In terms of the Earthbound-inspired indie RPGs about depression, this one is probably the best designed from a gameplay standpoint. The emotion system spices up the turn-based combat, the art style and music are great, the story is deeply moving, and there even some decent scares if you go looking for them. My biggest issue is that the side quests are kind of poorly optimized. The vast majority of side quests require you scouring the whole map to find some ghost or some sign with a joke on it or something, and the fast travel system is probably more sluggish than it has to be. Otherwise I really enjoyed it.

Reviewed on Sep 30, 2022


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