Ok, perhaps if we count from "launch the game" to "uninstall the game" then perhaps technically not the least (as there have been ones I have uninstalled in under a minute), but from "start the gameplay proper within the game" to "uninstall the game": And that would be a record-breaking 0 seconds.
Indeed, I didn't even get to the gameplay proper. Unless you count the character creation as "gameplay proper" (which I don't really.)
I tried this game because it was a complimentary game on PlayStation Plus some months ago.
The description seems to allude as this being some sort of online multiplayer Pokémon clone of sorts, where you are a kid who captures and tames creatures (named "Temtems" rather than "Pokémon").
When starting a new game, it starts with a character creation, before launching the gameplay proper. So far so good. However, instead of selecting "boy" or "girl", you have to select "body type", from two options.
Sigh, fine. I'll let that pass. I'm not going to get too hung up on that nitpick.
When I got to the "upper body" and "lower body" clothing selection, I noticed something quite unusual: The option to wear nothing but underwear existed. For both sexes. The game description heavily implies these are underage characters, probably in their early teens. This felt a bit creepy. (Also, as this is apparently a multiplayer game, I can only imagine how many people have chosen this "attire" for their character, and are running around like that.)
A bit perplexed I continued. With a fully clothed character, mind you. Sheesh.
As the last selection of the character creation was the character's name and...
yes, you guessed it, pronouns. Three options. You can probably guess which three.
Mandatory pronoun selection, as it turns out. I tried to see if I could just bypass selecting them but the game wouldn't let me continue without selecting one of the three options.
At that point I quit and uninstalled the game. F*** this game. I don't care. I'm not going to let them forcefully shove the pronoun nonsense down my throat. I'm not playing their game, figuratively and literally.
Temtem had potential with its creature-collecting charm, but repetitive quests and lack of early engagement made it the game I dropped fastest. https://skytils.com/ waiting for it to hook me back.
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