Good, but idk...I think it tries to make its central metaphor (the unhealthy dynamics and personalities of this family that they refuse to look at as anything other than a curse) a good deal too obvious, and some of the deaths here really do look like complete accidents or, conversely, super-deranged stuff (that Walter vignette???) that aren't discussed all that much as they should...I just think that all the numerous things that are good about this game (the way you're forced to stumble around in the dark, the magical realism touches added to the vignettes) are ultimately kind of undone by the writing in general; there really does seem to be a habit to constantly step over the line or clearly move preordained pieces to their proper place so the story/metaphors would make sense, and it doesn't help that I'm not quite sure this is really about anything even as it kind of pretends it is, or that Edith's voice-over, while perhaps mirroring the aesthetic style of unliterary young adults, doesn't take a little away with its uninspiring, bland cadence and substance . In a perverse way, this might've been better if this was more obviously about a honest-to-god curse.

Reviewed on Mar 28, 2024


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