This game is epic. From the moment it started to the moment it finished I was completely hooked. I really felt a part of the decaying, rickety town of Rue Du Dort - all its citizens deeply entwined in the townscape with their individual stories and hobbies. All sort of stuck on this island in the shadow of the mysterious ‘Great Hands’ out at sea - not fully knowing their purpose or origins.
And so I would say that it’s really the artwork, story telling and incredible atmosphere that makes this game so fantastic. Simple movement and a jump but no platforming per se or extensive fetch quests (but I did do everything - including returning the 2 dog bones, putting a coin in the fishbowl?! And returning the underpants…)
I’m left with more questions than answers. How can Denim jeans sing? What is the importance of a ‘stinky crab’? How did giant hands with wristwatches start growing out of the ocean?
Who knows. But great work dev. What an experience.