I can't decide whether to rate this a 2 or a 4. I have flipped back and forth a couple times.
You'd think 'three' is a sensible compromise here, but it's not an average kind of game! It is wild. There is (and this is all in the first episode of five) a cult, which contains you, and also George Washington, and also a cardinal of the Pope. Napoleon is there. A murder happens!
Even if you're along for the ride, there's a point where the game really takes advantage of your good faith - but it's also built on these really interesting dialogue puzzles, so it doesn't even solely exist in a 'enjoy, but ironically' space.
I don't think this is a good game? But I also want to play anything the creators make next. It does things, even if some of it is weird and clumsy. So take from that what you will.
You'd think 'three' is a sensible compromise here, but it's not an average kind of game! It is wild. There is (and this is all in the first episode of five) a cult, which contains you, and also George Washington, and also a cardinal of the Pope. Napoleon is there. A murder happens!
Even if you're along for the ride, there's a point where the game really takes advantage of your good faith - but it's also built on these really interesting dialogue puzzles, so it doesn't even solely exist in a 'enjoy, but ironically' space.
I don't think this is a good game? But I also want to play anything the creators make next. It does things, even if some of it is weird and clumsy. So take from that what you will.