Shady Part of Me

[i]Shady Part of Me[/i] (SPOM) is a really good puzzle game. Switching between the main character and her shadow and the the light/shadow mechanics were used creatively. For the most part I didn't find the game too difficult and I was able to 100% it, though some of the puzzles later on felt quite devious (although I can't think of a single one that was unfair). I have mixed feelings on the story itself. I think I enjoyed the presentation of it more than the actual story. It's one of those stories that are intentionally vague to be esoteric and deep. There are a lot of game stories like this these days and personally I'm kind of tired of them. After thinking about it for a bit I think I have a handle on what the story is about but I couldn't say for sure. I know some people really like this kind of storytelling though and that's fine. For those people the story will probably land much better than it did for me. To be clear I don't think it's a [i]bad[/i] story and it doesn't interrupt the gameplay at all so I'm not all that phased. SPOM has a great artstyle which it uses well. The music is generally good and fits the game's ambiance, although none of the tracks particularly stand out in my opinion. Whatever track is playing is modified depending on if you're controlling the shadow or not which was cool. All-in-all I really liked SPOM. I got it on sale but I'd say it's worth it at full price too.