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Def a sadboi game if I've ever seen one, so if those aren't your thing you might want to stay away. The atmosphere here is top-notch. The game has a very laid-back and slow pace to it which strangely compliments the broken, decrepit, abandoned postapocalyptic world to make something that's equally as comfy as it is eerie. I also appreciated the sound design here, the game even uses the crummy wii remote speaker to its advantage with its sound effects. Visually this game looks phenomenal, with the outdoor sections in particular being exceptionally great. There's even some primitive bounce lighting that they got going on here which is insane to see on a wii game, and it makes the worlds really look nice. The plot and characters fit into the world extremely well. I think you could make an argument over this game trying to be depressing for not much else outside the sake of being depressing, but I think that it's written well enough to get the vibe, I guess. The game certainly isn't afraid to go to some pretty dark and sad places, yet do them in a respectful way. Though I will say this is also one of those plots that the more you think about, the less sense it makes as the game goes on, but I'm chill with that. Def "feel over think"core, as the game has plenty of emotion that it wants to convey.
As for the actual game itself, uhhhhhhhh
It's like a survival horror type beat but everything is really slow and the hitboxes and timing windows are pretty jank. There's also the classic inventory management of the genre when it didn't really need to do it here, weapons have durability for some reason, you gain experience and level up by beating enemies for some reason, things just kinda feel thrown in together for the sake of it. It's all still solidly polished so it doesn't really get in the way of much, but it's certainly not winning any awards in outstanding game design lmao. Due to the whole empty post apocalyptic nature of this game the level design also has its fair share of emptiness to it, especially near the end as there are a lot of long empty corridors and ladders to go through and a fair bit of backtracking. I found it fitting with the overall game and kinda meditative, but I'm sure that there are a lot of people that would see that stuff and be bored out of their mind.
Overall this is certainly something I don't think I will be forgetting anytime soon as I really haven't played anything like this before. It's absolutely one of those games that you gotta be a specific kind of person to appreciate, and luckily I happen to be one of those people. Def not for everyone though. While the act of playing the game is kinda existant, the emotional atmosphere and story more than make up for its downsides. I'd say to give it a try and see for yourself if the game resonates with ya. It certainly did for me.
Def a sadboi game if I've ever seen one, so if those aren't your thing you might want to stay away. The atmosphere here is top-notch. The game has a very laid-back and slow pace to it which strangely compliments the broken, decrepit, abandoned postapocalyptic world to make something that's equally as comfy as it is eerie. I also appreciated the sound design here, the game even uses the crummy wii remote speaker to its advantage with its sound effects. Visually this game looks phenomenal, with the outdoor sections in particular being exceptionally great. There's even some primitive bounce lighting that they got going on here which is insane to see on a wii game, and it makes the worlds really look nice. The plot and characters fit into the world extremely well. I think you could make an argument over this game trying to be depressing for not much else outside the sake of being depressing, but I think that it's written well enough to get the vibe, I guess. The game certainly isn't afraid to go to some pretty dark and sad places, yet do them in a respectful way. Though I will say this is also one of those plots that the more you think about, the less sense it makes as the game goes on, but I'm chill with that. Def "feel over think"core, as the game has plenty of emotion that it wants to convey.
As for the actual game itself, uhhhhhhhh
It's like a survival horror type beat but everything is really slow and the hitboxes and timing windows are pretty jank. There's also the classic inventory management of the genre when it didn't really need to do it here, weapons have durability for some reason, you gain experience and level up by beating enemies for some reason, things just kinda feel thrown in together for the sake of it. It's all still solidly polished so it doesn't really get in the way of much, but it's certainly not winning any awards in outstanding game design lmao. Due to the whole empty post apocalyptic nature of this game the level design also has its fair share of emptiness to it, especially near the end as there are a lot of long empty corridors and ladders to go through and a fair bit of backtracking. I found it fitting with the overall game and kinda meditative, but I'm sure that there are a lot of people that would see that stuff and be bored out of their mind.
Overall this is certainly something I don't think I will be forgetting anytime soon as I really haven't played anything like this before. It's absolutely one of those games that you gotta be a specific kind of person to appreciate, and luckily I happen to be one of those people. Def not for everyone though. While the act of playing the game is kinda existant, the emotional atmosphere and story more than make up for its downsides. I'd say to give it a try and see for yourself if the game resonates with ya. It certainly did for me.