This game is beautiful visually, musically and thematically from beginning to end. The opening and ending cinematic are extremely powerful and you will feel them at a core level. There's no dialogue or text through the entirety of the game, it's story and meanings are all conveyed abstractly primarily through color and the state of decay of the world around you. The games audio profile consists of the pitter patter of lightly played piano in quiet moments to orchestral swells when the playable character is in the grips of strong emotional transitions. Everything just works really well to pull similar emotions out from within you.

I won't say much about it, but the story is about young woman and her journey through the five stages of grief as outlined by the Kubler-Ross model.

The gameplay works but is the weakest element of the game. You navigate the world primarily linearly, though there are some points where you have a branching path to individual collectibles you need to progress. Most of your interaction will be light platforming with some minor navigation based power-up puzzles. I don't see anyone having too much trouble getting through this game no matter their skill level.

I started this game one evening and really wished I could have completed it in one sitting. I feel it's emotional journey would have been more impactful from start to end without a break. It's definitely doable seeing the game is about 4 hours long, I just couldn't get it done. I ended up finishing the game on a Saturday morning with a cup of coffee. The kids woke up just as I was completing the last few segments. I then was bombarded with kid questions about what was happening on screen as I was going through all the accompanying emotions with welled up eyes. I then had to attempt to distill the meaning of grief and it's five stages in a kid friendly way as my 3 and 5 year old jumped up and down all over the couch.

I highly recommend this game to just about anyone who is looking to go on an abstract artsy emotional journey.