"You're not real."
"I'm not?"
DON'T TOUCH MY SOUL WITH DIRTY HANDS

Return to ash. Much of this edgy, empty nihilism grates though it's never unfitting for the character - but I feel as though a lot of it is supposed to. You're playing as a 16-year-old who's been through some unspeakably horrible shit, after all - and I think part of the appeal for this particular entry in the series is how often you are made to play as a character who you often do not agree with. You have to do things you don't like, while still having the freedom to make important choices on your own. It has its tone and it's very confident with it, for better and for worse. Maybe a big cloud will come down and swallow us all up one day, are we selfish for thinking we ever had a choice? The tabletop games in this have no right to be so damn fun, and the ending is once again awesome.

Reviewed on Jun 26, 2024


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