Drizzlepath: Deja Vu

I’m not usually a fan of pure walking sims, so this type of game isn’t really my thing. However, I found it more entertaining than Dear Esther. The graphics are much better, and there are some truly beautiful parts. One section, in particular, reminded me of Thomas Kinkade's paintings, with the way the light was handled. There's also a surprising horror segment that I really enjoyed, as I’m a fan of horror. The narrator is still a bit ignorable, like in Dear Esther, but at least she has a nice voice. As for the story—if there is one—I have no idea what it is, but overall, it was an interesting experience.

I consider myself to have a very high tolerance for narrative adventure games (walking simulators). This game was recommended to me as a great example of one of those, and I regret to say that I think this helped me realize the limits of that tolerance. To me, the best Walking Simulators out there are games that place you in an environment that you want to explore as you witness a story unfold with characters that you care about. Initially, I wondered if my distaste for this game was coming from the fact that the environments are so big and spread out when so many of my favorite walking simulators take place is more limited, claustrophobic settings. After finishing this game, though, I realized that this is simply not the case. Drizzlepath: Deja Vu has the appearance of a walking simulator but, upon closer inspection, it lacks all of the things that make the genre interesting. Throughout the entire short runtime I was begging for the game to just give me something to do. Anything. Let me jump. Let me pick things up and look at them. Something. Anything. This game lacks characters, a story, and any kind of interactive elements. The environments are pretty, sure, but they are not interesting. I'm not trying to say that it is impossible to make a game like this with a narrator and heavy philosophical themes. Look at The Beginner's Guide or When The Darkness Comes. Obviously, being the 10th game from this creator, there is an audience for these games. I am glad for the creator and for the people that enjoy these, because I do not enjoy talking badly about games. Especially games that aspire to be artistic and thought-provoking. For me, though, there is just nothing here to latch onto, and nothing here for me to recommend.

Cool Landscape and Story

Why touch some grass when you have this game amirite? Seriously just go for a hike instead.

Świetna produkcja, jak reszta pozostalych :D

Mouais un simulateur de marche quoi....

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