Scarlet Deer Inn

Be forewarned before buying that this game is very short. This isn't inherently a bad thing for most, but I finished at 3.6 hours. I felt like the moment I was becoming fully engaged and ready to see what happens next it abruptly ends. In terms of narrative you'll get a good mix of morbid and warm. The game presents honest looks into the darker parts of folklore, while also challenging the player to fully engage in the grey areas of morality more than the binary good and evil. The characters are rich, realistic and the team writes harsh and complicated people so effortlessly. You'll face some real jerks, but there's a sense of realism into not only how they present themselves but how the protagonist responds to them. The game-play may feel thin, but after a while you get a sense of the rhythm. A mixture of point and click, collectible and Prince of Persia style platforming. The puzzles are not inherently difficult, but provide a nice sense of comfort and slight challenge. That is... until the final boss. The final boss becomes a Hollow Knight boss, where you have to study each pattern and hone your skills. This would be fine if it wasn't so out of left field game-play wise. The final boss felt more like a first boss in anticipation to cross a threshold into deeper action game-play... But then the game just ends. There's a moment of pure intrigue within a new character and it just sort of stops... cryptic, yes, but not the landing that felt satisfying. This may have been intentional, but still It felt like someone just walked to my steam deck and turned it off. There's plenty of subtext and nuance to the themes and collectibles, with community, folklore lessons, and religious fear within people. but it gets lost within the short length of game. It became a game of great style an beauty, excellent threaded sprites, music and writing. But I left hungry for more.

This was a delightful game. As not an avid gamer and someone who usually only plays cozy games, this was wonderful! Not too long or hard but just challenging enough for my noobness (that end boss fight killed me like a dozen times), Only took me around 5 hours to complete which might have been shorter if I hadn't wandered so much. And the art design and music was beautiful. Can't wait to see more games from these developers. 10/10

Beautiful, Artistic, would recommend!

Art v kombinaci vyšívaných postav je parádní, hudba hezky dokresluje atmosféru a samotnou hru jsem bral nejdřív jako oddychovku, jen pak začne být postup náročnější, jak se už poněkolikáté vracím na to samé místo, kde mi třeba nevyšel skok, člověka to štve, ale i přes tohle jsem se bavil a příběh si užil! Jediné, co mi tak nějak chybělo, byla mapa, když se několikrát vracím na různá místa, postup by tak byl pohodlnější (ale to bude i nejspíš tím, že miluju mapy).

Absolutely beautiful game and wonderful soundtrack. Story was fun, though it is a rather short game, beat it under 3 hours just when i was starting to unravel the mystery of it all. Was hoping for more, but i still recommend. Thoroughly enjoyed my time with this game

A great example of atmosphere, and a unique artstyle. Game provides enough challenge to be intersting without being frustrating. Embroudery in a medival world makes sensem and was refreshing, but I do wonder if the artstyle could have lent itself to the gameplay somehow.

A beautiful, dark, sometimes quiet and sometimes fast and dangerous game with an incredible soundtrack. This game has been surprising and wonderful. Give it a try!