SO much to love about this: the countdown adding pressure and a sense of tragedy; the open (but not overwhelming) exploration to piece together a life; the opportunity for the player to have some real agency+creativity in the creation of a poem; and the writing itself - I really enjoyed Ember's voice and its melancholic diaristic style, reminding me of the kind I grew to know (and emulate) on Tumblr.
I also really appreciate this as a model/inspiration for poetry games! The use of Twitter-like fragments helped this feel distinctly poetic as opposed to a visual novel or IF, and the use of mystery kept me really engaged. Even as a writer I admittedly can't say I read every word of the games I play, but in this one I did :) It was fun!



