//this review has spoilers. be cautious


This is by far one of the best games I ever played. This goes for the whole series - The first game was amazing on its own. I always enjoy games that make a special connection between player and character. The second was beautiful in its own right. But this? This is by far the best out of the three.

This game was everything I had hoped for. An amazing story. An amazing story is important, and in my opinion something that goes towards an amazing story is the impact on the player. Make the player feel something. This game did exactly that. I felt sorry. I felt happy. I fell in love with each character, even if they had little time on screen. It especially hit me when characters died. I know that you can't control what characters die, usually, and that usually helps me get over deaths in media, but I still felt bad for the characters when I saw them come to their untimely demise. Vincent, for example. Right after Vincent died, I nearly cried. His familiar face from the earlier installment helped with that. I had quite liked Vincent, or C for familiarity sake. I could see a lot of myself in him, especially now, since I often make characters and write stories. When I saw Vincent die, well, yeah. Other than that, I felt extremely bad for Charles. Watching your friend, your idol die right in front of you when they wanted to die WITH you. The things with Scarlett made me feel terrible for him as well, and when the scene with his mother happened, well, lets say I did not handle that very well. That's what makes a good story, to me. An impact on the player. I started caring for the characters very much. At the end of the game, after the scene with the TV, I felt appreciated. I felt like I had actually done good for the characters, all by choosing to smash that TV. I cared for these characters, and this game made me feel a lot coming out of it. I felt vaguely happy. Happy that I had done something. But, other than that, I was happy for the characters. They really had gained true freedom.

In the end? This game was and still is a masterpiece. A great game requires a great story, and great characters, that suck you in and get you mesmerized and leave an impact on you, and yes, this game fits that criteria. 5 stars. Ten out of ten. 100%. S+. Thank you, etharene, for such a wonderful game, You may have brutally killed the fourth wall doing so, but that's what makes it perfect.

//this review has spoilers. be cautious This is by far one of the best games I ever played. This goes for the whole series - The first game was amazing on its own. I always enjoy games that make a special connection between player and character. The second was beautiful in its own right. But this? This is by far the best out of the three. This game was everything I had hoped for. An amazing story. An amazing story is important, and in my opinion something that goes towards an amazing story is the impact on the player. Make the player feel something. This game did exactly that. I felt sorry. I felt happy. I fell in love with each character, even if they had little time on screen. It especially hit me when characters died. I know that you can't control what characters die, usually, and that usually helps me get over deaths in media, but I still felt bad for the characters when I saw them come to their untimely demise. Vincent, for example. Right after Vincent died, I nearly cried. His familiar face from the earlier installment helped with that. I had quite liked Vincent, or C for familiarity sake. I could see a lot of myself in him, especially now, since I often make characters and write stories. When I saw Vincent die, well, yeah. Other than that, I felt extremely bad for Charles. Watching your friend, your idol die right in front of you when they wanted to die WITH you. The things with Scarlett made me feel terrible for him as well, and when the scene with his mother happened, well, lets say I did not handle that very well. That's what makes a good story, to me. An impact on the player. I started caring for the characters very much. At the end of the game, after the scene with the TV, I felt appreciated. I felt like I had actually done good for the characters, all by choosing to smash that TV. I cared for these characters, and this game made me feel a lot coming out of it. I felt vaguely happy. Happy that I had done something. But, other than that, I was happy for the characters. They really had gained true freedom. In the end? This game was and still is a masterpiece. A great game requires a great story, and great characters, that suck you in and get you mesmerized and leave an impact on you, and yes, this game fits that criteria. 5 stars. Ten out of ten. 100%. S+. Thank you, etharene, for such a wonderful game, You may have brutally killed the fourth wall doing so, but that's what makes it perfect.