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I didn't like it, seems pretentious.

It really needs/needed save states. The description says it can be completed in 15-30 minutes in a single sitting, but I had to get up and was unfortunately gone for half an hour, almost doubling my playtime, which annoys me. It is also frustrating that even when holding down the button to sprint (which grows physically tiring and means your thumb can't use the stick to control the camera), your movement speed is incredibly slow. I understand that from an artistic standpoint this is to [spoiler]contrast with a faster movement speed later, when you get the bike[/spoiler], but it makes walking around the big yard sections excruciatingly dull, and it is the reason I decided not to go back and 100% the achievements. However, I really enjoyed the atmosphere and story. Strongly calls to mind Gone Home, though of course on a much smaller and short scale. The voice acting is very good. And as someone born and raised in the south, the visuals in particular felt very real and true to life to me. I also managed to grab this on sale for a mere 59 cents, so it was an excellent value! I enjoyed it far more than The First Tree.

Sehr schönes Spiel, tolle Atmosphäre. Leider sehr, sehr kurz. Aber es hat sich gelohnt. Würde gerne mehr Spiele dieser Art spielen.

i was trying to figure out how to break the lock for ages

Just a wonderful poetic experience!

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