I didn't play this game in 2012, and in 2020 it definitely feels like a 2012 game.
It was certainly an interesting experience and it does make serious efforts in conveying its themes using gameplay and art — with mixed to positive results. I'm just not sure the experience this game brings isn't superceded by newer and more well-realized games, even ones such as Giant Sparrow's own "What Remains of Edith Finch".
It's a curio from a different indie era. As such, it might be fascinating and enchanting to some, while just smelling of dust and mold to others.
It was certainly an interesting experience and it does make serious efforts in conveying its themes using gameplay and art — with mixed to positive results. I'm just not sure the experience this game brings isn't superceded by newer and more well-realized games, even ones such as Giant Sparrow's own "What Remains of Edith Finch".
It's a curio from a different indie era. As such, it might be fascinating and enchanting to some, while just smelling of dust and mold to others.