Great acting talent wasted on David Cage's prosaic writing choices. As with the other games from Quantic Dream, the characters suffer from a serious lack of charm. It's a bummer - this game has a lot of potential with its premise. I liked being able to control Aiden, the metaphysical entity that is bound in spirit to the protagonist, Jodie. Unfortunately though, quicktime events as a core gameplay mechanic means your success/failure is dependent on pretty arbitrary circumstances. You can really damage your progress in a game over a simple misplay with a QTE.
The story jumps around in time awkwardly, not doing much to adjust you, then gets away from itself and totally caves in by its resolution.
These games (and by that I mean Heavy Rain onward) are clearly motivated by inspiring the player to confront social issues: homelessness, mental health awareness, social justice, segregation are a few. But I feel like these games hardly scratch the surface. They tell you they exist, definitely. But not much else. The writers appear too cowardly to really unpack them. It feels like a real LiveStrong Bracelet moment.
Games should make you feel skilled, challenged. With this game I feel taken advantage of and anxious. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone.