When i started playing this game...i was honestly kinda bored. The first level was fine, and had a creative setup and theme, but the platforming itself really felt unengaging and i was thinking to myself : is this game really special ?

9 hours later, i can safely say that: yes, it damn is

Lets talk about the whale in the room: the mind you explore are exceptionnal level : after that first level, they all have interesting concept, gimmick, stories to tell, layout, atmosphere, theme, visual...EVERYTHING ! That manage to convey the struggle that all of the character's mind have to struggle with, and give them more personality that anything from the story alone could have give them, making them super creative and engaging, on top of a pretty solid level design that enhance the story and gameplay, turning them into beautiful allegory about mental health and struggle

In general, the psychologycal and mind aspect of this game are just so well utilised : they are not only very well used in the level themself, but also outside of them, and manage to turn a pretty simple premise into something really unic, and, while flawed, turn the story into something truly engaging in a way i wasnt expecting

The character are also really solid...for the most part: i couldnt care less about the intern (aside from sam), and the cast from the first kinda take a step back, but the rest of the cast all have something funny, quirky, interesting, layered things to tell, making them really likeable and believable

Of course, the game isnt perfect, like, i feel like some psy power arent as usefull as other, and i also had few instance of janks (the movement or depht perception for example arent always great), and the combat is really mediocre, but i'll be damn, this is one of the most unic platformer i have ever played, despite its flaws, and some of those level alone are worth the price

Also, shoutout to Richard Horvitz for having the greatest fucking voice ever, he carry his role so hard

Reviewed on Aug 21, 2023


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