Recent reviews by senkakureiken

The bad: I was disappointed that this isn't really a game. The entire "game" is on rails, and even many of the interactions yield the same dialogue (or at best a small deviation before returning to the main dialogue), so at best this is the illusion of the game. Honestly writing additional dialogue would not have strained development and would have been pretty easy to do considering the game, so it comes off as lazy. Sure you move the character and press a button to examine things and trigger dialogue but you can't deviate from the linear path of the game. There is also quite a bit of social justice in this game which makes parts feel a little bit like a "educational game" or propaganda. Certain other parts just feel a bit amateurish, such as forced consequence-less battles and flat characterization. Don't expect any male characters to have any depth or role in the plot, it's all about the ladies and the male characters are there for window dressing.

The good: The tone and music of this "game" is spot on. I felt creeped out in a good way by the setting. I was decently engaged in the plot and figuring out more about the setting. It's a short game you can finish in an evening, and I think the price is fair for the experience, if you won't be turned off by the bad things I mentioned above. I got it on sale for cheap so I can't complain.

Overall I was let down by this title, as it really isn't a game, isn't interactive as it pretends to be, and has some political messages I found distracting and annoying. I think Tognotti could really make something good if he focuses on making his games more interactive and making characters less of caricatures. I would enjoy something longer with actual choices to be made. You know, like a game might have.