Where Is Here: New Home

Where is Here: New Home is a sequel to Roxanna's earlier game, Where is Here. Both games feel part of the same universe. A huge, vibrant, atmospheric settings, with a real dream like quality to them. This sequel is larger with a narrative adventure to follow. A mystery to solve, dangers to face and even giant spiders to run away from. With relaxing, ambient music and soothing (and funny) voice acting, this is the perfect game to unwind and chill with. The dev is a prolific games designer and clearly has a real talent at pushing the boundaries with each new title. Expanding on visuals, audio, environments, interactivity and puzzles. Plus, there's a collection of fun Steam achievements to try and unlock. Disclaimer: I purchased the game over on itch.io and received a free steam key of the same game.

A very atmospheric experience and a nice story to follow. I love the level design and art direction, the worlds you can visit are so distinct and at the same time everything blends very well together. There are a couple of "panic" sequences which I'm not very found of, but that ends up being just my personal taste, afterwards I thought it was a nice change of pace. Also the dialogue is fully voiced, which is a big plus!

It bangs.

I bought this during the Steam sale, while trying to grab a bunch of science fiction adventures. This game is by far the worst. The good: it has attractive environments. But the bad. Oh the bad. The dialogue is sophomoric and clumsy. It scans like a high school writing project. The voice acting is amateurish and awkward. The story is passable, but weak overall. The level design shepherds you along with invisible walls and clearly marked roads. There's the illusion of an open world, but the environments are very limited. The worlds you visit are pretty much just walking up a path and grabbing the icon, at least the first two. It's pretty. But it's not a good game. I won't bother finishing it.