VHOLUME

At no point did I have the feeling they were running out of juice. It's as if the game constantly makes you feel... something, even though - at first glance - it might seem rather boring (to some). Addictive sadness if it was a game or something like that. But this is not simply a game. It's a form of art. It made me realize what I once loved about gaming and what I believed to be lost along the way. It's as if you take the atmosphere of Portal and Half Life and combine it with a gameplay loop somewhere in between Mirror's Edge and Counter Strike Surfing. The movement is smooth and close to perfect. Don't mind a few glitches here and there, because this world is as immersive as it gets and lets you forget minor bugs in an instant - that is if you're ready to embrace the aesthetics of this melancholic, brutalist ode to depression. In the end, glitches will feel more like a gimmick. The soundtrack is perfection. The replayability is insane. The price tag is a joke. If I knew what game this was, I would have paid full price, just for the sake of it. The dystopian atmosphere is top notch, but I guess you have to be a certain kind of human to really dig it. I hope this game is a financial success, so that there will be more of it. 10/10 Masterpiece. Not only the best indie of the year, but maybe even my personal game of the year. This will be stuck in my head among titles such as Portal. You know... games that actually made you feel something, while being fun at the same time.