Bury Me, My Love

Asylum seeker lore, Angela Merkel loves this game. Honestly, the story isn't too bad but the pacing is really slow for my liking. Also, the lack of manual saves is not particularly great, That means you will have to replay the game multiple times, worst of all, you can't even skip the dialogue. Positive review for the story itself and low price, just bear in mind you'll have a terrible time exploring every possible route.

Avrupa'nın Türkiye'ye Suriyeli kakalama projesinin bir uzantısı bu oyun, oldukça gerçeklikten uzak olmanın yanında bolca duygu sömürüsü ve ajitasyon da içerdiği gibi kendi başına oyun olarak bile doğru düzgün bir şey sunmayan, sürekli telefondaki konuşmalara baktığınız; hatta bazı yönleriyle kadınları aşağılayan veya ikinci plana atmasıyla ırkçı ama sorsan onlar dışındaki herkesin ırkçı sayıldığı ve bu yönüyle aşırı kürt milliyetçiliğinin solculuk olduğu Türkiye siyasetinin uzantılarına benzettiğim zihin yapısıyla baştan başa ve göze soka soka bir proje olduğunu kanıtlıyor. Elbette bu insanların bazılarının çok zor şartlara ve insanlık dışı muamelelere maruz bırakıldıkları doğrudur. Ülkesinin dört bir yandan içine sızmış düşmanlarla onu savunmaya çalışmak yerine savaşından kaçtıkları; Avrupa Birliği'nin kendisini söz gelimi "insanlık için çalışanlar" veya "insanlığın kurtarıcısı" gibi gösterdiği ve bu insanlar oraya giremesinler diye tel örgülerden ve üç insan boyunda duvarlar ördükleri, işine yarayacak olan ve okumuşlarından özenle seçtikleri birkaçı dışında kalanların hepsini Türkiye'ye rüşvet karşılığı dayatmalarıyla iki yüzlülükleri de bir gerçek olduğu gibi bazı Suriyeli'lerin (çoğunluğun) savaştan kaçan vatan hainleri oldukları da bir gerçektir. Oyun olarak da sadece arkaplanın değiştiği ve içerik olarak doğru düzgün bir şey sunmaya, tıklama usulü ilerleyen dandik bir oyun.

Bury Me, My Love feels like the sort of game that would click with me, but there was something about the gamification of refuges that just didn't sit right for me in the end. Initially I loved how humanising it was to be texting in a "real" human relationship, but as soon as I realised my responses changed the outcome, it started to feel far too gamey. It was even worse when finishing the game with a 'bad ending' I was suggested to restart and try to get Nour to safety. Bury Me, My Love attempts to bring the real life struggles of refuges into your home, but in the end, makes them feel like NPC escort missions with 1-UPs.

As much as I'd like to see more games tell important stories like this that need to be shared, this one could have been done a lot better. The trailer is very misleading, there is no "gameplay", it's literally just text messaging between Nour and Majd, 95% of the dialogue is scripted and there's only occasional bifurcations thrown in. The story itself is pretty lacklustre, read an actual book by a refugee and you'll get a much better account of what a perilous journey really feels like, this doesn't even scrape the surface. Sorry but this is a no from me, I'm going to go read another book, or maybe I'll dig up the real story about Dana and read that instead.

Got this game along with a bundle so I won't complain much. I think appreciate the game for being bold and rely only on text messages to tell its story with apparently many alternative endings (although I only played through one). On the downside though, this game really feels too long after a while and the basically non-existent gameplay doesn't help either. CONCLUSION: I like what it tries to do, but it really isn't engaging enough to support me through the whole game. ★½ out of 5

还可以， 虽然纯英文的看不太懂， 但根据背景变化、人物表情、剧本节奏， 可以脑补个二二三三。 额， 刚随手去看了下评测， 貌似完全理解错了，泪目...

ein lesespiel für zwischendurch. insgesamt ist es in ordnung. einige sprachen verfügbar, deutsch ist auch dabei was cool ist. der preiß dieses spiels ist im angebot (-85%) in ordnung.

É um excelente jogo/texto/leitura/história. O conteúdo é muito profundo e algumas vezes triste, a "aventura" de fuga da guerra de Nour nos faz pensar nas milhões de pessoas que sofrem com isso diariamente. Tudo se passa na tela do celular de Majd, simulando uma conversa no WhastApp. De acordo com as suas respostas, a vida da sua esposa pode mudar completamente. Super recomendado!

I appreciate what they were going for here but 1) it doesn't play much like a game, even for an indie choice-based title, and a lack of fast-forward (at least for scenarios you've already done before) makes it a chore to try different endings. 2) it's too sanitized as a lot of people pointed out. Don't get me wrong, the game does have many 'bad' scenarios for Nour to get into, but there's a severe lack of rawness to her misery in terms of presentation that takes away from the cruelty that refugees have to go through. Either making the game more realistic, or making it more interactive, could've improved things for me. But as it stands, I don't regret buying or playing it - but I don't see enough value in it to recommend it. I wish Steam reviews had a neutral/maybe option because 'not recommended' is a bit harsh, but I did want to leave a review.

I hoped for a strong storyline with truly heartbreaking and terrifying moments, something that would spark real thoughts. Unfortunately, I didn’t get that. As for the gameplay – there basically isn’t any. As a player, you have almost no interactivity, aside from making a few choices in chat. About 95% of the game is just reading text messages from your wife, where she describes her rather casual journey to Europe, with some minor struggles like trying to find a smuggler.