"Remnants of a Beautiful Day" is a first person walking simulator that tries to be beautiful, but that's about it. It however doesn't do a good job at all in its attempt to be visually pleasing but you can at least tell that the effort was at least put in. Even on max settings/resolution the graphics still aren't as aesthetically nice.
There is little to nothing going for this game as there isn't a linear story (if one at all). Even the store page doesn't elaborate any further about the game. I guess it's only purpose was to evoke a surreal feeling and a surreal feeling only but I did not feel anywhere near like this. I was more confused than anything. Something that might have turned the tables was an actual story, this could steer the player away from being confused because they don't know what they're doing or why they're doing what they're doing. Had a simple plot been implemented, it could've gave this game at least a bit of potential to be interesting.
I do like walking simulators but this one did not speak to me. Controls are clunky, somewhat delayed and feels like you're walking on a grid. Jumping sends you about 3 inches off the floor and landing causes you to freeze in position for half a second before allowing you to walk again. There are little options with customization and you cannot rebind keys to my knowledge. There [i]are[/i] platforming bits but the controls do not compliment the obstacles you need to conquer. There is some replayability with the multiple endings but unfortunately, I only found two endings and can't bring myself to play anymore of this because of how boring it is.
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[spoiler]One area that is incredibly flawed is the part where you're running from a faceless ball with an enormous mouth consuming everything in it's path down a seemingly endless hallway. At any random given interval, your character will turn back, checking on the distance of the pursuer. There is no warning when you will do this so while you're holding "W" and running away, your character will randomly turn around without warning, and now you're running towards the threat. Whilst this happens, there are trees, monsters, and hands blocking your way to safety, so the fact that you're not in full control when running for your life brings a whole new level of frustration when playing because there's no fairness. Indicator would have helped or maybe: no double taking at all.
This is the kind of thing people in horror movies do and ultimately die because of it. Turning back to check how close the threat is? Fine, but every 5 seconds?[/spoiler]
Final thought: Even on an intense sale, this wouldn't be worth grabbing. On the other hand, you can play most of the game in less than 2 hours and refund it if you really feel so inclined to do.
