I hate to be harsh on something that came from a genuine, human place but Adios is a pretty complete failure. There's not a lot to say other than that this shouldn't be a video game in its current state. Adios being a video game adds nothing to it; It takes away quite a bit as it turns out. The visual ugliness takes the player out of the experience constantly. The inconsistent writing is sometimes cringeworthy. The "game-y" elements are half-hearted at best (why was that fishing thing there to begin with and why did it take what felt like several years to complete). The story is, overall, quite boring but the dialogue has sparks of humanity that keep you invested. The story that's being told holds plenty of merit but despite its short runtime, Aidos was just a waste of a fine premise and ended up being a slog. I hope the team at Mischief continues working because clearly, they've got heart. Just remember why video games are special and don't be afraid to invest in the art form, which you obviously care about.

I generally do not like 'story-driven' games. There are definitely games I've played with good writing, as well as games where the gameplay justifies having a story. But I've never played anything where I'd say the writing on its own makes the game worth going through. But I want to be convinced otherwise. I want to play a game where I'm kinda meh on the mechanics but the narrative keeps me going. I want to be proven that games can be narratively compelling without any interactive assistance.

Adios didn't convince me.

Adios.

Let's get it right out of the way, this is an ugly game. An ugly game with a decent sense of environmental visuals. The landscapes are nice but the models are ugly.

Anyway. This game is truly human. A game that will make you feel nostalgic for a life you never lived and will leave you with a lump in your throat. Incredibly written dialogue with a genuinely moving story. A sweet hour long game that feels right at home at that length.

Beautiful.

Não tankou e foi de base.

Adios se destaca por meio de uma complicada narrativa moral. Os personagens são mostrados como complexos mesmo com um curto tempo de game, e é fácil se envolver emocionalmente na vida desse fazendeiro.

No entanto, a interatividade limitada realmente pesa na experiência, pois o jogo se arrasta em mecanicas batidas. As escolhas de dialogos que na teoria "mudaria" algo na história é simplesmente desleixada (Tem dialogos que você nem pode escolher e o jogo nem te explica o motivo).

A arte e gráficos do game claramente sofrem com a falta de polimento e acabam sendo simplesmente feios.

Existia uma tentativa boa de narrativa aqui, mas é tudo tão superficial e raso que não convence e não prende o player.


PRÓS:
- Narrativa forte e realista (porém curta e rasa).

CONTRAS:
- Pouco esforço em desenvolver a narrativa e os personagens.
- 0 divertido.

An incredibly human game that isn't interested in embellishing the mundanity of death for anyone's benefit. Adios is a game about accepting the inevitable and trying to examine what makes up a life. It's getting a lot of unfair hate right now and honestly it's a case of "not every game is for every person".

Whether this ends up being a game for you or not, it's well voice acted, emotional, and reflective. A perfect product of exactly what genre it exists in that's worth the short playtime if you can take a moment to suspend your disbelief and embody where it places you.

I like walking simulators, if the narrative is good. Sometimes, they feel like a movie in which you have some kind of control of the pace and the character's interactions.

'Adios' is one of these games: it has a good narrative, a compelling and emotional story with a couple of strong moments, but perhaps it lacks a little more exploration and interactions - or maybe it lacks the discovery of more narrative points or scenes through the exploration, you can examine items but this doesn't affect anything.

Despite of this, I enjoyed it and it's a very short game, so you can play it in one sit. Anenjoyable little experience, overall.

One of the realest games out there, the character performances are so fucking fantastic and the dialogue exchanges feel so natural that it's a shame it's stuck in what's effectively a walking sim/visual novel. I would have enjoyed this much more if it was done in a non-interactive environment as I feel playing as the protagonist doesn't add anything to the experience. At an hour of playtime I feel Adios is worth experiencing just for the core performances of the actors, as I struggle to think of a game that hits the same kind of realism this small cast does.