Rating as positive but there are several significant issues in this game. It's beautiful and full of style but it's also a mess with an identity crisis. Going in you should expect a spectacle walking simulator with a some simple puzzle solving here and there. The puzzles are not on the level of Limbo or Inside and there is a lot of just pressing forward and interact to move forward. The only stumbling blocks will be places where you will miss a collision box and the expected interaction will not trigger. Most puzzles are very simple and based on a gimmick mechanic that gets old pretty fast. And a lot of situations which look like puzzles are actually just scripted events where all you need to do is move in the right direction.

So gameplay is not great. This game could really use a combat mechanic, even the most basic one. Most of the puzzles feel like an excuse to show off their fancy shader and they are milking it dry.

You can't jump or even control when you walk or run so there is also no real platforming in this game. Treat it more like an interactive experience rather than a game. But even then the story is just not that great. It's all over the place and parts of it feel very disconnected from the whole. Emotional beats don't land becuase the story from the player's perspective doesn't make much sense and it's hard to connect with the characters. And the constant vibe of all of this not being real just reinforces that feeling. The ending is particularly atrocious becuase I felt like it was supposed to be some kind of payoff - a moment where you can utilise the skills and abilities you gained through this whole journey. But in reality the outcome of an ending is pretty much random because you have no clue what you're doing and why. Feels like the game is just pretentious artsy nonsense that tries to be profound but falls flat on it's face trying to communicate what it's trying to do.

Still it's pretty to look at and it has some cool stuff going on, so get it on a sale and see for yourself.

Rating as positive but there are several significant issues in this game. It's beautiful and full of style but it's also a mess with an identity crisis. Going in you should expect a spectacle walking simulator with a some simple puzzle solving here and there. The puzzles are not on the level of Limbo or Inside and there is a lot of just pressing forward and interact to move forward. The only stumbling blocks will be places where you will miss a collision box and the expected interaction will not trigger. Most puzzles are very simple and based on a gimmick mechanic that gets old pretty fast. And a lot of situations which look like puzzles are actually just scripted events where all you need to do is move in the right direction. So gameplay is not great. This game could really use a combat mechanic, even the most basic one. Most of the puzzles feel like an excuse to show off their fancy shader and they are milking it dry. You can't jump or even control when you walk or run so there is also no real platforming in this game. Treat it more like an interactive experience rather than a game. But even then the story is just not that great. It's all over the place and parts of it feel very disconnected from the whole. Emotional beats don't land becuase the story from the player's perspective doesn't make much sense and it's hard to connect with the characters. And the constant vibe of all of this not being real just reinforces that feeling. The ending is particularly atrocious becuase I felt like it was supposed to be some kind of payoff - a moment where you can utilise the skills and abilities you gained through this whole journey. But in reality the outcome of an ending is pretty much random because you have no clue what you're doing and why. Feels like the game is just pretentious artsy nonsense that tries to be profound but falls flat on it's face trying to communicate what it's trying to do. Still it's pretty to look at and it has some cool stuff going on, so get it on a sale and see for yourself.