![]() ![]() Given that it’s lampooning superhero comics and its like, it has more right to take that tack than other visual novels. My biggest gripe, however, has to be that, at times, it gets a little too quippy. There are a few typos as well, but it’s nothing that tears you out of the game. I could spot one twist coming a mile off, however tweaking the game’s audio would have put paid to that but, as is, it’s too obvious. You’ll spot plenty of superhero tropes but it delivers a fully-formed story, instead of just riffing on DC and Marvel characters. The tale that Henchman Story weaves is, for the most part, excellent. You can finish Henchman Story in about an hour an and half, but it never shunts you down an unwelcome path. That said, you can take Stan down a dark path, and the tone shifts appropriately with around ten endings to explore, you can be assured that your choices count. There are gags aplenty but they’re rarely out of place and most of them land. In fact, if Henchman Story doesn’t have you chuckling, you might want to check you still have a pulse. #Henchman story cracked#Yes, this tale of superheroes and suspect decisions has its tongue firmly wedged in its cheek sound effects, for example, are used sparingly, but hearing Lord Bedlam’s stage lift squeak cracked me up every time. The actors who voice Henchman Story’s supervillains, in particular, are clearly having a whale of a time hamming it up. Surprisingly for a visual novel, every line (aside from Stan’s internal monologue) is voiced, which works really well. How you handle that is entirely up to you. Stan is someone who’s avoided the big choices for a long time and now opportunity has come knocking. No, it’s not a dating sim, though romance does figure into a couple of the endings. Henchman Story sees you struggling with the attention you’re getting from both your new co-employer and a new worker. There’s a change in management, that’s what, which is where you come in. ![]() He’s mastered the fine art of being just competent enough to do his job, but not standing out so much he gets noticed. But Stan, Henchman Story’s protagonist, has it all figured out. You’d think that henchmen get a raw deal, being punched by superheroes, dropped into shark tanks and working for a boss who prizes ridiculous contraptions over practical weaponry. ![]() At least, that’s what I thought heading into Henchman Story, but this visual novel has turned my thinking upside down. ![]()
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