Last Word

Game is good!

Genuinely great discussion "combat" with the tug-of-war style meter and managing all your various levels. Feels like a nice game of Chess, where you know at a certain point which of you is going to win. Plus, the characters are fantastic. So glad I finally sat down to finish this. (Plus hey, cute kitty)

The discourse system is super clever and just complex enough for the short game, generating two resources to spend for movement with a rock-paper-scissors tone system driving the conversions. Using one tone requests the opponent to use an opposing tone as it damages composure to make movement easier, so early battles center around controlling a 50 power to 60 tact conversion, while unlocked skills reveal a new strategy of matching tone to outpace tact generation. If it were much longer the limitations of the Discourse system would be more troublesome. The game devolves into a lot of grinding if you're going for 100%, but the game is totally beatable with little to no extra experience. The writing is okay. Due to the setting, characters' tones come across as quite similar, especially because the more different Seymour is [spoiler] not important to the story. [/spoiler] I find the main character disagreeable, which sours quite a bit of it. The story overall struggles to manage much because the whole thing takes place in [spoiler] one evening in one room. [/spoiler] I highly recommend the game just because its combat is so unique.

Short but clever game. Worth 4 hours every 5-10 years.

I like this one. Without diving too much into complicated linguistic therminology, it manages to tackle the subject of pragmatics on the understandable and quite enjoyable level. The battle system is fun, focusing on not what is supposed to be happening, but rather on how it is done--a daring but efficient approach. The characters, too, are unique in their own way, funny to interact with, especially if approached with random topics. William will forever take place into my heart, that chad energy sassy boy. I had a bit of a problem with the absence of ability to change topics in-convo, but it's not really an issue, just a gimmick I'd like to exist. All in all, a great game to kill an evening with. And with that my dive into the Merlandese-verse had begun.

A very enjoyable game, in a manor of speaking.

I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of you. In fact, I may have played this game for only a day or two. That being said, after doing so, I had a new joy and hope for life. I managed to leave behind the pain and suffering that had been thrust upon me. I could experience the joy and happiness of other people. I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay. After realizing this, I turned off the game and went back to work. My hand hurt a lot, but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and became the father I needed to be at that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving like. Today, I am close friends with the mother of my children. We don't fight, argue, or say hurtful things to each other. We are parents and friends. Now I have 3 children. My third child is, wait, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my separation, and we just unexpectedly stumbled into each other's lives. We have been dating for a year and are very happy together. Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little game helped me realize that. Thank you.