Do I recommend: Yes if, and only if:
You like your games weird, 'different', strange, trippy, etc.
You can enjoy slower gameplay with almost zero action.
You enjoy exploring and finding (very) hidden secrets.
You want to talk to a bunch of different NPCs a bunch of different times to get to know them.
You can handle adult themes.
That said, I really enjoyed the game. What really drew me in is the highly original vaporewave inspired setting. Right from the get go I knew I was playing something unique when the main character is being release from their 3,000,000 day exile. There is a hidden lore here that involves gods, immortality, suffering citizens, alternate realities, power trips, betrayal, and what seems to be an extremely complicated process of reaching a religious goal.
You piece this lore together mostly through exploring, talking to NPCs, and finding "items" in the form of low-res images that explain bits and pieces of what transpired in the past. I found the map exciting to explore, as it is quite large and filled with interesting things. There are different districts and each one has it's own vibe and art style. There really are some neat corners of this world to discover and exploration felt fun.
I loved the characters and found all of the main NPCs to be memorable. They all have hipster names and a cool aesthetic and over time you will learn about their backstory as you try to squeeze or seduce more information out of them.
The music is an amazing mix between vaporwave synth and jazz saxaphones, making a strange contrast to the mystical and exotic setting.
Finally there is the mystery that you are trying to solve. Strangely enough this was what I was least interested in. But what I was very glad to find out is that the game keeps track of all of the MANY clues you will uncover and auto prompts the dialogue to incorporate what you have found. What this means is you really don't have to memorize, or even analyze the clues you are finding to finish the game. Just keep talking and exploring and the game does most of the heavy lifting.
Some players might not like that they don't have to figure it out themselves but I'll just say this...there are so many pieces of information that personally I would find it exhausting if not impossible to put it all together with my own head. I'm just not that good of a detective.
At the end of the game you will have to make some possibly tough decisions based on what you think happened. Once the credits rolled I felt satisfied that my 20ish hour journey was finished.
You like your games weird, 'different', strange, trippy, etc.
You can enjoy slower gameplay with almost zero action.
You enjoy exploring and finding (very) hidden secrets.
You want to talk to a bunch of different NPCs a bunch of different times to get to know them.
You can handle adult themes.
That said, I really enjoyed the game. What really drew me in is the highly original vaporewave inspired setting. Right from the get go I knew I was playing something unique when the main character is being release from their 3,000,000 day exile. There is a hidden lore here that involves gods, immortality, suffering citizens, alternate realities, power trips, betrayal, and what seems to be an extremely complicated process of reaching a religious goal.
You piece this lore together mostly through exploring, talking to NPCs, and finding "items" in the form of low-res images that explain bits and pieces of what transpired in the past. I found the map exciting to explore, as it is quite large and filled with interesting things. There are different districts and each one has it's own vibe and art style. There really are some neat corners of this world to discover and exploration felt fun.
I loved the characters and found all of the main NPCs to be memorable. They all have hipster names and a cool aesthetic and over time you will learn about their backstory as you try to squeeze or seduce more information out of them.
The music is an amazing mix between vaporwave synth and jazz saxaphones, making a strange contrast to the mystical and exotic setting.
Finally there is the mystery that you are trying to solve. Strangely enough this was what I was least interested in. But what I was very glad to find out is that the game keeps track of all of the MANY clues you will uncover and auto prompts the dialogue to incorporate what you have found. What this means is you really don't have to memorize, or even analyze the clues you are finding to finish the game. Just keep talking and exploring and the game does most of the heavy lifting.
Some players might not like that they don't have to figure it out themselves but I'll just say this...there are so many pieces of information that personally I would find it exhausting if not impossible to put it all together with my own head. I'm just not that good of a detective.
At the end of the game you will have to make some possibly tough decisions based on what you think happened. Once the credits rolled I felt satisfied that my 20ish hour journey was finished.