Blueberry

Lovely narrative game to play over a couple of afternoons. If indie games tend to be metaphores about depression or trauma, and you'd have to pick a fresh adventure that brings back that feeling of 2010s ludonarrative experiences, I'd 100% recommend this one. Tthe player character being a woman contributes to the storytelling in its core conflicts, without turning them into clichés. A platformer that doesn't let you jump when you're pregnant (of course!). The writing is sensitive and fun when it has to. Overall a great experience. I will give it a replay later this year to check out the other story paths!

Großartiges und einzigartiges und faszinierend kreatives Spiel! Eine inspirierende spielerische Art und Weise um sich mit dem Thema Traumata in der Kindheit auf zugängliche Weise zu beschäftigen. Die Leichtigkeit mit der man ins Spiel kommt verwandelt sich in eine tiefgründige Erfahrung. Es sollte mehr Spiele in dieser Art geben.

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This game is an atmospheric masterpiece, that gently navigates through a tragic and yet relatable and unfortunately oh so common life. The story of Blueberry showed me that you are the narrator of your story and yet are not at the same time. Looking at all the wonderful details and the really awesome music you can't miss but feel all the love that was put into this game. Many cute design details, unique humour and the jump'n'run-elements make playing Blueberry fun although the story is actually quite sad. Blueberry also shows how games has developed and grown as a story-telling-medium within the past years. A must play for all indie gamers that value a deeper meaning and message behind gaming!

Lovely game and story with low skill ceiling. It is divided in two main components: charater discussion/narrative and light platforming. Both will take turns so they do not become overbearing. The controls are kept simple as well, so it is straight forwrd to remap them in steam for your needs. The main focus is the story and getting the player to reflect on themselves and their relationship with family. While you can beat it in 3 hours, nothing stops you from replaying it and see the outcome of the choices along the way. Which will add more playtime than it might look like on the surface.

a very raw, very human story about generational hurt that does not pull its punches. It shows people as people, cutting through stereotypes of age and maturity while you retrace a mural of a lifetime spent - or perhaps lost to generational trauma