9 R.I.P. Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published October 15, 2024 · Updated October 15, 2024

9 R.I.P. Review, Over Our Dead Bodies – School Ghost Stories, Urban Legends, the Other Realm, and the Spirit World. Get spirited away to an alternate reality or uncover tragic and thrilling truths in the real world, offering a unique mix of horror and romance with 8 romance options to explore. Nightmare on Otome Street – For those wanting something a little spookier in their Otome, the School Ghost Stories route sees you trapped in a school where you hear whispers of gruesome murders that have occurred. The presence of ghosts won’t make this any easier. Can you survive, and maybe even find romance in the face of horror?

9 R.I.P. Review Pros:

Decent anime-like graphics.
5.2GB download size.
99 save slots.
Controller settings – you can remap the controls.
Game settings – skip mode, skip all, skip read, autos roll speed sliders. Text window, text speed, insanity catch, stop voice, love catch, change read text color, touch guide, flick guide opacity, and filter opacity.
Visual novel gameplay.
Game manual section.
The memory menu lets you view – photos, music, videos, voice, and glossary.
Japanese voice and English subtitles.
Touchscreen controls support.
Excellent voice work and soundtrack.
Interactions can be fast-forwarded, skipped, and set to auto-scroll.
Does this cool point of view change things so that key parts of a story will show your perspective and then swap it with the other people in the scenario perspective?
A very strong story that gets into it.
Multiple choice encounters and interactions.
Best played in handheld with headphones.
Fast loading times.
Highlighted words come up often and pressing a button will take you to the glossary to learn what they mean.
Has a Sixth Sense (movie) moment in the game.
At any time you can bring up a running commentary of what has been said and by who.
Quick save and quick load buttons.
You can take away all dialogue and icons on the screen.
Great looking locations.
The game is split into chapters.
You have a map that fills in with locations and at set times you can choose where to travel.
The text is very descriptive and this is mostly because there are no real animation or video-like sequences. Q
Story wise you are looking for answers and how you think and act in deductions and questioning will shape your journey.
Choices can sometimes show what part of your mind they affect.
Memorable characters.

9 R.I.P. Review Cons:

The Story is excellent but you do have a good opening chunk of dead story that isn’t really relevant and is kind of mundane.
Using the controller buttons is not as good as the touchscreen.
I found outside of key scenarios that the music was not great.
Your character is not voiced.
It is a slow-paced experience.
If you don’t pay attention you can lose the thread and getting it back is a lot of menu surfing and reading.
At times you get this super high-pitched noise.
If you leave the game to auto-scroll, the screen still darkens like it’s going to enter sleep mode.
Interactions in the game outside of scrolling are very minimal.