It Comes In Waves

I was not a big fan. Love the vibes, love the aesthetics, but this is mostly a walking sim where you have to collect water... And that's 99% of it. Some of the assets are really jarring, like what the hell is that scrapyard? Antonio makes simpler games, and they are cool, shotgun game mwah, but this one is just full self-indulgency.

A short, sweet, and meaningful little game. I only died once because I forgot fall damage was a thing. I loved the atmosphere, it feels rare to get a game that focuses on that instead of visuals now. That being said the visuals were lovely, and it had a meaningful ending.

Short and sweet, I like the idea of permadeath in such a short game cause it makes you a lot more invested in the exploration. Touches on the regrets and feelings surrounding the death of a loved one, good stuff.

Pairs well with Dopesmoker

Walking around the desert, managing water and fighting off enemies, trying to grow the flower had me entranced for the close to an hour of its runtime. It was a desolate but interesting world to inhabit. Narrative also fees into those feelings of isolation, where your character seems to have done something that the settlement can't forgive them for. I remember it being pretty easy and beating it first try, but I guess others found the difficulty harder and it lent to the atmosphere.

This MF is a true goat in the vibes department

It comes in waves, slowly the ocean recedes

great meditation on grief and the loneliness of existence

The first 15 minutes of my playtime is me reaching almost the end of the game, then dying after going into water starting all over again. The next 15 is holding W and collecting some items around. The last 15 is literally idleing the game to wait for the specimen to grow so I can finish the game. I loved The Chameleon but this one ain't it chief.

I loved the aesthetic, got a mix of Star Wars and Dune. The last message after finishing the game was really cool not knowing what was being carried.