A game that plays like you're reliving old memories, like a kind of nostalgia. Not as sweet as it is potent, but calming and pastoral in a way that I desperately needed.
Essentially, you explore the town where the dev (Jack King-Spooner) grew up, or at least that's what it seems to be, framed as a dream he's having. In the dream, he goes back home to Beeswing (the name of the town, not some bizarre swing for bees), says hi to his old neighbors, and talks to the people living there now. You've got a todo list of people to see and places to visit, and once you're done with that you're done with the game.
It's not a very long game (~3 hours) and it's more like a visual novel in a lot of ways, though it's more explorey than those tend to be.
Whatever it is, I liked it. A lot. The visuals are fantastic, the writing is impeccable, and the soundtrack is low-key and tactile in a way that transcends mood for straight emotion, though its not an emotion I can place.
If you like any of Jack King-Spooner's other games you'll like this one, and if you don't like them this one isn't liable to change your mind. Anyways, if you wanna give a really artsy, rather grounded game a try, this is a good one to start with

Reviewed on May 25, 2022


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