I just completed the game for the first time, in the sense that I completed one route. The visuals are beautiful. The Art is good. The story is great. The Music is good. The sfx are amazing. 10/10, would recommend to everyone. QUIT READING NOW IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS. I got stuck in one decision in particular. I was chilling with Carl and TJ, and I had to fall asleep on one of them. Carl seems like such a dude. Like, he’s your bro. But TJ looked soft. And off I went. TJ’s route. I love TJ. A good Christian boy. Really reminds me of myself. It seemed pretty fine at first, and I was really starting to get emotionally attached to both. But then Chase started going… bad. Don’t get my wrong, fuck Julian. Die in a hole bitch. I got genuinely angry at Julian, even though I knew I shouldn’t have been. I was becoming Chase. But I start realizing what was going on, and I started getting creeped out. I didn’t want to kiss TJ(want to cuddle him sooo much though). I’m still fuzzy on how TJ killed Sydney, unless I’m just stupid and Chase actually did see them. I hated Flynn for a long time, but I ended up feeling bad for him in the end. This game got to me on an emotional level. I felt for every single character. I even felt bad for not talking to Leo while spending so much time with TJ. I hated Chase for what he did, trying to kiss TJ, but as I saw Chase’s decline, I understood. This game is outstanding, and I love everything about it. I can’t wait to spend more late nights completing the other routes. Yes, I did cry myself to sleep after completing TJ’s route. Thanks for reading!
Hahah yeah first route experience is such a shock for any of the 5 routes. Though I get being fuzzy on that one part if you haven't had the context of the other routes. It's actually Chase who killed Sydney. That's not a spoiler for the other routes either, you're supposed to find that out in Tj's.
I'd recommend playing Leo's next, then Carl's, then Flynn's and then Jenna.
Carl's is probably the most confusing to get through since it introduces a new idea that isn't explored in Leo's and Tj's so maybe playing Flynn's route before Carls would be better but either way I'd recommend you do Leo next and definitely end with Jenna.
Don't you think it's a better option to do this order?
- TJ first, it barely has supernatural, it's the most chill and is good for "beginners"
- Then Carl's because it's kinda "separated" from the rest of the story and has a good horror ladder.
- Then Leo's, probably the scariest, introducing new elements to the story, but just briefly
- Then Jenna's, telling you even more about these elements introduced in Leo's story (also the dam scene is so good)
- Then Flynn, because it's the most complex, scariest (Sydney's flashbakcs), saddest, most wtf, and mostly because the very end of the route is like a twist: Within a few lines, you understand everything about the story, the past, the *truth*.