DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

Good art. Okeish music. As a solo-project with three months development time - oustanding work. But storywise...? The story of this game is presented so straightforwardly that, at times, it becomes almost uncomfortable. Every time the author created a strong visual image that could have invited reflection, he immediately provided an explanation of what that image was supposed to mean. In the case of the elephant, he did this THREE separate times throughout the game. The game’s central theme - the price of one’s conscience - is treated the same way: rather than allowing the player to reflect on what has happened, the author once again spells out the conclusion through Price’s own words. If the author is so afraid of the player interpreting the work for themselves, if he is so afraid of alternative readings and of the player arriving at a different conclusion - then it becomes difficult to understand why this author needs the player at all.

That's a good short game. I finished it in two nights. Prepare tissues when you finish the game

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不靠跳脸惊吓，以像素画风营造压抑的心理恐怖。主角为晋升不断驱逐弱者，良知化作梦魇纠缠自身。游戏借大象意象，拷问人在名利诱惑下的道德挣扎。玩法虽单薄，但故事极具重量，因果轮回的悲剧结局后劲绵长，是一则叩问人性的沉重寓言。

神作，剧情演出神了，音乐也很有代入感，解密不算难，前面伏笔收回时真是感慨，还是开放性结局，由于在养老院没有见过老太太，所以细思还有点后背发凉，情感高潮在主角自身的利益与良知挣扎下不断推进，流程不长，价格便宜，值得体验

Mehr Rätsel als im zweiten Teil. War ganz Cool. 7/10

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