Player Evaluation Changes for Key Works

An Analysis of Reviews for 'AIR' and 'Summer Pockets'

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify the evolution of players' evaluations of “AIR” and “Summer Pockets,” two works by the PC novel game brand Key, based on an analysis of comments on review sites. While both works were highly immersive, “Summer Pockets” was seen to have a more “new Key-ness” and a greater understanding of the “new Key-ness” and disapproval of the absence of Jun Maeda. This also revealed differences and similarities between academic and user evaluations of Key's works.