I love all things Lovecraftian. I love the idea behind this game. The few minutes that I was able to play, however, were an exercise in frustration. The music is fun, it looks like it would be a good, goofy game, but the mechanics... Oy! That's a nightmare worse than any Cthulhu could cause. I pick up a fork, all the other forks go flying in slow motion. When I try to set the plate on the table, it balances precariously on the edge. I end up putting it on the floor so I can serve breakfast. The meatloaf? I end up setting it on the oven door, then slamming the door shut so it will pop inside the oven to bake. Then I put it on the table and try cutting it with three different knives, a spatula, and a fork. It doesn't work, so I make another meatloaf and try to cut it on the floor. No luck.

Karen is either the most inept housewife ever, a heavy drinker, suffering a stroke, or all of the above. I fiddled with mouse sensitivity, and it didn't help. The hit boxes and collisions seem off, even for a game that I would assume is intentionally trying to mess with your sanity.

I saved the game, hoping I could quit out and restart it, and that would magically fix... Something. Anything. But loading the save brought me back to breakfast. Sure, I could probably post that as a bug, but I'm not a beta tester and this isn't early access. For the level of frustration the mechanics cause, even being offered free doesn't make it worth a play.

I love all things Lovecraftian. I love the idea behind this game. The few minutes that I was able to play, however, were an exercise in frustration. The music is fun, it looks like it would be a good, goofy game, but the mechanics... Oy! That's a nightmare worse than any Cthulhu could cause. I pick up a fork, all the other forks go flying in slow motion. When I try to set the plate on the table, it balances precariously on the edge. I end up putting it on the floor so I can serve breakfast. The meatloaf? I end up setting it on the oven door, then slamming the door shut so it will pop inside the oven to bake. Then I put it on the table and try cutting it with three different knives, a spatula, and a fork. It doesn't work, so I make another meatloaf and try to cut it on the floor. No luck. Karen is either the most inept housewife ever, a heavy drinker, suffering a stroke, or all of the above. I fiddled with mouse sensitivity, and it didn't help. The hit boxes and collisions seem off, even for a game that I would assume is intentionally trying to mess with your sanity. I saved the game, hoping I could quit out and restart it, and that would magically fix... Something. Anything. But loading the save brought me back to breakfast. Sure, I could probably post that as a bug, but I'm not a beta tester and this isn't early access. For the level of frustration the mechanics cause, even being offered free doesn't make it worth a play.