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A positive review from Rice Digital focused on analyzing the game's relationship to and commentary on contemporary social media and livestreaming culture, noting the game's popularity among VTubers, stating that "the beauty of Needy Streamer Overload is that there isn’t one easy answer to it all. No one ending is presented as the 'correct' one", and that "you should be prepared for failure, because you’re likely to encounter it in one form or another before long. But that doesn’t mean you’ve 'lost' or that you’ve played the game wrong". [37]a b c Sal Romano (May 21, 2022). "Needy Streamer Overload coming to Switch on October 27". Gematsu. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Shinji Ikeda (March 21, 2022). "ゲームにおける精神疾患の誠実な扱いとはなにか？――精神疾患の当事者による『NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE』に感じる問題点". IGN Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Turn “Ame” – somewhat of a hot mess of a girl – into an OMGWTF-cute internet angel and jumpstart her career as a live streamer for the most hardcore nerds online! Ame was born in a poor household when she was young. She witnessed her parents arguing a lot in front of her and eventually divorcing, but that didn't stop the arguments. Her mother also nearly forced her into prostitution for income before Ame ran away from home and hopped between whichever friend group that'd let her in. Her parents were neglectful of her, and they are not interested in what she had to tell them. Because of this, she has always dreamt of becoming popular so that people would come and see her.

a b c d e Runa Li (March 18, 2022). "✝升天✝《Needy Girl Overdose》無雷心得：致鬱系二次元偶像戀愛過量成癮". United Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Ame was also bullied in primary school, with at least one student doing so because of her good looks, and she became a shut-in and skipped school because of it.

a b Jeon Se-yoon (March 11, 2022). "(리뷰) 스트리머 '초텐쨩(feat. P)'의 우울". Inven (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 31, 2022.

Needy Streamer Overload is a 2022 denpa-themed visual novel created by Japanese developer Xemono and published by WSS Playground for macOS, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch. [4] [5] [8] [1] [2] The player takes on the role of a manager for a female livestreamer, making decisions for her so that she can achieve her goal of reaching one million followers within a month. [9] [10] [11] [5] [12] The game was initially titled Needy Girl Overdose, but this was changed in November 2021 in preparation for the western release. The game kept its original title in Japan. [9] [1] [11] Setting [ edit ] Dengeki Online suggests that despite the gratuitous use of mentally disturbing content, Needy Streamer Overload is a quality piece of work full of expressiveness that can only be delivered through games as an entertainment medium, while also pointing out that players unfamiliar with internet culture may not fully appreciate what the game attempts to portray. [15] Pete Davison (January 28, 2022). "Needy Streamer Overload's critique of modern content culture, online life and mental health struggles". Rice Digital . Retrieved June 22, 2023. Keiichi Yokoyama (January 28, 2022). "NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD sold over 100,000 units in its first week". Automaton. Active Gaming Media. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. She wears a holographic seifuku (制服), a holographic micro skirt and holographic ankle straps. Among her outfit are also a bunch of bows ranging from bright blue, purple, pink and red in color, and small heart-shaped accessories of the same colors running up her left leg. She has also painted her nails blue, yellow, pink and hot pink.

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a b c "あめちゃんは、ある側面では僕だった 「NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE」あめちゃんとインターネットの壊れた世界". ITmedia Inc. (in Japanese). February 18, 2022. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. In the original Japanese version, it says that Ame's true name, 雨 is read as "rain", instead of "ame" in usual. a b "Switch版『NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE』が本日（10/27）発売。追加エンディング、クソリプ、JINE会話など新たな要素が追加". Famitsu (in Japanese). October 27, 2022. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Azario Lopez (April 28, 2021). "Adventure Visual Novel 'Needy Girl Overdose' Gets PC Release Date Set for June". Noisy Pixel. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Romano, Sal (November 3, 2022). "Famitsu Sales: 10/24/22 – 10/30/22". Gematsu . Retrieved November 3, 2022.

Alongside follower count, Ame has three stats which the player will need to monitor, namely stress, affection (towards the player), and mental darkness. Should certain attributes become too high or low, Ame will begin to display adverse effects. [11] [6] [9] [10] [4] Activities that the player can choose for Ame may involve searching for new stream ideas, spending time together, sleeping, or abusing prescription and illicit drugs. Each of these activities affects Ame's stats in differing ways. [1] [14] [9] [10] [8] The visual novel world is captivating and somewhat daunting. With many creative titles that are not afraid to touch on current, deep and/or disturbing topics. Needy Streamer Overload is no exception. Released last year for PC and Nintendo Switch, this title tells the story of Ame, an antisocial girl with a strong need for approval who starts streaming on the internet under the name of “ OMGkawaiiAngel”, with a different appearance and personality. The design of “ KAngel” is very well done and was one of the fans’ favorite parts of this game. And now, OMGKawaiiAngel became real in this beautiful and detailed collectible figure. Add this figure from Needy Streamer Overload to your collection of “waifus”!a b c d "毒は強いけどゲームとして良質。動画配信モチーフの問題作『NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE』レビュー". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). February 27, 2022. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. The player interacts with Ame exclusively through a pastel-themed [14] [16] Windows 95-esque [4] [17] user interface, selecting her daily tasks via desktop icons, monitoring her stats via the Task Manager, and conversing with her through an instant messenger service called JINE. [9] [10] [16] Each day is divided into noon, dusk, and evening timeslots, and various actions can take up one or multiple of these timeslots. [14] [9] [10] Ame can only livestream during the evening, as that is the time of day where stream viewers are most active. [9] [15] During Ame's livestreams, the player takes on the role of a content moderator responsible for deleting or promoting viewer comments within the stream's livechat. [6] [14] [10] [15] After streaming or concluding various activities, the player is able to obtain a glimpse of Ame's thoughts and mood via her posts on Tweeter. [8] [note 1] Description: “From the hit game Needy Streamer Overload comes a 1/7 scale figure of OMGkawaiiAngel that looks exactly like the one that appears in the game! With her beautiful skin, bright eyes and fantastic ponytails, the Internet Angel has now descended to Earth! Her sailor schoolgirl look features a pearlescent finish that shines beautifully, and the detailed base features a mirror and an LED function so you can light up your collection!” At release, there were originally 22 different endings to the game, which are encountered based on the player's choices. [11] Additional endings were added in an October 28, 2022 update coinciding with the game's Nintendo Switch release. [18] Development [ edit ] Here’s an overview of Needy Streamer Overloadvia the Nintendo eShop: Needy Streamer OverloadOverview