• Finished 6th August 2023
  8/10

Wonderful story, carefully thought out and drip feed just enough information to let you figure out its main beats moments before the reveals but never much earlier. Very satisfying way to tell a story. Gameplay however is not perfect. It's outrageously easy for 98% then suddenly leaps in the last dungeon although if you've played well it just makes the difficulty feel "normal" instead. Also wish the party characters had been fleshed out better. Overall a very good experience. Would play again.

• Finished 23rd February 2024
  5/10

Really not as terrible as I remembered. Really fun puzzles and mood but ultimately let down by abysmal combat which at first is tolerable but in the last stages becomes a real chore if not source of frustration. The story needed a bit more fleshing out as it seems to be in a very realised idea but one that they forgot to let the play in on. People come and go and very little is explained to anyone’s motives. Still, it was fun in its own ps1 way but a hard recommend.

• Finished 2nd April 2024
  4/10

Not great, not good, not average, not utterly awful. The combat is rubbish, the platforming is rubbish and collecting all pickups is very easy to softlock. Now the positives, amazing music (but taken from the movie so no credit there) nice level layouts and varied designs and atmosphere and lighting.......but it's just a slog to play. Sometimes it feels 7/10 then swiftly returns to being a 4/10 when enemies show up or there's some trash autorun dash section. Bonus level also felt like a wasted opportunity to have better main levels.

• Finished 4th April 2024
  8/10

Really nice idea and very lavish production values. Just a shame it was very short and the puzzles felt unbalanced. Chapter 2 (of 12) was diabolical and then the rest of the game was incredibly easy It makes for a cozy night in but not one you would probably ever bother playing again. Reminds me alot of those free escape room games you get into on your phone and really enjoy but also don't really talk about to anyone after. Lovely videos segments though. Worth a go once if it's your jam.

• Finished 15th February 2025
  7/10