This game was a pleasant surprise and I am so glad that I ended up taking a risk and purchasing it, even though I knew no one on my friend's list had played it. Everything released so far(i think three more episodes are still being developed) was phenomenal and it made me want to play it over and over - which I did. I played it three times.

One of the things I feel like the "Choose your own adventure" narrative style games struggle with sometimes is actually having variety with the different decisions. In this game, things can be drastically changed for you in terms of what you can access, what information you get, and how an interaction goes. Choice really does matter in this game - especially if you're playing in Hardcore mode.

I played it a ton over the few days that I played it. It is a short game, maybe about a hour per chapter(so 4 hours in total right now) when you're playing for the first time and reading everything in depth, but it is well worth it in my opinion between the writing, the art style, and the game in general.

Keep in mind, there is no voice acting, this is just a strictly reading game. So if that's not your thing, I would avoid.

Life Eater is really unique in the way it plays, with the primary gameplay being similar to using a video editing software to try and watch people and abduct/kill the right person. Aethestically, they've really hit their mark with the coloring of the video, the play style, and the phenomenal voice acting. I really think it's different than any other game I've played and I love that.

The downsides to the game ,while few, are there and prominent. There's only about 2 hours of content, give or take depending on how well you solve each year or how poorly you do. I think the game isn't super intuitive and it at first confused me, but after I got the hang of it, I usually did it correctly first try which cut down the time drastically. I know there are plans to add on an "Endless mode" soon, which should be fun, though I wish there was just more content in the story in general.

Overall, I really enjoyed the game and liked it, so much so that I wish there was more to it in terms of length. I highly recommend picking it up on sale.