Strange

Not thrilling because there’s a lot of running around, but playable and worth some of your time. The plot is around a child who relocates to a new town. Fortunately, his cousin lives there, so he has at least one pal. One night, while playing with a group of town children, one goes missing in the wilderness. You play as the kid in the first person. There are no sophisticated controls because you can only run and jump. Although the view of the surroundings is closer to the ground, the game's assets aren't quite proportionate to their size. This means that some things appear much smaller or larger than they are, such as your parents' little bed or doors that are too small for the child's height. Assets are fine, but there aren't many of them. That is why the world does not appear to be particularly rich. You can explore the entire town, but there is nothing to see. None of the buildings may be accessed or explored, and there are no collectibles or secrets. The gameplay consists of running to exclamation marks and finishing missions. Because of the open environment, you'll have to sprint from one location to the next to chat to someone, deliver something, find clues within an area, or simply interact with a hotspot. You won't get lost because a waypoint always shows where you're going. I wish there was a "run always" button because walking wastes time. When you complete a mission, you return home to sleep and begin a new day. There is a linear progression through the game, meaning you only play one mission per day. You earn some money each day, but this is only used for scripted purchases. The game doesn’t excite, but it runs fine and doesn’t seem too demanding. The game takes around two hours. Unfortunately, some of the missions include stealth that doesn’t work that great. The goal is to stay out of a person’s line of sight. However, people can see you just by looking at you behind walls. There are checkpoints, but you still lose time because of walking. A bigger problem is that failure removes exclamation points when you load a checkpoint.