
Fans of the adventure genre will find plenty to enjoy in Goodbye Volcano High.
89
Verdict
89%
Steam
90
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive Steam reviews (89% positive)
Critically acclaimed (90/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
No significant drawbacks reported
Goodbye Volcano High is a narrative adventure game by KO_OP. It was announced on 11 June 2020, and was released on 29 August 2023 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows.

Runs well on modern hardware.
If I were too make it brief I would have two words: Disappointing and flat. But let me focus on the positives because they're actually is some. The art direction and music are probably the best things about this game. The backgrounds are really and the character designs, though definitely jarring because these are suppose to be dinosaurs, are unique. the game also had a few moments that from a writing standpoint are well executed. But then we get to the mid which the only thing I can really say is the voice acting. Not the worst but much like a lot of things in this game, is flat, though with some solid performances with Naomi's performance being a standpoint. Now we get to the bad which is a fair few things. This game tries to do too much in too short a time and as a result, the story feels underdeveloped. Main cast has inconsistent screentime with some characters, Stella specifically, getting ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ when it comes to screen time. The story also seems to forget certain plot points in regards to developing them such as the meteor which only gets expanded on twice which are both in the beginning so by the end I was just confused because in my mind, the meteor probably barely missed the planet, which makes sense considering the characters differing opinions as to if the meteor will impact or not. Also from a technical standpoint the game is kind of clunky in terms of character animations and interactions with one another. A majority of the game has this 2D/3D style that kind of hinders it but when they were fully 2D they actually looked really good and personally I wished they went all in on the 2D style It sucks because despite it all, this game could have been something special but by the end I felt nothing expect sadness that this is what the game is now. Especially when people say that the anti-fangame/Parody(Snoot Game) made about it by people from 4chan out of all places is better written than the game its making fun of, that is not a good sign. If you feel so inclined to play it, knock yourself out but only when its on sale. Also I plan to play Snoot Game soon following this so I might do an updated review from this. Thanks. QUICK UPDATE!!! First off thank you to those that found my review helpful I really appreciate it. Secondly I played through Snoot Game and to put it simply, superior writing in comparison to GVH though I will say it can definitely be overly edgy in some areas but it didn't surprise me much considering it was made by people from 4chan
It wasn't amazing, like a 7.5/10, but something about it had a deep impact on me for some reason. Give it a shot if you find it on a decent sale, perhaps it will move you like it did me, despite not being some kind of masterpiece.
Iam realy suprised by how actualy good the Game is. Sure imean If you Like Games Like life ist strange (in that area) then i can realy recommend this game. But my Personal Favorit charechter is mango. So Go buy and Play IT ITS an good and relatebel Game. :)
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