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Posted: 21 Feb, 2022 @ 2:26pm
Updated: 21 Feb, 2022 @ 2:26pm

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk is a visual novel by Nikita Kryukov. In it, you are a person that helps a mentally unwell girl purchase a bag of milk from a store.

Story

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk focuses on what seems like a simple task; help a girl get some milk from a store. However, the girl has…how do you put it…severe anxiety issues and needs some pep-talk from you in order to complete her task.

The game’s story is designed to be a small vignette in the life of a mentally unwell girl instead of a large and sprawling epic. It executes this well by having the player help the girl and learn just enough about her to help the player understand why she needs help.

Not to spoil anything, but the oddness in the story seems to suggest that, while she has her “issues”, her world in general is just plain weird since you both see the same things she does despite you not being stated to have any problems. Perhaps this is just an issue caused by only seeing things from her perspective, but it’s fun to think about.

There are some sweet moments later on where she opens up to you about how she feels about her situation and herself. It feels like a nice reward for helping her complete what seems to be a simple task.

The game was written by someone that speaks English as a second language, so the English version has some errors and can be a little hard to follow at times because of that. However, the story is already weird as-is, so it fits the game instead of detracting from it. It’s an interesting example of how mistakes enhance the experience.

Gameplay

Gameplay is like your typical visual novel; read text and select a choice to see what happens. There’s only one alternate ending, and it can be obtained early on.

Occasionally, you’ll have to type in things directly. This is pretty easy, but it does add a extra touch to moments when the protagonist starts getting personal with you.

The game is very short. It’ll take around half an hour to beat it and get all the achievements. Normally, this would be a big problem, but the game is so cheap that you’ll get your money’s worth.

Graphics

The game uses heavily pixelated graphics with a heavy red tint to give the feeling that something is off.
The highlight of the game’s graphics is when the game shows some of the denizens of the world that the protagonist interacts with. They have pretty damn nice designs that look even better thanks to the art style.

Final thoughts

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of is an enjoyable, but very short visual novel. The story is simple, but engaging enough to get you hooked, and has cool visuals that fit the story well. Visual novel newbies will probably get the most of out it, since the straightforwardness of the gameplay and very short length makes it a good way to get your feet wet in the world of visual novels.

It’s cheap as or cheaper than a candy bar, depending on your country, so you have nothing to lose by giving it a shot.
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