This had big shoes to fill as I was coming off of playing Disco Elysium for the first time, and while it doesn't offer the same breadth, it scratched the same itch for piecing together an engaging narrative and unfolding a really interesting world one interaction at a time. It's dystopian, existential, and charmingly anti-capitalist. There's neat conflict between exploring what options you have the dice for vs what threads you want to pursue/what resources you need that I can see being a turn off for some folks but I think makes each playthrough unique and adds some chaos to the mix that keeps it fun. Also, having a few clocks hanging over your head helps keep things tense and makes your choices feel more dire. Art design is endearing, the music is powerful and understated which accents the feelings of isolation and feeling alone, even when surrounded by people. Def not at the level of DE in terms of scope, but its shorter run time has led me to completing it more times. The writing is killer, I do wish it was voice acted tho, but I'm being greedy. Its lovely little game that i enjoyed my time with. Fwiw, I played it on switch and it crashed -a lot- but I never lost progress, just had to start convos over.

Reviewed on Feb 17, 2024


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