I think I have a soft spot for Bloober Team. I was mostly a fan of their Blair Witch game, despite having not seen any of the films. There is a clear passion and commitment that I get from them, even if a lot of their execution can be sloppy or clumsy, they're giving it their all and I thought this was an improvement over that game in most ways, with the story and visual style being far more ambitious. But there is still a gnawing feeling of, I guess "cheapness", and those little hiccups that can massively detract from the experience at points, and also some bizarre puzzles that had me stumped. It can be kind of nice how unpolished and cheap it feels, as some games are just so over polished and concerned with graphics and all that, but when you're actually playing it can be a bit cumbersome, what a word I've pulled out there. They're trying, but they don't seem to be killing themselves to do it, I guess is what I'm saying. Most things media related usually end up being just pretty good or okay, where it can feel like it either has to be the best thing ever or an absolute sin, so it's kind of nice that this game is just pretty okay.

Though maybe my biggest takeaway from the game is that for some inexplicable reason, every time I played I started to fall asleep. Literally every time I started playing, without fail, I would begin to doze off and my eyes would get real heavy like, and I enjoyed the game almost all the way through, so it wasn't boredom. Maybe it's because I've moved to a more comfortable seating arrangement, or my general fatigue all throughout the day, but either way it was pretty odd and I can't recall that ever really happening with any game. Maybe the protagonist "shifting" between different realities made me feel like doing the same, or just having to focus on two different environments at once. Regardless, that was pretty crazy, oh yeah.

I also quite liked the protagonist Marianne and really liked her voice acting. I can't confirm, but I'm pretty sure it's Erin Yvette who also did Snow White in The Wolf Among Us. Man, that sequel looks damn good, not that I ever thought the game needed one, but I'll take it. Anyway, I just liked her reactions to things, she still made some unnecessary and poorly timed quips as is standard, but I thought for the most part she was a bit more natural and genuine than some protagonists. At least she can crack a joke or two, I suppose.

Anyway, this got long as always, but I was surprisingly impressed with the game. Nice one.