The dithered 1-bit visual style really goes a far way in selling the mysterious magic of the central gimmick here. Exploring these frozen moments of death in three dimensions really feels like you're breaking the rules of reality in a way that is extremely satisfying. Piecing together clues and cross-referencing data points can get a little tedious sometimes, but there are enough 'aha' moments that it keeps you wanting to go on. It's especially satisfying to explore a moment of death beyond the immediate circumstances of the victim, piecing together a chronology of all the other sailors through these disparate moments, sometimes on other decks of the ship.
As far as the story itself goes, it's perhaps a little underwhelming compared to the mechanics of uncovering that story. While there are a lot of fun little vignettes to discover, I was hoping to find more fleshed-out personalities to the characters. But, with so many characters, I suppose it's understandable that they're all mostly one-note. The mystery of the secret 'Bargain' chapter also gave me high hopes for a real shocking twist to the narrative, but unfortunately all you get is a pretty unremarkable extra scene. Still, the experience of piecing together this narrative is really something special.
As far as the story itself goes, it's perhaps a little underwhelming compared to the mechanics of uncovering that story. While there are a lot of fun little vignettes to discover, I was hoping to find more fleshed-out personalities to the characters. But, with so many characters, I suppose it's understandable that they're all mostly one-note. The mystery of the secret 'Bargain' chapter also gave me high hopes for a real shocking twist to the narrative, but unfortunately all you get is a pretty unremarkable extra scene. Still, the experience of piecing together this narrative is really something special.