternoon. Hadriel will then offer to help with moving their things in. Which Scruff can then agree or refuse to.
This game so far doesn't really have too much in it, but it does establish the setting and mood for what is going on. Scruff has failed their college exams and is too ashamed to go back to their mother after their fight, instead opting to live paycheck to paycheck just to pay for their apartment. Weirdly enough it sort of reminds me of the prodigal son story, though I'm not sure if Scruff will ever return back home. It's clear that they feel guilty and ashamed for failing and having a fight with their mother, so much so that they end up crying about it to a complete stranger. I do like how it sets up the tone for why Scruff is in this situation in the first place, even up to the rambling/whining they have to Hadriel, feeling like their life is unfair and that they have nobody to rely on, seeing as they are currently at the end of their rope, thus the idea of rooming with basically a complete stranger for little money is enticing to them. Personally, I like it when the MC has a bit more character to them, seeing how and why they react in certain ways, either due to their own experiences or the current situation they are in. I think that this allows us to better empathize with them and understand why they make the decisions that they do. For Scruff, I can see the story either having them delve more with Hadriel and his demon side or perhaps being able to reconcile with their mother near the end.
We don't know too much about Hadriel either other than the implication that he is in fact some sort of demon. He seems to be quick to answer and is hunting for Scruff. It's hard to say if he actually has any feelings for them given that in one ending where he drugs Scruff he seems to eat them, but in most other endings, Hadriel is pretty excited to be with them and on the endings where Scruff doesn't decide to move in, he swears that he will have Scruff in one way or another. Given that he has also been stalking them (you can see them hanging outside of the apartment when Hadriel runs in), we can assume that he's been watching them for some time. Although I don't know exactly what will happen in this story, I assume this will have some sort of hunter and hunter dynamic where perhaps Scruff has to escape Hadirel in some way or another. It's pretty hard to say at the moment given that we really just don't know that much about the guy.
Anyways, I think it's a good start to the story as of current. Like I said, there's not too much information on the yandere, but the idea of a demon and him trying to eat or take Scruff in some way is pretty interesting all things considered. If you are interested, please give it a try! I think it will be a pretty fun time.
TL;DR: You ever have, like, really specific intentions with someone, but they just keep delaying the process? Like, bitch...is we fuckin' or what? Lol, I'm kidding. This guy actually wants to eat us, but it's like, eat what, ya know? Ahaaaaa....but, yeah, no, he-- he actually does want to devour us, which is not good lmao.
Game Link: https://mimimaofur.itch.io/greedy-for-you
Notable Features: Self-Insert, Selectable pronouns, Yandere LI, Supernatural LI, Short and Sweet gameplay
Spiciness: 0/5 -- Nothing wholesome, but nothing intimate or affectionate other
LI Red Flags: 1.25/5 -- Drugged us and implied stalking, but compared to the other yanderes? He's pretty tame. We could kick his ass...in theory. Literally? Probably not.
Wanna know more? Well, let's get into it!
Reviews being done in a relatively close span like the old days?! Whaaaaaaat? But, respectfully, don't get used to it lmao. Life be kickin' my ass sometimes. Thankfully, it's not typically anything bad; I'm just still learning a lot about being an adult, and I'm still getting adjusted after all these years. Lmaooooo disregard ALL of that...except that last part actually. I had this drafted for weeks, never edited it/finished it, so I never posted it until now. I wish I could say that I'm lying but--
I'm completely deadass. I'm extremely notorious for pulling that, y'all have no idea...
Anyways! Fun fact! Actually, two. First fun fact, I found this one on Tumblr! The dev seemed really excited about their creation, and I am a simple girlie. I see an unstable man with some kind of unhealthy affection towards me, so I downloaded it lol. Second fun fact...I played this at work lmao.
Yes, you read that correctly. I played this visual novel -- and drafted out some of this review -- on the company clock. Do I feel bad about it? Hell nah, and I'd honestly do it more often, but I can't always trust that I won't get flustered or let out a squeak of surprise or something, so it's risky for me. I was lowkey playing with my life lol.
No, you don't understand. If I ever get into the whole "Ooh, let me STREAM this" thing or someshit, it'd literally just be me making side comments to myself, drooling over CGs, screaming about a totally expected character death, and clutching my pearls over a minor jumpscare. Actually, third fun fact: I clutched my pearls at work lmao. There was a part that caught me off guard, and my soul got trapped in my throat. Like, where I work is pretty quiet, and there would've 1000% been an echo had I released that sound, and let me tell ya', it was a-brewin'.
Okay, clearly I am yapping about the wrong things and not about this game, which I'm super excited for the full release of, but I guess that means you'll have to stick around for the review portion to know why I'm so hype in the first place. To avoid anymore yappin', I'll go on and tell you as much about this game as possible without ruining the game itself. Bear in mind that the demo is pretty short, so the summary will be as well, but I'm still going to avoid telling you as much as I can!
Enough of that, though; let's get into it!
So boom.
We are failing at life BIG time.
Lmao great opener, amiright? But, no seriously. Things just...really suck, and the reality of that is really starting to set in. We had pretty much gone out on our own, as adults tend to naturally do, and all we've managed to do is either do nothing to progress towards our goals OR we've done the exact opposite of our goals. What makes this worse is that this was supposed to be a whole "Prove them wrong" type thing, and, right now, they couldn't have been more right. Great. Fantastic even. So how do we deal with these adult sorrows?
With adult solutions, of course. We drink.
Now, admittedly, this was a little bold on our end, but once we get a few too many drinks in us, we, frankly, start bitching to this random guy who had the misfortune of sitting next to us. We vent and rant and rave about how this game of life is essentially unfair because some people spawn in with the hacks and cheats. What are those hacks and cheats? Connections and money, of which we have neither, and it's very clearly apparent. Meanwhile, homie is just over here like:
**intense side-eye** "...K."
Despite this though, he keeps the conversation going, but it doesn't really seem like it's for us. He had this look to him that was just...lowkey unsettling. At the same time though, we were so relieved to just have the opportunity to tell someone what had been on our mind throughout all this crap that we had been going through, so we overlook that predatory look that he had going on.
Like I said, though, this guy wasn't engaged in this conversation for us; it was for him, and it was obvious that he found some kind of amusement from the types of things that he said. Not to mention Mr. "Being a loser? Can't relate" is belittling the hell out of our situation.
"You're being a crybaby", he says.
"You're whining for nothing", he says.
Like, really. Who says that kind of shit to a person they don't even know? Then again, to be fair, who just randomly starts trauma dumping on a random stranger?
We have a bit more dialogue before he's just like "You can just stay with me at my place. I'm barely there anyways".
...Okay, first of all, that's already suspicious as hell. Second of all, he calls us a whiner and a crybaby, but then proceeds to help us? Again, that's suspicious as hell. We lowkey call him out on this, and, of course, he starts backpedaling.
"I-- I was...just saying that that's what most people would think. I don't personally think that!...**ahem**. So are you going to come stay with me, or nah?"
Yeah...yeah, no, this is super sus. I mean, why would we even trust this guy? We don't even know his name.
Then again, our place is...run down, to say the least. Are we really so desperate as to stay with this random guy just so we have a fighting chance at this life thing?
"...How much?"
"No money. It's more of a...symbolic fee, that I have in mind."
We may not be desperate enough to stay, but we sure are desperate enough to seriously consider it.
Let me tell ya, this is a damn solid start to this thing!
I honestly don't have much to say or ramble about other than that the demo was very intro-y, which isn't a bad thing at all. This had the literal flow of a prologue before you get into the actual story. It gives you just enough backstory and interaction to get your feet wet before you actually dive into the story itself. The pacing was done really nicely, and the yandere character is making its appearance with the subtle shadiness, and pastel red flags, and those "Hmm...that's suspicious. That's weird" moments.
It's a relatively short playthrough, which is totally fine for a demo, of course, but damn, do I wish there was more. Like I said, it has a damn solid start, and I'm honestly really vibing with it, and I'm tryna see what this totally-not-a-demon dude is about. Like, I'm just really excited about what this game has to offer and how everything is gonna pan out.
Anyways, short game, so short rambles. If it wasn't obvious, I do recommend a casual little playthrough of this game, just don't fall in too deeply because it's the definition of "short and sweet". It pulls you in just enough, and it's honestly such a tease. Also, if you don't play it, how are you gonna find out what homie's name is? By looking at the tags lmao. Not to mention, you're reading this and the link is conveniently right here and just waiting in you to click on i-- No?! Don't skip over it?! Look, I'll put it right here, too, but now you really don't have an excuse, because it's been provided to you twice in this one paragraph alone.
But seriously though, you'd be lowkey missing out if you didn't at least give it a chance. I mean, come on, it's like...maybe 20 -- I'll say 30 minutes of playthrough for accuracy purposes, but it really is short, and it's taking you longer to bob and weave this link that I've slipped in for you again than it would for you to download and play through it. Just give it a chance. And then--!! After you play it, slide into the dev's comment section and give them some encouraging words. Tell them something like, "Hiya! So this game you made? There's something to this, and it means something to me. Actually, it means everything to me...I'm obsessed. ...So, anyways! Update or nah?"
Oh! By the way! Just as a heads up, when you first load into the game, it'll look like this:
If you've played, like, a ton of visual novels, then you know how to navigate this screen whether it's in a different language or not. Just in case you don't, though, just click that third option from the top. After that, you'll just go to the bottom left and (kinda near -- but not super close or anything -- to what would be the "return" button), you'll see the only English word; it'll, quite literally, say "English". Click on that, and everything will be creamy peaches ... that sounds ... nevermind.
Anyways, I've met my yap quota for the day. Again, please give this game a try! But other than that, the biggest and fattest preesh for making it this far! I always appreciate it when you guys take the time to read my rambling and unsolicited opinions. Please, remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and --
I'm sorry for such a long absence. I'm currently making an animation, I don't know when I'll finish it… to keep the blog busy, a sketch by @wuxianalive. You may have seen this in the game files.
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