One of the most BEAUTIFUL games I've ever played, like holy shit
There were so many times where I just stood there taking it all in, the music and sound design makes it all FEEL so much more beautiful as well.
The worldbuilding was also pretty much perfect, loved the way you follow the story of someone else making the same journey as you through the notes they've left behind, just works so well.
The main gameplay mechanic of climbing is also really well done and really fun, although it does have some issues. Some climbing holds blend a little too well into the background, and, worst of all, it is WAY too easy to just randomly get stuck on things when you climb off them. At one point I was stuck for so long after climbing up a ladder that I thought I was softlocked (although I eventually managed to get out).
The game could probably also have been just a little bit longer, maybe it could have been cool to go from all the way down at the bottom of the tower, but honestly the length wasn't a big problem.
All in all, an insanely impressive game, especially for being relatively far from anything DontNod has done previously in terms of art style and gameplay. Most impressive parts were definitely sound design and visuals.
There were so many times where I just stood there taking it all in, the music and sound design makes it all FEEL so much more beautiful as well.
The worldbuilding was also pretty much perfect, loved the way you follow the story of someone else making the same journey as you through the notes they've left behind, just works so well.
The main gameplay mechanic of climbing is also really well done and really fun, although it does have some issues. Some climbing holds blend a little too well into the background, and, worst of all, it is WAY too easy to just randomly get stuck on things when you climb off them. At one point I was stuck for so long after climbing up a ladder that I thought I was softlocked (although I eventually managed to get out).
The game could probably also have been just a little bit longer, maybe it could have been cool to go from all the way down at the bottom of the tower, but honestly the length wasn't a big problem.
All in all, an insanely impressive game, especially for being relatively far from anything DontNod has done previously in terms of art style and gameplay. Most impressive parts were definitely sound design and visuals.