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[Draugoth]

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Q: When does Review for Goodbye Volcano High Drops?
A: It's unknown if any review copies were sent​

Q: Will you buy this game?
A: No​

Q: Then why are you making an OT?
A: For the memes. Give me the best you got.​

Q: Why is this a PlayStation Exclusive?
A: Ask Jim Ryan​

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Game Information:​

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Game Title: Goodbye Volcano High
Price: $29.99 (10% off Launch Discount until Sept. 4th)
Developer: KO_OP

Platforms:

• PC (August 29, 2023)
• PlayStation 5 (August 29, 2023)

Trailers:

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Review Aggregator​

OpenCritic - 77 average - 71% recommended - 7 reviews

Critic Reviews​

GamesRadar+ - Rachel Watts - 4 / 5

Goodbye Volcano High is a heartfelt coming-of-age drama about a group of teen dinosaurs confronted with an uncertain future. Dreamy pop ballads and an absorbing dialogue system offer a gateway into an introspective story about being young, queer, and chasing your dreams in the face of impending disaster.

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God is a Geek - Lyle Carr - 9 / 10

Goodbye Volcano High is a charming visual novel packed full of great ideas, with a really interesting way of handling narrative choice.

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New Game Network - Alex Varankou - 65 / 100

Goodbye Volcano High hits a few promising notes, put intended, with its good musical numbers, decent dialogue and nice art. However, notable issues and inconsistencies with the main story plus a few minor technical quirks keep this fantasy tale from reaching its full potential.

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SVG - Kimmi Haueter - 9 / 10

'Goodbye Volcano High' features a great narrative, fun mini-games, and relatable characters, making it one of the top games this year for its genre.

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Six One Indie - Harry Loizides - Loved

Goodbye Volcano High is a fantastic narrative that provides themes and stories that are relatable to players of all ages and experiences. The team at KO_OP balances the wonderful teenage angst with meaningful storytelling, fantastic music, and animation that few can match. Goodbye Volcano High forced me to look within and see how I approached scenarios as a know-it-all 18 year old versus how I would respond some 10+ years later. This six hour adventure is required playing for those that appreciate a powerful coming of age story that is presented in a new and unique way.

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Wccftech - 7 / 10

Goodbye Volcano High executes solidly on its unique concept, delivering well-etched characters, engaging rhythm challenges, and a collection of memorable original tunes. That said, those looking for juicy high school intrigue will be disappointed, as the game is relentlessly nice, to the point it often lacks drama. We may not know exactly what finished off the dinosaurs, but Goodbye Volcano High comes close to killing itself with kindness.

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WellPlayed - Mark Isaacson - 8 / 10

As the lyrics from the song Reunion asks, was it worth it all? I can happily say, yes. Despite its problems, Goodbye Volcano High is every bit worth it, and I'd happily spend more time with Worm Drama if I could.

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FAQ​

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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

lol I'll go with 75 - 80.

 

[Punished Miku]

lol I'll go with 75 - 80.

I'd guess wayyyyyyyyyyyy higher than that.

 

[Draugoth]

I'd guess wayyyyyyyyyyyy higher than that.

Im pretty sure the game will score around 85 because every critic who will play it will be LGBT or a furry

 

[jm89]

Voted 95-100

People are sleeping on this.

Other devs will be scared when this comes out.

 

[jshackles]

Snootjob

"Persona for Furries"

 

[struggler_guts]

Whoever made that persona for furries image should be ashamed

 

[Coconutt]

Some of those screenshots are really giving me the ick.

 

[RavageX]

Get this **** out of here.

 

[mdkirby]

I recon about 85. I think for what it is, it’ll actually be a good game. It’s just not for me

 

[Quezacolt]

Does this crap really deserve a OT? What a waste of bandwidth

 

[Trogdor1123]

What should it gets and what it will get is going to be very different I’d wager

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Draugoth you have 35-40$ instead of 35-40%. Dunno if that was intentional, but just wanted to let you know in case you'll like to edit the poll.

 

[cormack12]

 

[ShadowLag]

10/10 GOTY "Bold, brave, stunning" - Kotaku, Polygon

7.8/10 "There are too many buttons on my 4K controller" - IGN

 

[HawarMiran]

Get this **** out of here.

No

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Draugoth]

Draugoth you have 35-40$ instead of 35-40%. Dunno if that was intentional, but just wanted to let you know in case you'll like to edit the poll.

Mispeling, cant seem to change it

 

[Unknown?]

This will put many haters to shame! The next-gen Pokemon!

 

[Mister Wolf]

This better not awaken any strange feelings in me.

 

[MudoSkills]

Genuinely mad how stacked this year is.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Mispeling, cant seem to change it

Okay, then you can make the voters visible for the lulz.

 

[Draugoth]

Okay, then you can make the voters visible for the lulz.

Cant seem to change that either

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Cant seem to change that either

Aight! It would've been fun, but it is what it is I guess. XD

 

[Revolutionary]

The hype around Goodbye Volcano High is massive, and growing

 

[RagnarokIV]

It's a poof game so it'll get high priase form particular outlets. Will probably be shit though.

Didn't it already win some silly award without being released?

 

[jshackles]

I absolutely love short narrative adventure games like this. I'm also a fan of rhythm games and this looks like it kind of is one.

But the "in your face" LGBT overtones + high school setting + furries... it's gonna be a pass for me.

 

[LordBlodgett]

It will definitely score higher than it should

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

Has anyone been able to get through the trailer without cringing?

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

I can’t yiff to this, but the whole aspect of the world is about to end is kinda interesting in the same way as the movie Melancholia.

The music parts also look fun, I’m not gonna spend $30 on it but I’ll fuck with it for $15 on Steam. I’m gonna say it lands at about 70 on metacritic.

 

[LordBlodgett]

Has anyone been able to get through the trailer without cringing?

Not I! There is just nothing attractive about this game to me, and I have been a sucker for many video game novel/walking simulator type games.

 

[brian0057]

 

[Fake]

The hype around Goodbye Volcano High is massive, and growing

 

[Camreezie]

Still rooting for the meteor

 

[LordCBH]

It’s gonna be traaaaaaaaaaaaaaash that will probably get rated well cause a lot of game journos are fucking weirdos.

 

[ManaByte]

Resetera’s GOTY

 

[JimboJones]

Like a lot of people, I'm deeply excited about what the lovely folks at KO_OP accomplished with Goodbye Volcano High, but I want to gently, pre-emptively push back against players taking that excitement and using it to apply criticism or a "raised standard" to games going forward.
This is not a new baseline for games--this is an anomaly.

 

[ulantan]

Snoot game coming in hot

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

 

[bender]

Frog Fractions 3

 

[ssringo]

The game should do very well both in ratings and sales. After all, the obvious target audience is going to support the game. Right?

 

[Jack Videogames]

 

[Hudo]

It will do very well on Twitter and its subreddit but no one gives a shit outside of these spheres.

 

[Gudji]

Game of the year baby.

 

[DenchDeckard]

99 mc incoming!

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

It's a poof game so it'll get high priase form particular outlets. Will probably be shit though.

Didn't it already win some silly award without being released?

Participation award

 

[Faust]

 

[Diseased Yak]

 

[Oddvintagechap]

If it doesn’t get a perfect 100. It’s just the anti-woke woke that don’t understand Dino romance. Because they weren’t born to witness it m, during the Jurassic Period(which was a golden time for dinosaurs). And this is a shame.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Is this a school shooting game? I'm on board!!!