A game about the chains that bind us. Whether those chains keep us apart or bring us together will be up to you.
I wish real life had a save + load feature.
I wish real life had a save + load feature.
This review contains spoilers
super cool! love the use of blacking out parts of the text to reflect the truths the protagonist is unwilling to admit to herself. love the seeming inevitability of the bad ending through the loops, and love that through continuing to try you learn that it wasn't so inevitable after all. love that, even through all the talk of "what my parents might think," in the end the only real person stopping her from being happy was herself.
Dev SuperBiasedGary's use of multiple endings to dramatize a process of self-realization and overcoming self-denial comes through loud and clear. Worth the trip for how its done, although there's some cliched writing to get past. Even so, I like the way that Gary imagined how a conflicted character might think through a scene, over and over, until they figure out what they really want. The first time through does a good job setting that up, including some creative use of text. The true ending is sweet and provides closure on the theme, although I was left wanting just one more trip through...