All the survival horror trappings with beautiful, cinematic presentation and best-in-class gameplay. If that weren't enough, the game has a spiraling, surreal maze of a narrative that is emotionally impactful and thematically consistent. It somehow resonates on a core level with everyone I've seen who has played it, without being literal or linear in plot. In this respect, it is much like a David Lynch film--that is to say, logically confounding yet deeply resonant emotionally on a level most media does not quite achieve. The symbols, the music, the art and cinematography, it all seems to speak to your soul. You'll find a plot, but to understand fully you have to work for it. And as you work for it, you will find that it keeps unravelling like an eldritch tome of unspeakable horror and knowledge that can never be entirely understood. But the more you understand, the more the puzzle clicks into place, the more the threads attached to the puzzle pieces pull on your heart. The horror of alienation, of depression, of failed dreams, and of horrid cancer, all eating away at you and your very being. Until barely a husk remains.

Remeber our promise.

(EDIT: My playtime is low because I have two playthroughs on XBOX Game Pass. I bought it to further support these developers)

All the survival horror trappings with beautiful, cinematic presentation and best-in-class gameplay. If that weren't enough, the game has a spiraling, surreal maze of a narrative that is emotionally impactful and thematically consistent. It somehow resonates on a core level with everyone I've seen who has played it, without being literal or linear in plot. In this respect, it is much like a David Lynch film--that is to say, logically confounding yet deeply resonant emotionally on a level most media does not quite achieve. The symbols, the music, the art and cinematography, it all seems to speak to your soul. You'll find a plot, but to understand fully you have to work for it. And as you work for it, you will find that it keeps unravelling like an eldritch tome of unspeakable horror and knowledge that can never be entirely understood. But the more you understand, the more the puzzle clicks into place, the more the threads attached to the puzzle pieces pull on your heart. The horror of [spoiler]alienation, of depression, of failed dreams, and of horrid cancer, all eating away at you and your very being. Until barely a husk remains. Remeber our promise.[/spoiler] (EDIT: My playtime is low because I have two playthroughs on XBOX Game Pass. I bought it to further support these developers)