This game is a masterpiece in its storytelling, pacing, art direction, music, and writing. The surreal setting is complemented with wonderfully designed characters and very witty dialogue. The dev had a clear vision for the identity of their game and they stuck with it without compromising anything.
Many of the puzzles are well designed and easy to follow, and the ones that had me stumped weren't too much of an issue once I consulted Tip. Tip is such a GOAT. Probably my favorite puzzles are the ones where you have to use your tools in an unconventional way or in regions you'd least expect them to work in.
The combat was very challenging but rewarding with a system that feels inspired by Punch Out. I'm sure it's probably easier with a mouse, but I still managed to clap every boss on a controller.
My only issue that isn't something petty is that two of the late game puzzles are impossible on Steamdeck without switching to the desktop mode first. [spoiler] I knew the solution because I remember the Impossible Quiz doing something similar, but you can't un-fullscreen the game mid session while in the Steamdeck's Gaming Mode. I lost 35 minutes of progress and had to re-complete 4 puzzles because of this. I feel like a good band-aid fix would be to add a Super Saver inside the puzzle room. [/spoiler] This shouldn't be an issue for the vast majority of players, but it still effects players trying to get 100% on Steamdeck.
I genuinely hope the dev makes more passion projects like these in the future.
