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Class of '09: The Re-Up

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

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Quick resume

The REJECTION SIM returns! Explore a slice of chaotic life in late 2000's American high school as you assume the role of Nicole once again. A 100% fully voiced VN presenting as the most culturally accurate period piece in the history of gaming.

Global score

97/100

Genres

Casual, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Visual Novel

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    Pros

    • Sharp dark humor
    • Strong voice acting
    • Authentic portrayal of toxic teenage social dynamics
    • Multiple branching endings
    • Emotional and thought-provoking narrative

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Heavy and potentially triggering themes
    • Limited player customization
    • Some endings feel abrupt
    • Not suitable for casual or relaxed play

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Some social interactions and relationships with characters, but primarily a single-player narrative experience."

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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      "The protagonist exerts influence and control behind the scenes, reflecting some desire for superiority, but not overt domination over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Game offers a dark, immersive experience that allows players to escape into a fictional but emotionally intense world."

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      "The game offers dark humor and exaggerated scenarios that allow players to escape real-life stresses through immersion in chaotic fiction."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and intrinsic motivation, with no indication of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Multiple branching paths and endings encourage players to try new choices and explore different narrative outcomes."

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    • Exploration

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      "Exploration is narrative-based, discovering new story branches and character backgrounds rather than physical environments."

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    • Expression

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      "Limited customization; expression mainly through narrative choices rather than avatar or environment personalization."

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Players experience a strong narrative community feeling but gameplay is solitary without multiplayer social features."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop emotional understanding and empathy, reflecting on personal and societal issues."

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    • Health

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      "Game depicts unhealthy behaviors such as drug use, self-harm, and mental deterioration."

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      "Themes include drug abuse, self-harm, and destructive behaviors, promoting unhealthy habits within the narrative."

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention to follow narrative and dialogue; not suitable for background or casual play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Narrative explores deep, though disturbing, emotional and psychological relationships."

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    • Leadership

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      "Player leads and manages a party of companions, making decisions that affect group dynamics."

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    • Progression

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      "Players unlock multiple endings, collectibles, and story content, showing accumulation of narrative progress."

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    • Relaxation

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      "The game evokes tension and discomfort through dark themes, limiting relaxation or flow states."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition, Expression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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