Thereafter

the cat's movements are unwatchable and the interactions are made even worse. The only nice thing is the time for short videos. 4/10 my rating

A true indie game! Free to play, nothing special or anything to rave about. Play as a cute black cat. Got very easy achievements. VERY VERY short game. Speed run in about 10 minutes. What's not to like?

[b]My Playtime:[/b] 1.1h (100% achievement, finished the game twice) [b]My First Playthrough:[/b] 0:17:05 [b]Grindy Achievement(s):[/b] No. [b]Optional Achievement(s):[/b] Yes (5 achievements). [b]Difficult Achievement(s):[/b] No. [h1]Intro[/h1] [i]Thereafter[/i] is a game where you play as a cat that is helping other humans to fulfill their wishes. It consists of four levels, each having different objectives from the others. [b]Pros:[/b] - Four levels with different objectives [b]Cons:[/b] - Cutscene looks like a chopped image - No option to skip cutscene - Jumping is too stiff [b]Specs[/b] AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT [h1]Should you play this game?[/h1] [i]It's too plain and boring. Moreover, it can take a while to wait for the dialogues to finish.[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1]In-Depth Review[/h1] [h3]The Game[/h3] [i]Thereafter[/i] lets you play as a cat in the human world. The game is a 3D platformer with different rules in all 4 levels: jumping around, playing a card game, interacting with objects, and fetching objects. Controls are intuitive—it uses the same movement controls as any other platformer game, and it will let you know which button to press when you want to interact with an object. Jumping is very stiff. It can only be triggered whenever the game shows the button that allows you to do so. However, this button doesn't show up at all times—sometimes, they won't even trigger, even though you are close to a ledge and need to jump. It can take up some time just to position yourself at the location that the game wants you to and wait until the prompt appears as a result. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2994123103 Dialogues are available starting from the second level, although they are not connected to each other. Each level will tell the tale of a certain person with no way to skip. Moreover, the dialogue takes some time to progress, and they tend to be too wordy. The cutscenes use no words, although they lack a lot of frames. This causes the animation to be choppy, to the point that I thought the game bugged out at first. [b]Length and Difficulty[/b] I finished the game in 17 minutes. I replayed the game and spent more time getting the rest of the achievements. It's not hard to finish the game, although you might take some time to figure out where to go next if you don't know what to do. To be honest, there isn't much to talk about the game. You move around to figure out what you need to do, do that errand, and move on to the next level. Each level is short and not memorable. The ending will let you choose between two choices, but it's not like it matters in the first place—the story was boring to begin with. [h1]Conclusion[/h1] [i]Thereafter[/i] is a short game where you do errands. Movement can feel awkward due to the jumping mechanic, and both the gameplay and story is too bland with no depth. Due to all that, I'd rather not recommending the game.