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I thought this game was OK, 3/5, maybe 3.5/5. It's worth playing. I see what the developers had in mind with the control scheme, but I really didn't like it. In the end, I did get used to the controls, but I didn't find it fun. I found it clunky. The graphics and sound are fantastic. They really elevate what, for me, is a mechanically flawed game. Someone else commented that a save game or password feature would be useful. One of the developers responded saying the game is easy to complete once you know how, so that wouldn't suit the game. I think that developer is underestimating how difficult the game is, as well as how much time most people are willing to invest in playing through such a game. It seems easy to you because you made it! Of course you're naturally going to find it easy! Goodness, I can't understand why you wouldn't make it more accessible to modern players who don't want to spend hours starting over and over from the beginning. In the end, I just played it with save states, and this made it much more palatable. Also, the writing is serviceable, and it's a fun story, so don't get me wrong, but I honestly do think it would have benefited from having a native English writer on the team.  All in all, an OK game that, just in my opinion, could have been a lot better with modern controls and a save game feature. Lots of passion has definitely gone into it, and the graphics and sound (Bayliss, of course!) are fantastic, so it's definitely worth playing.