INMOST

Beau + storytelling intéressant + gameplay qui apporte à l'histoire

Chucklefish has done it again. I'll split this review in three parts: Gameplay, Artstyle, and Story. [h2] Gameplay [/h2] This is probably the weakest aspect of the game. There is gameplay, there is a small degree of difficulty to its puzzles, but overall the gameplay is just there as vehicle to go through the game itself. The most enjoyable part of the gameplay is really the collectables which are ridiculously difficult to find and I am glad there is a guide for it, as they are just randomly scattered throughout the map... Otherwise, the enemies will often throw you off, as they are almost always unexpected, keeping the game fresh on your first playthrough. [h2] Artstyle [/h2] This small, short, hidden gem carries what is probably one of the best pixel art animations I've ever seen. Mind you, pixels are big in this game and most of the game is pretty monochromatic, and somehow, every character, including enemies that are just a ball of black, is full of emotion. The way you can easily learn when a character is attacking or if they were hurt or slowed down or what emotion they have by changing 1-3 pixels on their face is incredible. Maybe there's other games out there that look better than this one, sure, but that's because they have more pixels in their art. Everything goes perfectly well in this game. The sound design is also spectacular, all the thunks and thuds and slashes and clanking and cracking sounds you find are perfectly blended with the ambiance of the game, so nothing ever feels out of place, and the music sets the a very accurate tone to how you should feel at that very moment. Impressively, although there's 3 themes in the game because there are 3 main characters, the game never feels like a completely new game when changing characters even after knowing the gameplay is completely different. [h2] Story [/h2] Once you start this game, it's going to feel like this is either some sort of surreal story where nothing makes total sense, or everything is supposed to be within the same world and something happened along the way that made everything blend together and you're playing past, present and future at the same time... Both are wrong, and the answer lies somewhere in the middle; once it clicks, you'll see how beautifully written this game is. I was not expecting a story so well written on a game so short... Hell, I got this game from a bundle, that's how small I though this game was and now? I can't recommend this enough. [h1] Overall [/h1] The game is short, it's fun, it's easy to get into and has an amazing story and beautiful sprite animations. Please give it a go, you will not regret it.