Queen Anne's Lace

I think I can tell what the game is going for, but it fumbles both the mechanical and aesthetic execution. The visual language alludes to substance without achieving it. I hope the final product manages to deliver on the premise because right now it's just sort of an unconvincing Twin Peaks reference. It is remarkably unclear both what and why you are doing what you're doing. I managed to find a reliable hiding spot for small anomalies early on and then the AI started "guessing" and turning what appeared to be successes into failures with zero feedback as to *why* this happened (was it random chance? was I being punished for reusing the same hiding spot? I'll never know because the game has no interest in telling you, trading cryptic-looking visuals for actual mechanical substance). There is no clear pattern or observable language to how the AI 'searches' and what its priorities are. Watching the AI search is just a fast-moving 3d model spinning around the space. Why not slow it down? To illustrate: I once hid an anomaly behind one of the wall paintings in a way that appeared totally concealed. When I returned to watch the AI search, it found the anomaly instantly, insinuating that the system can "see" things differently than the player. As a player I have no way of knowing or accounting for this than through brute force trial and error. The store page's mention of "ask[ing] your chat for help" is a tacit admission of who and what this game was made for.

It's ok. Honestly was a little confusing. I get the overall premise of the game, but it's not "scary". No jump scares or anything like that. Just place the items and leave? Then hope the guy doesn't find it? i don't know. It's not my thing, but I can see it being for others. 5/10 on the pear scale.

YO

i keep trying to think of a smarter way to say this but i'm not bright enough. i think its really funny how so many indie devs "take inspiration" from Twin peaks/Lynch and that amounts to maze like tile patterns on floor, long high curtains, smoky jazz, and no other things ever. i think its extra funny how this game also "takes inspiration" from the shining/kubrick, which is showing someone going down on someone else on a hotel bed, and no other thing. i feel like these devs should try harder, maybe? just a thought from a dummy.