I think people are being wayyyy too harsh about this game. I agree that it was unacceptable for the game to release in a softlocked state and the price is steep; however, the softlock WAS addressed and corrected within 24 hours (and there was a fan-made patch that was released even earlier than that). Also, the creator literally almost DIED in the production of this game. I think we should cut them some slack - they're only human. Also, they are known as an artist and youtuber NOT a game dev. For a first game, this isn't horrid. Everyone's frustration is valid, but most of the negative reviews I'm seeing are about the softlock, delay, and people just being bad at the game (lol).

Pros:

-The games are pretty fun! The only one that was frustrating to me was Lacey's slacking (and it was only because of the 'OMG MAISSSS I HAV THE HOTTEST GOSSIP TO TELL U!!!1!' text message lmao). It was fun seeing the youtube videos coming into a video game format!
-Grace isn't that bad to me. I found her charming. Her being a selfish and ♥♥♥♥♥♥ friend is kind of the point? She's a big reason why Rocio gets so bad. She never tried, leading to a lot of the bad events that happen. Grace ends up regretting it too.
-The new minigames we did get were really fun! I wish we got a bit more but I still liked it!
-I love that we get more content on all three girls this time! The channel mostly only ever focused on Lacey, so it was nice to have more!
-I like the changes from the demo. Acting was much better, the game breaking mechanics were more fun (talking about you, Lacey's petshop...), and I honestly didn't find them as tedious as everyone is saying? It really wasn't that hard.
-Rocio's location mirroring the house from petshop was really good and it scared me!
-You can get at least 6-8 hours of playtime. Everyone saying 2-3 is simply lying and not playing the game. I'm pretty fast at games too and you can take ur time with it.

Cons:
- Ideally, I would've liked to see more for the price. It is a tad bit disappointing seeing over 50% of the content already from YouTube.
- I have mixed feelings about the ending. It felt a bit abrupt. I like the idea of it, but I wish it got expanded upon a bit and had more of a lead up.
- Wish there was more to explore on the website itself and that it changed more often.

It's not a perfect game --- but it's really not as bad as people say. Wait for it to go on sale if the price really bothers you and if you're a lacey fan, you might as well own it to support the creators! Lacey really means so much to me and I am so happy to have played the game.

-------DISCLAIMER: IF YOU HAVE NEVER WATCHED THE ORIGINAL SERIES, YOU MAY GET A LOT MORE ENJOYMENT OUT OF THIS GAME WHICH I ELABORATE ON BELOW--------
-Man this one genuinely hurts. I need to preface that I love Ghosttundra's work and the Lacey series and I was really looking forward to this game because I love this genre of "unfiction" games that it's going for. They have also said that they plan on adding more content to the game as time goes on so I'm hoping eventually it grows into what it can be. But unfortunately as of now, I think that this game lived up to only a fraction of it's potential. I will also say that this review will be from my perspective as a fan so minor bugs and the price-length ratio won't be included because I was going to get it regardless, but those can definitely be a turnoff for new players.
-Before I break down the two big things that really drag the game down, I will be a little positive. The art style is still as cute as the original series, even in the new content; the characters and outfit designs look great. Personally the crunchy sound design really works for me and the soundtrack isn't exactly music to bop to, but I love it for how well it fits that nostalgic feel. For new players there are some genuinely creepy moments and for what it's worth, that raw, cold, eeriness that was in the original series is there occasionally but that brings me to my two big negatives. I will also preface that these negatives are pretty specific to me and what matters most to me in this genre of game, so if the price comes down a bit I recommend trying it yourself if you like these types of games. This review is more me being disappointed than telling others to stay away.
1. A lot of that really raw and hard to stomach atmosphere, imagery, and themes that the Lacey series is known for is missing from a lot of the new content. I think the only exception that stuck out is the Maise's School Escape minigame which gave that seriously uncomfortable vibe. Unfortunately, a lot of the other content that gives that vibe is stuff that you would have already experienced if you watched the series(Diner, Petshop, Makeup Parlor, etc.) It's not a stretch to say that most people love Lacey for it's depiction of serious trauma that a young girl can experience and the damage it can cause to the way they view themselves and the world, but unfortunately it feels like the full game just doesn't add much at all to what was already there. There are cool ideas, but they almost all feel a little too short lived or half baked in their presentation, especially the stuff near the end which brings me to...
2. I'll just say it, the external story of this game is by far my biggest flaw. For games like these, the hardest part is always explaining why the game exists in that alternate version of reality without it sounding really outlandish or dumb. This game tried to rationalize the flash games' existences and tell an overarching story and I think it's all just really poorly done. For the sake of brevity, I think that the story they chose to tell about diving into flash games through a random person's mind while a lady with the mental maturity of a 15 year old backseats you constantly absolutely shatters any immersion the game tries to build, and it happens after every minigame. Not only that, but it really feels like the lack of minigame content and depth was caused by this overarching plot. And worst of all the end of it was also so abrupt, weird, and all dumped out after the last minigame. I think the point it's making is at it's core, very good and wholesome, but with how much is bottled up until the end mixed with dialogue that sounds like they're summarizing the lesson in a children's show, it just falls really really flat. If nothing else, this overarching story is 100% what ruined the game a bit for me, it's just too hard to ignore. I genuinely think the game would be better if it was all cut in exchange for 2-4 more minigames.
--------All that to say, I feel really bad, because I love this creator and can tell they put a lot of work and passion into making this a reality, but I just think the game is incredibly disappointing. If you haven't seen anything in the Lacey's series you might get more out of the game, but for people who have there isn't much the game adds unfortunately. I hope that with time and them adding more content to give it a bit more "fullness", it will grow into a great game with a lot of new poignant minigames to add to the franchise. As negative as this review was, I'm cheering you on Tundra, keep making great stuff.

There's a popular saying out there that for you to hate something, you must have previously loved it.

This summarizes how I feel about Lacey's Flash Games. I won't be talking about the bugs of this game because they've already been discussed plenty, and will likely be weeded out in passing.

Make no mistake, this review is not informed from a place of malice or hate for tundra or their work. I have been a supporter of them and their work since Imigrantes Road began blooming: I took a Jay plush to the ends of Europe and bought into the highest patreon tier out of love for their work and to see everything before anyone else could. So, when the news struck that Lacey Games would be playable, I was ecstatic. So, I waited. And I waited. And I waited. And, on the 31st of October, it arrived.

I bought this game the very first day it released, even forgiving the delay (given it wasn't the fault of the developers at all) and the softlocks. The first hour or so of gameplay was everything I'd previously seen in the YouTube entries, until I had the thought form that... Some of these, no, a vast majority of these were flat-out better in the audiovisual format, rather than in an interactive format. Most of the games follow a similar formula: Wait until a timer runs out. Do it wrong on purpose. Or, on the off chance, lose on purpose because the games themselves are extremely difficult (Slacking took me multiple tries to beat "properly"). Breaking the games one by one didn't feel fun, or intuitive, or like anything at all. The most notable one for me was Love Meter, but that only demands that you paid a sliver of attention during Lacey's Diner.

The horror itself took a serious nosedive in quality. The horror of Lacey Games was, partly, founded on the fact that what it portrayed was the reality of women and girlhood, albeit through the lens of trauma and abuse: Wardrobe, Pet Shop, and Make-up Parlor embody this concept ideally. But the new games featured here don't truly tell you anything about the uglier side of the female experience, besides maybe Maisie's School Escape. Another user better voiced this opinion in their review, but this is especially present in nursery: You can tell they wanted to make a statement on women's bodily autonomy and their right to abortion, but it just became Demon from Picayune Dreams and boiled itself down to "Wow, giving birth sucks". The new horror felt cheap, not too dissimilar from an old 2000s creepypasta capitalizing on bodily mutilation or corporal trauma to substitute actual horror.

Additionally: The price tag. CDN$29.99 for what this game offers me is absolutely preposterous: Paying two hours of labor for a bundle of minigames that can be mildly spooky is not it at all. I pride myself on supporting indie creators at any chance I get, but this is a massive monetary ask for what is being offered to the players, especially when you consider that the games themselves aren't fun *or* intuitive, the horror aspect is significantly washed down, and the messaging is mostly gone.

Finally, the lore and character interactions basically plummeted in quality: Atleast for me.
Grace is written like a stereotypical mean girl who basically makes MCU quips after every game, calls Rocio mentally ill, then tells you to play the next game.
Charlie is a silent protagonist, and has little to no agency of her own throughout almost the entire game until the very end.
Rocio's traumas, her upbringing, everything about her is still up in the air and a mystery for us to solve, and not a good mystery, either. She is still just as much of a blank slate as she was when the series had just begun showing her off in Diner, outside of her deceased sister and how she ties into Jay and her death. But, even then, Jay's death loses most of its symbolism, and its messaging on gender non-conformity (or even feminicide, which this game wants to comment on, but never really *does*) is vastly gone. It's just a thing that happens that shocks everyone and saddens the main trio a bit in the baking game.
I did not enjoy almost any of the character's writing, particularly that of Grace, and I lament the characters that Rocio & Charlie could have been, if only they had been properly developed and been given their own agencies, depth, and screentimes.

Watching the ending sequence made me feel hollow and disappointed above all else. I wanted the absolute best for this webseries, but it's abundantly clear that it lost sight of what it wanted to say at some point, and lost what it wanted to be as a result.. And it shows in every nook and cranny when you learn to look for it.

I wish for nothing but the best for ghosttundra and the dev team of this game. Despite all of the glaring flaws and issues marring this project, you can tell it was made with passion: In many senses, this game is the culmination of tundra's hard work, blood, sweat, and tears: Their art has never looked this good and they've put everything they know about the digital medium in full blast to make this. For this, I commend them and the team behind this. But, I still can not recommend this game in good conscience, not with everything I've said in mind.

Overall, a solid 4/10. Stick to watching playthroughs. Maybe watch Imigrantes Road by ghosttundra, which also shows great promise. And, remember, be kind to ghosttundra and the dev team of this game. They more than deserve it, especially after all of the complications and hardships they went through when making and publishing this game.