The ocean used as allegory for birth and death, in a spiral of worlds and lives feels appropiate for a sort of "conclusion" to Towelket; ignore the fact there are still two main games before it all ends properly and an array of spinoffs. As Towelket went from its comedic, Star Wars rebellionesque roots to its serious, gruesome representation of feminist worldviews, it loops back around to its globe-trotting aesthetics here, but also knows that it carries the weight of the other games behind its back.
It's hard to explain why Towelket 4 is so effective; it refines what 6 failed to do with its large cast, with more effective and charismatic writing, while knowing how to use aspects established in Once More and 2. But more than anything does it feel like a game that resonates with the player; placing you in a state of alignment with the world, a mishmash of similar aesthetics and locations as it tries its hardest to connect everything while also being faithful to its slapdash style. More than anything does One More TIme 4's setting feels adequate: an ocean. Where everything feels connected, no matter the distance, through a body of water that all of earth shares. And as it rejects its basic structure by the end, its usual good against evil dynamic while also remaining faithful to it and its tragic endings; it feels as if, while not the best in the series, does One More Time 4 feels like it understands itself the most, and manages to transfer that basic enlightenment to the players.
It's hard to explain why Towelket 4 is so effective; it refines what 6 failed to do with its large cast, with more effective and charismatic writing, while knowing how to use aspects established in Once More and 2. But more than anything does it feel like a game that resonates with the player; placing you in a state of alignment with the world, a mishmash of similar aesthetics and locations as it tries its hardest to connect everything while also being faithful to its slapdash style. More than anything does One More TIme 4's setting feels adequate: an ocean. Where everything feels connected, no matter the distance, through a body of water that all of earth shares. And as it rejects its basic structure by the end, its usual good against evil dynamic while also remaining faithful to it and its tragic endings; it feels as if, while not the best in the series, does One More Time 4 feels like it understands itself the most, and manages to transfer that basic enlightenment to the players.