Foreword
I got 100%.
I had prior knowledge of some of the stuff that happens thanks to YouTube clips.
After a couple of endings I used a guide to keep better track of what paths I needed to go down and where, since there's no decision tree showing what paths you've taken in the main menu.

• The voice acting is utterly phenomenal and well done. It's done so well that the mediocre visuals just don't matter (mostly)
  
• The dialogue is humorous. I wasn't falling out of my chair laughing or anything, but the game did make me laugh quite often and I had a smile on my face the entire time playing it

• Characters have basically one pose and that's it. I think a few more poses for each character definitely would've enhanced the game. For example, it's hard to tell when someone is sitting or standing, and that changes how you view a scene mentally, so that would've been really nice
  
• Save system doesn't allow you to delete saves; you can't load from the in-game menu either, you have to load from the main menu
  
• In order to get all of the endings, you just have to remember where different paths might be. A decision tree in the menu showing which decisions you have or haven't seen would've been really good.
  
• If you humor one or two men in order to get something, it leads to you somehow being a pushover. It doesn't really make any sense. Context below.

Context:

I decided to humor Crispin at the beginning cuz I figured Nicole might be bored enough to go for that, and then also humored Mr White to get free food. Now all of a sudden Nicole's having to hang out with various guys since she can't bear to tell them to ♥♥♥♥ off. If you also pick the option "Delay an inevitable school shooting" when talking to Jeffery (diff route), this also leads to the same result. This leads to two different endings.

• Steam overlay is really laggy. I played in fullscreen so this could've had an effect on that.
  
• There's noticeable pixellation when the pictures in the intro sequence show up, and then it gets better the longer they're on screen. Not sure what caused this.
  
• Character animations keep going when you pause
  
• Background audio for ambiance noticeably loops
  
• Few spelling issues
  
• Sometimes words are missing from the text but the audio says them

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• Game's pretty short. I don't mind too much though; you get plenty of character development for all characters by exploring different paths.
  
• First ending I got was McDonalds, second was graduation.
  
• Favorite ending was graduation (including the secret video message you get for getting all the endings)

Overall, I had fun while playing Class of '09, but I think it could've majorly benefited from some polishing. Hoping that The Re-Up is a bit better in this regard.

[h1]Class of 09 is a thoroughly entertaining visual novel with some major QoL issues.[/h1] [b]Foreword[/b] I got 100%. I had prior knowledge of some of the stuff that happens thanks to YouTube clips. After a couple of endings I used a guide to keep better track of what paths I needed to go down and where, since there's no decision tree showing what paths you've taken in the main menu. [h2]Pros[/h2] [list] [*]The voice acting is utterly phenomenal and well done. It's done so well that the mediocre visuals just don't matter (mostly) [*]The dialogue is humorous. I wasn't falling out of my chair laughing or anything, but the game did make me laugh quite often and I had a smile on my face the entire time playing it [/list] [h2]Cons[/h2] [list] [*]Characters have basically one pose and that's it. I think a few more poses for each character definitely would've enhanced the game. For example, it's hard to tell when someone is sitting or standing, and that changes how you view a scene mentally, so that would've been really nice [*]Save system doesn't allow you to delete saves; you can't load from the in-game menu either, you have to load from the main menu [*]In order to get all of the endings, you just have to remember where different paths might be. A decision tree in the menu showing which decisions you have or haven't seen would've been really good. [*]If you humor one or two men in order to get something, it leads to you somehow being a pushover. It doesn't really make any sense. Context below. [/list] Context: [spoiler] I decided to humor Crispin at the beginning cuz I figured Nicole might be bored enough to go for that, and then also humored Mr White to get free food. Now all of a sudden Nicole's having to hang out with various guys since she can't bear to tell them to fuck off. If you also pick the option "Delay an inevitable school shooting" when talking to Jeffery (diff route), this also leads to the same result. This leads to two different endings. [/spoiler] [h2]Bugs[/h2] [list] [*]Steam overlay is really laggy. I played in fullscreen so this could've had an effect on that. [*]There's noticeable pixellation when the pictures in the intro sequence show up, and then it gets better the longer they're on screen. Not sure what caused this. [*]Character animations keep going when you pause [*]Background audio for ambiance noticeably loops [*]Few spelling issues [*]Sometimes words are missing from the text but the audio says them [/list] [hr][/hr] [h2]Notes:[/h2] [list] [*]Game's pretty short. I don't mind too much though; you get plenty of character development for all characters by exploring different paths. [*]First ending I got was [spoiler]McDonalds[/spoiler], second was [spoiler]graduation[/spoiler]. [*]Favorite ending was [spoiler]graduation[/spoiler] (including the [spoiler]secret video message you get for getting all the endings[/spoiler]) [/list] Overall, I had fun while playing Class of '09, but I think it could've majorly benefited from some polishing. Hoping that The Re-Up is a bit better in this regard.