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Recommended
6.1 hrs last two weeks / 6.1 hrs on record (0.5 hrs at review time)
Posted: 23 Jan @ 6:21pm

Early Access Review
Side note - I've more than 20 hours of playtime on itch, just want to make a quick review as the game is released to boost it up a bit!
TLDR - the game is really unique and lovely in it's concept and execution, definitely worth checking out and the developers seem really genuine and passionate about the product!

First of all - the concept is really unique, I think that AI2U is one of the first mainstream games to integrate ChatGPT as a core game aspect. I can feel that those types of games might become a whole sub genre in a future of unique combination between chat-bot and a quest-like game! I think this game is definitely worth checking out at the very least for the sake of novelty it brings to the table.

Secondly, I think the developers are really passionate about the product they are making and are not greedy at all. 10 dollars is a really fair price for the game, considering you get INFINITE TTS and ChatGPT API tokens. That's a really wholesome and unexpected move from developers, as it potentially means that they can actually lose money on you playing the game if you're passionate enough, and they are ok with it! Just for that simple fact they already have my respect and support. Secondly, the developers make frequent updates to the game and you can actually see the experience becoming more refined and polished day after day. The developers seem to improve the fluidity of interactions with the girls, making them "more conscious" of the actions you do in the scenarios, fighting AI forgetting it's own decisions which resulted in ridiculous mood swings before, I can definitely say that experience has become way more polished since the begging of the Early Access on itch. Additionally, quite a lot of the content is being added, like the tutorial, story, main hub area, progression and skins at the Steam release, as well as new scenarios like (minor spoiler) Space Station Estelle scenario that feels to have been made with great care. The Space Station is huge, has a lot of things and intractable objects, it feels quite a bit more complex then other experiences while still working great, which shows how studio progresses and learns how to handle AI experiences better and better! And the Estelle AI girl is really cute and wholesome. I think it's really nice to have more gentle and caring yandere (I would argue she is not even that much yandere), who feels more like a really caring and thoughtful assistant who actually cares about you (unless you piss her off too much XD)

The only thing I would probably wish for is the addition of official male characters to diversify the cast a bit, and, ideally, an inclusion of Steam Workshop with the ability to create and share own characters in a manner similar to chatbot sites with room builder! Russian translation would also be a welcome addition :)

Overall, I truly do recommend checking this game out and am eager to see what the dev team will bring us next!
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