In many ways this game is a warm bath of cozy gameplay. From its cute and detailed pixel art style and its soothing music, thats a great start but to have a game tell so much story with barely any dialogue to carry it is great. In this game you unpack a series of boxes, putting items away in relevant places and sorting out each move the main character makes from place to place.
As you go along, there's certain items that carry along with wear, tear and repair, certain items that hint and later outright weave a tale about the main characters hobbies, career, love life and more. You get the feeling of a whole live lived and as each move arrives, you wonder what's been added, what's changed and why and it feels incredibly rewarding. Its a charm.
The game isn't without its pitfalls though. One is item recognition. Sometimes the game can be incredibly picky in where it wants certain items. Sometimes this is fine as its story related (like a certain awkward photo...). Other times it feels arbitrary and you can occasionally be one item off moving along with little clue as to why. Its also difficult to sometimes get what an item is supposed to be. I wish the game had a little way to just quickly say what items are as that would solve some of the item location confusion.
Finally I have to mention the price. I get this is a controversial topic but the content here is 'just' not quite enough and while its a lovely experience, its not quite a £20 experience. I get that feels a bit on the mean side but I can probably say if I did buy on full price vs getting it on games pass, im not sure I would feel quite as charitable towards it as I do. £12-14? I would consider that a more reasonable pricepoint for whats offered here. £20? Pushing it a little over the line.
That said, if pricing isnt an issue for you and you just want the gaming equivalent of a nice hot scented bubble bath then this is perfect.
As you go along, there's certain items that carry along with wear, tear and repair, certain items that hint and later outright weave a tale about the main characters hobbies, career, love life and more. You get the feeling of a whole live lived and as each move arrives, you wonder what's been added, what's changed and why and it feels incredibly rewarding. Its a charm.
The game isn't without its pitfalls though. One is item recognition. Sometimes the game can be incredibly picky in where it wants certain items. Sometimes this is fine as its story related (like a certain awkward photo...). Other times it feels arbitrary and you can occasionally be one item off moving along with little clue as to why. Its also difficult to sometimes get what an item is supposed to be. I wish the game had a little way to just quickly say what items are as that would solve some of the item location confusion.
Finally I have to mention the price. I get this is a controversial topic but the content here is 'just' not quite enough and while its a lovely experience, its not quite a £20 experience. I get that feels a bit on the mean side but I can probably say if I did buy on full price vs getting it on games pass, im not sure I would feel quite as charitable towards it as I do. £12-14? I would consider that a more reasonable pricepoint for whats offered here. £20? Pushing it a little over the line.
That said, if pricing isnt an issue for you and you just want the gaming equivalent of a nice hot scented bubble bath then this is perfect.