A really fun exploration/puzzle game that allows the player to express themself in completely arbitrary ways like how I would paint environments simply to give them some colour. Exploring this world and finding secrets was a joy and all the little critters you get to meet were wonderful!

I didn't care for the player character's arc (their name was 'Pizza' in my case). There isn't much substance to their problems with confidence. I don't think a lack of confidence is very fruitful grounds thematically no matter which story is being told, although I'd be happy to be proven wrong. Pizza walked around and complained about their insecurities and I never felt much for them.

Most of the story came from walking around, talking to people, meeting all sorts of cool personalities and having a lot of spontaneous character moments when I'd see locals gathering at a beach party I set up or them lining up outside a pizza shop I designed the logo for.

I guess that what makes the game special for me is that the world and its inhabitants are very alive. Although a very basic game primarily, there was a lot of dynamic interactions to be found.