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This review contains spoilers
A story that is an ode to the beauty of the information age and the democratization of knowledge sharing that came with it, but also a forewarning of the profound artifice that would come along with the digital age.
Even that is an extreme simplification of this game though, because this game still has so much more to say. About individualism, the nature of a person's legacy, about regret and the repetition of history. The story bursts from the textual to the meta-textual in such a mind-bending and thought-provoking fashion that it gives whiplash. The good kind.
I'm not the greatest story analyst but even i feel like I could go on and on until this becomes an essay. I haven't even mentioned the flawless stealth gameplay that is simultaneously pristine and daring. Basically, I'm just trying to say that the game is good.
Even that is an extreme simplification of this game though, because this game still has so much more to say. About individualism, the nature of a person's legacy, about regret and the repetition of history. The story bursts from the textual to the meta-textual in such a mind-bending and thought-provoking fashion that it gives whiplash. The good kind.
I'm not the greatest story analyst but even i feel like I could go on and on until this becomes an essay. I haven't even mentioned the flawless stealth gameplay that is simultaneously pristine and daring. Basically, I'm just trying to say that the game is good.
I wish I liked this game more, it does so much intriguing stuff gameplay and storytelling-wise for its time, but for various reasons it just doesn't deliver on the ideas it desperately wants to express.
Or at least for me, it doesn't express these concepts in a way that I find especially poignant.
Or at least for me, it doesn't express these concepts in a way that I find especially poignant.
This review contains spoilers
The first couple hours of this game were all I needed to be ready to give it a perfect score. Gothic horror? Check. Metroidvania? Check. Beautiful art and banging music? Check check check.
A bit unfortunately, my head-over-heels enthusiasm waned as I delved further into the game and its flaws and rough edges started to come into focus as it grew more familiar.
The game remains extremely enjoyable and well-crafted throughout its entirety, but I do find it hard to ignore issues such as the hit-and-miss quality of the bosses and the double edged sword that is the implementation of RPG mechanics.
This feels a bit too negative for a 4.5 star review, so I will leave off on the note that the inverted castle is the coolest thing ever even if it could technically be considered glorified padding.
A bit unfortunately, my head-over-heels enthusiasm waned as I delved further into the game and its flaws and rough edges started to come into focus as it grew more familiar.
The game remains extremely enjoyable and well-crafted throughout its entirety, but I do find it hard to ignore issues such as the hit-and-miss quality of the bosses and the double edged sword that is the implementation of RPG mechanics.
This feels a bit too negative for a 4.5 star review, so I will leave off on the note that the inverted castle is the coolest thing ever even if it could technically be considered glorified padding.