RE:CALL

There are bright moments in this game, writing and gameplay, but by end it doesn't have any mode of increasing puzzle difficulty other than asking you to string a longer sequence of vision cone avoidance and button presses together (with a reset if you get seen) and that felt like a waste of my time. And the writing had gotten old at that point too. First few chapters are excellent though.

interesting concept, could've been so much better though. character writing fell flat for me and i couldn't care enough for them even though it seemed like they tried really hard for me to do so. finally i left with more questions than answers which the game seemingly didn't intend to answer in the first place other than that it's a solid 8 hours of gameplay that was only worth it for me on sale 6.5/10

Playing this right after Evan's Remains, the flaws are still there but largely improved on, at least in my opinion. I fell in love with the art style fairly quick, and the game surprised me with a tried (too tried, some could argue) base formula without making it unbearable or bland. I'd recommend it overall on a good sale; Probably don't get it on an impulse purchase, or at full price if you're planning to get into it without much info.

Memory manipulation combined with a murder mystery and a sprinkle of emotional introspection I really enjoyed my time with this game overall, but as with others, I found the puzzle section towards the end of the game reeeeeally outstayed its welcome The mechanic to remound reality based on shakey recollection is a pretty cool idea Character designs were neat and the story was more than serviceable Not a long game (8-ish hours) I do recommend it, just a caveat that the ending puzzle is a bit tedious

Buen juego con una interesante mecánica de manipulación del tiempo, pero que hacia el final la abandona un poco y cambia su gameplay hacia algo no tan novedoso. En los primeros capítulos vamos re-escribiendo la historia que se cuenta en base a información que obtenemos en las distintas variantes hasta llegar a un resultado deseado. Sin embargo en el último capítulo hay una sección bastante larga donde debemos llegar al mismo lugar de 3 formas diferentes pero que termina siendo un poco engorroso porque los 2 personajes que manejamos tienen siempre que estar cerca uno del otro. Si nos ven además debemos repetir todo el nivel de cero. Comencé jugandolo en una PC y en "español" pero luego me pasé a la Steam Deck y en inglés. El español dice Latino (o algo así) pero es un argento fuerte con lunfardo que me pareció que no pegaba para nada con la onda del juego. En la Steam Deck se juega perfectamente (no me parecieron chicos los textos). Puntaje: 8/10

An absolute masterpiece of a game... until it turns into a rushed mess. A great concept, perfectly executed for the first three chapters, until it's forgotten, never used again, and replaced with long, obnoxious door puzzles, full of useless backtracking. A well-written story with a very engaging opening, until suddenly, towards the end, somehow, it manages to feel padded and rushed at the same time. Gorgeus pixel graphics, with expressive portraits and detailed backgrounds. No, no "but"s here. A soundtrack that... well, it does its job through all the game. Better than playing muted, i guess. There are some bugs here and there, nothing gamebreaking, but bugs regardless. For example, if you press the "Continue" button on the main menu too fast, the game will crash. In chapter 7, you can press the "X" button anytime. Even in conversations. Which produces some... unexpected behaviour. Given the presumably low sales, this bugs will sadly never get fixed. This might be one of the greatest games i've ever played. But towards the end, it becomes one of the worst. A shame, but regardless, i recommend the game. It plays great on the Steam Deck. Also, easy achivements.

worth playing