As he arrives you meet the characters that will fill/flavour the story(s) you choose to engage in and get an introduction to their basic characters.

It has a fairly typical setup of a boy (you) going to an island for the summer, supposedly to help out his aunt but really to escape his life which seems to have entered a downward spiral. Reviewing this as someone fairly new to visual novels, having only played little less than half a dozen previously, I have to say I felt this Reviewing this as someone fairly new to visual novels, having only played little less than half a dozen previously, I have to say I felt this game was a treat to play. P.S : Table tennis and pokemon battles suck. There are better one's out there especially with this price point. Personally I would not recommend this VN. Well some people will like it I'm sure of it but for me it really falls short of what KEY can do ( and trust me they have the talent and resources ). We were looking for stories to remember, to move us, make us laugh. Key doesn't need to pull cheap tricks for the sake of fan service. It just feels unnecessary, unnatural and right in your face. Especially one character comes in particular ' the one who says OPPAI / BOOBS ' all the time ( im leaving the names and situations to avoid spoilers ).

No longer we have long interesting routes with plot twists but rather almost one dimensional characters that doesn't surprise anyone. Not all of it, there is a 'Key's Soul' present ( some jokes, characters etc. As per usual ( in Key's VN ) to get the ending you want you will have to experiment with different choices ( sometimes the most obvious decision will actually lead to a bad ending so don't rely on logic but rather on experimentation and 'feeling' ) That brings us to WRITING. Story is uninspired and quite honestly boring ( i found myself skipping a lot of text because it was just too bland ) and before you know it the credits start rolling. I'm not sure whether is the color palette or shading in general, it just looks unnatural to an eye ( in some instances ). Music is forgettable, art style although looks ok it looks weird at times.

Summer Pockets however does not meet the standards of Key's work.

Summer Pockets however does not meet the I like Key's work.

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