Void Stranger

いわゆる「フェーズ２」と呼ばれるものが始まり、 あまりに倉庫番パズルが難しくて心が折れました。 そこから、注意深くネタバレを避けつつ案内を調べていると、 どうやら、、、フェーズ２はいくらかの「知識」を手に入れたうえでそれを総動員するのが前提のパズル難易度であり、それら抜きに挑むには相当難しいということ。 フェーズ１でさまよい、探索し、知識を身に着けてから挑むのが推奨される、とのことでした。 しかしながら。フェーズ１に関しては、フェーズ２に進む事に関してはそんなに難しくなく、 探索や知識習得が十分でなくとも、普通に、クリアできてしまう。 自分はそのパターンで、フェーズ２の難易度の急上昇に面食らってしまった。 これは製作者の意図にあってるんだろうか？？ これから推奨される案内に沿って、フェーズ１に戻り、知識習得に励もうとは思うが、 ちょっと、この重要な知識の習得なしに、、、ロッド一本でフェーズ２に普通に連れていかれる作りは、 現時点では看過できない。ということで、オススメ、しない。 最後まで終えられたらまた追記したい。

after years of feeling like i "need" a story in games, this eased me back to valuing the marriage of gameplay and tone. yes, there is a compelling narrative and incredible music. what is really incredible is this game guided me step-by-step to the joy of feeling myself become faster and smarter through arcade-style failure. the thrill of zipping through levels that previously took hours to overcome keeps you glued to do Just One More for hours. the aesthetic, music, characters, and mystery constantly draw you in a little further. beautiful and dangerous. ultimately the story was not made for me, but it doesn't matter. this was one of the most important experiences i had in 2024. i am scared to boot the game back up because it is hard to put down.

this was, without overexaggeration, the best experience I ever had playing video games I don't know if I can convey why I feel this way without spoiling everything, so I'll just say that if you start playing this game, don't give up

sick as hell, excellent puzzley dungeon crawling and fun mechanics with some fun depth and atmosphere. Some dialogue is hit or miss to my taste but there's some great vibes with the world building and general character motivation.

absolute cinema

I liked this game. I would highly recommend this for someone who would play Zelda 1 on NES with no guide. The game is best experienced blind with minimal outside help. The puzzles were very fun and the game has a massive amount of secrets that enhance replay value and reward close observation. However, I was disappointed with the game's story, which fails to explain essential plot points and relies heavily on tropes instead of substantial depth of plot or characters.