Not even half as good as oxenfree

Im really glad this hit gamepass on release, cuz im a big fan of oxenfree and id have bought it. It isnt worth the money. I think the problem is the shift to full comedy, oxenfree had some funny moments but it was mostly a mysterious adventure and serious drama. Afterparty tries to reverse the formula to comedy with 2 or 3 dramatic moments, and ends up having exactly as many funny moments as oxenfree without the dramatic quality. It isnt BAD, per se, its just not very good. It only made me laugh out loud 3 times, and unfortunately the story never goes anywhere. Theres some very cursory development of the relationship between the two main chars but most was at the very end, and the more you play the game, the more you get the feeling that the devs were conflicted about what they wanted to actually do with the game. Most of the actual objectives feel like filler, with little depth or color. Its a good thing its so short or i wouldnt have finished. Worth 5$ at most. Prob more like 2.