"Wow" is the only word that keeps popping up in my mind. I'm SO glad I played this, and I cannot believe it is a new release--it plays like a game that's been out for a long while! Such a lucky, random download.
A summary of pros:
- An immersive and believably surreal world
- An engaging story that hooks you, and makes you ask questions
- FANTASTIC pixel art with mood-inducing color schemes
- Unique characters with chilling and inquisitive designs
- Effective and tactful creep factors that gradually build as more dialogue and interactions occur
- Interesting, engaging dialogue with NPCs
- Follow-up interactions with NPCs
- Clever interactions and tool implementation
- Multiple Endings!
A summary of cons:
- Very few grammar-related mistakes that may pull you out of immersion
No-spoiler review:
Overall, I definitely recommend playing this game! It was so unexpectedly good--I turned the game back on with the hope that there was more, I actually found content I skipped in haste to get to the end. I wish there was more to discover and I certainly hope there's some kind of sequel, or successor to it. If you like spooky games that make you psychologically question what's happening in them, definitely play it. You won't regret it.
Mild Spoilers describing the world and creep factors:
It's weird and creepy in all the right places and in all the right ways. It's not...executed in a corny or unbelievable manner; The world is built in a way that invites the player's question and begs investigation.
It's not TOO scary, which is fine (I personally prefer games that don't use outright horror)--but it definitely does a great job of gradually building a knot in your stomach, from the moment you've delivered your first medication to the very--somehow believable--moment you're speaking to a penis that's become sentient, and you end up wondering, "Oh my god, am I [the character you're playing as] freaking out now? Am I [the character you're playing as] delusional?" It makes you think, or wonder, whether you, as the main character, are going through and experiencing the same psychosis the NPCs you've been so concerned about have been describing to you.
5 dick chases out of 5, would chase the dick again, will definitely be following the devs for more dick chasing