The Moon Sliver is a short game, telling the story of the previous tenants of the abandoned island the player finds themselves on. The story is loosely told by exploring and interacting with various elements in the game, which reveals fragments of the story. The more the player explores, the more of the story is revealed. As the day draws on and the day turns to night, there's a sense that something is stalking the player.
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While it undertakes and achieves what it was scaled for, it doesn't come without faults as well.
The gameplay consists of walking and interacting, the cool gimmick here is that standing in specific locations or near specific objects triggers written memories on screen. It was interesting to trace the conversations or happenings in rooms or houses. Sometimes the proximity clutters the screen which is a polish issue but not game-breaking or even that significant.
Visuals are humble, consisting of free assets and art contributions, sound is also simple but used effectively if not expertly.
I can't speak much of a single hour playtime game without spoiling, so I'll just say it's a resident of a lone islet tracing their memories. It takes some from Szymanski's previous project and works it again in a somewhat different light.
The gameplay consists of walking and interacting, the cool gimmick here is that standing in specific locations or near specific objects triggers written memories on screen. It was interesting to trace the conversations or happenings in rooms or houses. Sometimes the proximity clutters the screen which is a polish issue but not game-breaking or even that significant.
Visuals are humble, consisting of free assets and art contributions, sound is also simple but used effectively if not expertly.
I can't speak much of a single hour playtime game without spoiling, so I'll just say it's a resident of a lone islet tracing their memories. It takes some from Szymanski's previous project and works it again in a somewhat different light.