This review contains spoilers
annapurna be like "uwu i like producing very pretty games about breakups"
gonna be real, expected a bit more out of this game. the whole recursive world idea is neat but ends up ultimately being a bit too obtuse to connect with in a meaningful and entertaining way.
this, combined with the fact that the game is all tied together with a narrative focused around two characters who really never get the time they need to be developed into... likeable people... is kinda eh.
legitimately, the little scribblings and narrative bits of info scattered around the world are so disconnected from the character they're supposedly from that i thought they were gonna pull some kind of twist and be like "actually you were playing as the woman the whole time!"
the art style's real pretty, the music's real pretty, the writing at it's best is sentimental and romantic in one of the better kinds of ways, and the meat of the game is a bit of a buggy mess.
i'd say it's probably worth it to give this a play. it's barely four hours long and free on PS Plus if you have a PS5. would love to see more from this developer though, i think this game as a debut shows nothing but promise!
5/10
gonna be real, expected a bit more out of this game. the whole recursive world idea is neat but ends up ultimately being a bit too obtuse to connect with in a meaningful and entertaining way.
this, combined with the fact that the game is all tied together with a narrative focused around two characters who really never get the time they need to be developed into... likeable people... is kinda eh.
legitimately, the little scribblings and narrative bits of info scattered around the world are so disconnected from the character they're supposedly from that i thought they were gonna pull some kind of twist and be like "actually you were playing as the woman the whole time!"
the art style's real pretty, the music's real pretty, the writing at it's best is sentimental and romantic in one of the better kinds of ways, and the meat of the game is a bit of a buggy mess.
i'd say it's probably worth it to give this a play. it's barely four hours long and free on PS Plus if you have a PS5. would love to see more from this developer though, i think this game as a debut shows nothing but promise!
5/10