Oh gosh I really did want to like this. I loved the idea behind the game but its all honestly just far too shallow to really provide anything substantial. The biggest flaw in the gameplay is how precise you have to be in each loop to allow for the story to continue. Miss a moment or misclick or do something slightly out of turn and its BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE LOOP FOR YOU.
Granted its not a long loop (actually 10 minutes. So game is lying) but it feels long enough despite there being a few ways to quick reset. Also we have to talk about the story. Without spoiling, was that end-twist really needed? It comes out of left field and feels just like a way to both explain the loops but also as a way for a cheap twist that doesnt really land. Im not quite as pearl clutchingly offended by it as some but it still comes off in such a clunky fashion, I cant help but still be annoyed by it.
So yeah. Poor gameplay backed up by an okayish story, wrecked by a clunker of an ending. If only the game had been a little more freeform with its puzzles and had endings that left more for open interpretation, than there could have been a pretty near little game. Instead its just a wreck.
Granted its not a long loop (actually 10 minutes. So game is lying) but it feels long enough despite there being a few ways to quick reset. Also we have to talk about the story. Without spoiling, was that end-twist really needed? It comes out of left field and feels just like a way to both explain the loops but also as a way for a cheap twist that doesnt really land. Im not quite as pearl clutchingly offended by it as some but it still comes off in such a clunky fashion, I cant help but still be annoyed by it.
So yeah. Poor gameplay backed up by an okayish story, wrecked by a clunker of an ending. If only the game had been a little more freeform with its puzzles and had endings that left more for open interpretation, than there could have been a pretty near little game. Instead its just a wreck.