Review tylerisrandom 3/5 · Aug 6, 2025
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Man I Just Wanna Go Home is a short visual novel about a rough, rainy night in a cold and uncaring city, told through gritty/grimy MS Paint graphics. Save points and a "fast-forward" function are provided, encouraging you to double back to branching paths to develop a fuller picture of the evening's unfortunate events.
While it won't be everyone's cup …
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is a short visual novel about a rough, rainy night in a cold and uncaring city, told through gritty/grimy MS Paint graphics. Save points and a "fast-forward" function are provided, encouraging you to double back to branching paths to develop a fuller picture of the evening's unfortunate events.
While it won't be everyone's cup of tea shot of vodka, I enjoyed the distinctive visuals and darkly irreverent tone. Do note that the dialog does very occasionally dip a toe into potentially problematic language: I interpreted that as a naturalistic reflection of the character's state of intoxication and/or duress, but YMMV.