Bye Sweet Carole

The first few moments were very intriguing, but after the appeal of the art style wears off all you are left with is a game which at it's core is very minimal, puzzles which are not challenging, controls which are clunky, gameplay which is repetitive and a protagonist who is written to be boring and stereotypical. Also the bugs. God, the bugs: Chases which are glitched causing enemies to find you even when you are hidden, the character sprite sometimes ending up in a walking/falling loop, enemy attacks phasing through your character ending up in you not getting hit when you should be hit, enemies endlessly pacing back and forth even though you are using noise to lure them away,... In short: this should have been a webcomic. Or a cartoon.

A primeira coisa que me conquistou nesse jogo foi, sem dúvida, a arte. É simplesmente linda. O estilo de animação desenhada à mão, os cenários, as expressões dos personagens e toda aquela estética de animações clássicas fazem o jogo parecer um desenho antigo que ganhou vida. A parte sonora não fica atrás. As músicas são maravilhosas e combinam demais com cada momento, conseguindo deixar as cenas mais emocionantes, estranhas ou tensas sem precisar exagerar. A narração e a dublagem também são incríveis. A voz dos personagens dá muita personalidade para eles e, em vários momentos, parece que você está assistindo a uma animação em vez de jogando. Sobre a jogabilidade, os comandos às vezes demoram um pouquinho para responder ou não funcionam exatamente como eu esperava, principalmente em algumas partes que exigem mais rapidez. Em certos momentos isso pode ser um pouco frustrante, mas sinceramente não chegou a atrapalhar minha experiência de forma significativa. Depois que você pega o jeito, fica bem mais tranquilo. Os puzzles também são simples na maior parte do tempo, mas funcionam bem para manter você explorando e prestando atenção no ambiente. Para mim, o jogo claramente coloca a história e a atmosfera acima da dificuldade, e acho que essa escolha funciona. E falando da história sem dar nenhum spoiler: eu gostei muito do significado por trás dela. No começo parece apenas uma aventura para descobrir o que aconteceu com uma personagem, mas conforme você vai avançando percebe que existe muito mais por trás daquela fantasia. O jogo trabalha temas como amizade, perda, amadurecimento, solidão e a dificuldade de aceitar certas coisas. E eu acho que é justamente isso que torna o jogo tão marcante. Ele usa uma aparência de conto de fadas para contar uma história que, por baixo de toda aquela beleza, é bastante triste e emocional. Recomendo muito para quem gosta de jogos focados em narrativa, arte e atmosfera. 9/10

The art is incredible, but I didnt like the controls and the polish of the game, indeed is a low cost game but wasn't I expecting

I can't deny it's a really beautiful game. The art is so gorgeous and hand drawn, but that's where it ends for me. It feels like the game was not built with actual gameplay in mind. This experience is frustrating. The controls are so clunky, and the story was a bit empty. Which is truly unfortunate as I felt it had great potential. The game was sold as beautiful horror but it falls very short. Sadly I couldn't even finish it because of my frustrations in playing this title.

Amazing, moving, devastating tribute to life, love, and those we say goodbye to move on. Few forgivable technical hiccups, a single crash and a couple of sections with weird movement won't prevent you from finishing and enjoying the game so don't listen to reviews claiming the game is bugged - it's not,it works great, it's beautiful, and it's devastating. The game is aimed at those who enjoy a good story with mystery and secrets with a full disclosure at the end, with some platforming, stalker sequences and simple puzzles that together make more than the sum of the single parts. I wish the best for the dev team and hope to play their next games

Did not finish the game , reached the mines level . Not sure how close that is to mid game. I gave myself some time to think if I want to continue and the answer was no. The art is the best part of this game and the reason why I got it in the first place. The music is great as well. The story on the other hand is weak and shallow especially if you have played or read similar stories focusing on the same themes. The characters barely have a personality which makes it hard to actually get attached to anyone. You get told a lot of things to keep the story going. There is an attempt at visual storytelling but it can't do the heavy lifting. The gameplay is as you expect a survival horror loop , you run around with a monster of the level on your tracks hiding and solving puzzles. I 've played similar games before and had a good time but with this one I just felt frustrated often. The long hold to complete actions , the monsters not being very scary and just annoying , the repetitive puzzles did not do it for me. Its not poorly made, it has its high moments despite itself. If you want just a good looking basic 2d survival horror I think this might be fun. I dropped it when I reached the mine level because I found the puzzle super annoying. Since I did not get into the story at all it wasn't worth finishing for me. Worth a sale buy if you wanna try it, otherwise there are better games in this genre that you can play before this.

Wirklich schade, aber durch den Trailer durchskippen ist die beste Erfahrung die man mit dem Game haben kann. Ist leider einfach enorm tedious, langsam, VIEL zu lang und als Spiel einfach.. schwach. Die Umgebungen und das Pacing fühlen sich einfach wie eine belanglose Aneinanderreihung von zufälligen Arealen an, in denen irgendwelche Schlüsselgegenstände versteckt wurden. Dann rennst du pro Level ~30 Minuten hin und her während du dich vor irgendeinem Gegner verstecken musst. Ab Level 3 dachte ich mir: "Boah, das zieht sich echt, hoffentlich wird es besser." -> Leider nein, wurde mit jedem Level eher schlimmer, ohne irgendwelche Highlights, netten Segmente oder interessanten Ideen. Konnte es echt nicht mehr als ein Level pro Tag durchziehen und selbst so war es unfassbar dröge und hab bei ~80% des Games leider echt einfach aufgegeben und es vom Steamdeck geworfen. Leider sehr schwach, würde ich nicht mal für hardcore fans des art styles empfehlen. ~5/10

Игра д*рьм* душное! Красивая картинка и музыка не спасут, увы, ее никак. 8 часов в прохождении страданий, меня хватило дойти лишь до середины