This is the best game you've never heard of. The story of a bard trying to be a hero, but never really succeeding. The story of people and all their messes. A story of a witch trying to save the world. A story of dealing with death and grief and rage.

And most importantly, a story of hope.

What a game. What a stupendous game. I wish I could play it again with fresh eyes.

On the one hand, this is a well made game with a well thought out and cohesive story that takes effectively takes you on a journey from beginning to end and has clever mechanics and little bonuses you can get for end game extras. If that is your criteria for games, then this is 4/5 maybe 5/5.

But I hated it. I hated how I felt playing the game. I hated the story and the misery of it all. I hated the ending. Playing the game was fun overall and it does everything it sets out to do, but I hated what it doing and why it was doing it. It left a bad taste in my mouth (which is maybe the point?).

Anyway, a good game that I don't recommend.

I liked this game. It does what Little Misfortune failed to do - discuss very difficult topics in a way that is engaging, interesting, and doesn't make you feel bad.

I don't want to say much about this game except it does a phenomenal job of taking you on this journey through this unique world and exploring a very difficult topic. My only real critique would be how, "out of nowhere" the ending is.

Out of nowhere isn't really fair because they do a pretty good job of hinting at it throughout, but it takes a pretty dramatic turn at the end. Still, a good game that I'd recommend playing if you can handle the dark themes.