A Storied Life: Tabitha

非常有创意的游戏，写故事的时候有种在做完形填空的感觉。可惜文本处理得不够好，语言不连贯，最后组成的故事也乱七八糟，各个章节之间缺乏一致性，如果能再打磨一下，设置得更巧妙一点就好了。

Super cute game with LOTS of things to figure out. There are a few things that I feel like are nearly impossible to know without looking up, but none of them keep you from being able to fully enjoy the game. I have already played through six of the endings and I plan on doing the rest, but I have already been telling other people to give it a try. It's JUST the right amount of cozy and puzzle solving.

! possible unspoilery spoilers ! The graphics are beautiful, and I start like that because I'm not actually sure what to say. I did enjoy the game, and the story captivated and fascinated me in more ways than once. The witchy aspect was a nice surprise for me, too, so I'm most excited to explore this storyline (since I only got the ending with the chaotic story that didn't get published so far...). What was also unexpected is the time, to be honest. Don't get me wrong, I didn't mind that finishing the entire game for the first time took me around 6 hours, but I've read it was much shorter. Frankly, I think the fact that it is longer is even better, since I wasn't limited to make decisions quicker than I wanted to by some (nonexistent in the actual game) clock with the time limit. Besides that, the puzzle aspect of the game isn't too difficult, but it's not too easy either. It was quite a challenge for me, especially if the objects I wanted to take were on the bigger side or had less even shape. The daily puzzles are also an interesting idea, nevertheless, I can't fully speak on it since I haven't got all the neccessary tokens for the price (I can't remember what it was...).

Well, I just spent the last few days playing through the game nine different times to see every single "official" version of the story, so I think it's safe to say that I liked it. It's not an especially long game, but that's a good thing, because it's very much designed around replayability. I do think that going in already knowing that it's designed around distinct "themes" tied to sets of items, that when stuck to tell a more intentional story, enhanced my enjoyment early on, instead of having to figure that out only after flailing blindly toward a jumbled mess. Indeed, overall I got much more enjoyment out of the routes that were designed this way than the ones where you're required to mix and match to fill the story out. Basically, think of it more as a puzzle built around figuring out which items in each room go together in sets, rather than truly making your own story from a wide range of options. When it comes to the added complicating mechanics, I felt that the breakability, shrinkability, and foldability added a fun bit of extra challenge and variation, but the weight management was just a needless bother. Thankfully, there's an option to turn that mechanic off which doesn't penalize you for using it, which I did almost immediately and never looked back. Overall, it's a fun little game that's an easy recommend for me, just keep in mind that it's designed more as a guided storytelling experience than a true mad libs, make-your-own-story type of deal.

Y'a pas à dire: ce petit jeu vaut son prix, J'ai adorée faire ma première propre histoire ainsi que certains thèmes de la vie de l'ancienne propriétaire Le jeu n'est pas si court : si on ne s'arrête pas à la première histoire, et pour pousser a revenir faire une petite partie chaque jour: il a également les casses têtes du jour qui nous permet d'en savoir plus sur la propriétaire (bon malheureusement je suis plutôt mauvaise alors sur 8 jours j'en ai réussi que 3.., tant pis pour moi: dommage qu'on ne puisse pas avancer quand même sur cette partie là) Je ne regrette pas mon achat

I want to like this, but it's too clunky in interface and storytelling to really click for me. -Cannot hit Esc and go to the main menu, leading to me finally just closing the game via the taskbar to escape. -Box weight limits seem really low (4 books in one box? Too heavy! Trash them.) -The menu wheel pop-up of "hover and wait to get a menu" is annoyingly slow and bogs the play down. -Cannot auction more than one item, but can't pack much, so you toss a lot of stuff you'd have saved. -The madlibs section is badly explained and I had to look up a guide to figure out that broken hearts were not "wrong" choices, just a story option to take. Plus just the overall "hey this old friend of yours died, go figure out what you can sell on ebay" premise is just exhausting. Even in a video game, I apparently should prioritize a side hustle over genuine human connection. Blegh. Not cozy, imho. Unpacking did it better. So did Spirit of the House.

第一遍玩肯定是一头雾水的！因为从半中间才能看到物品的不同标记，代表着不同的事情，一开始以为是每个标记都要选择 玩完之后才发觉一次只选相同标记的物品就能拼成一个故事~比较考验耐心，但还是很有意思的 只不过胶带真的太少了也不能花钱买，对于我这种有物品留恋症的人真的是一件都不想扔下！全部想打包带走！

W życiu nie sądziłam, że ta gra tak mnie wciągnie! Z ciekawości przeszłam wszystkie zakończenia i absolutnie nie żałuję tego czasu. Bawiłam się świetnie i polecam zakupić (zwłaszcza w promocji). Chętnie zagrałabym w coś podobnego... Jedyny minusik to, że polskie tłumaczenie dziennika czasami jest lekko koślawe 😅

A very fun game. I really enjoyed mixing and matching items to find different word combinations to unlock new information about Tabitha. One thing I wish I could do is go back and modify my already written stories, rather than restart the whole game over. Other than that, I had a great time with this game!

Мне понравилось, как несколько слов меняют смысл одного и того же текста, образуя новую историю. Так что я с интересом перепроходила игру на разные концовки. Но мне не понравилось истории с кошкой и с преступной жизнью. Для полноценной истории требуется 3 предмета, а из этих 2х веток всего по одному. В итоге история получалось странной :( Но игра мне все равно понравилось, рекомендую