Okay, so I have a lot of thoughts on this game.

First of all, the actual journey/gameplay. What a frustrating experience it could be! I can't tell if it was because I was in a bad mood after playing The Sandman and being disappointed but a lot of the puzzles went over my head, and since the puzzles are kinda crucial to saving everyone I had to do them. But as annoying as it was, I won't let that fully color my experience; besides, I technically can't even call any of them bad, it's more likely a me problem

Second, the story by itself. The story by itself is...good. I like the voice acting, cheesy as it is. And I like the story, cheesy/melodramatic as it is; the presentation of the story feels like an anime episode, similarly to The Crooked Man, which I really like. I think it's told well for what it is, and outside of the bad ending I got feeling kinda abrupt (I guess after David died, Keith couldn't get over the loss of his son fully which led to that ending? I dunno, I think it could've been explained better, but it's fiiiiiine) I think it's overall a good story. I was hooked the entire time, I liked/was interested in all the characters, and I think that's at least some mark of quality.

But as a sequel to the Sandman and Crooked Man...what the hell happened? This is not at all what I want from this series, not in the slightest. Not once did I ever think to myself "gee! this sure would be great if it turned into SAW randomly!", like what the hell? For was lesser as Sandman was compared to Crooked Man (the best), at least it retained the psychological horror elements that made CM so interesting and personal. This is just...way off the rails. Like it's hard to take seriously anymore. The Boogie Man is just diet jigsaw, and everything we learn about Keith just comes from his own mouth, and that just feels wholly less interesting. I dunno, I just miss how personal The Crooked Man was. Like everything connected back to David's story, while here Keith's story feels like a subplot to a main plot; a main plot that is incredibly cheesy and hard to take seriously, even, which I think rolls back into my issue with it when thinking about it in context with the sequels.

Ultimately though I guess I'd recommend it. Like, I can disconnect it from the rest of the series and have quite a good time, even if progression irritated me. And it's cheap, so if you're at all interested in anything that I've said I'd recommend it.