deliberated and I think this is ultimately pretty fair -- I don't think a 2nd playthru focusing on Greg (as much as I liked him, Bea is clearly a more rewarding character to prioritise my friendship with) will ultimately change too much. I very much enjoyed my time with this but upon sitting on it I don't think it's ultimately that... fulfilling. I like the twists and I do like the angle it tackles notions of self, loneliness, fear, all the stuff the cool gamer kids care about, but I don't think it's all together that realised, for lack of a better term. The lack of proper gameplay features doesn't help but I'm not knocking it for it. It's just that, likeable as these characters are, this game does ultimately still feel very indie -- in that many of these characters speak the same, regardless of age, a la Life is Strange maybe (which I also DO enjoy).

Would love to rate this that teensy bit higher, and it's fortunately short enough to make the idea of NG+ appealing, I just don't see my feelings changing.