slick detective game, got a lot out of this one! really liked the whole open-world mystery that the game presents you, where the scene of the crime is pretty much an entire island. conceptually i think it's pretty rad but also having a good half and half between visual novel/interviewing segments and open world exploring felt really nice.
aesthetic is on point. the game stylistically feels like a heavy homage to past suda51 games as well as some sprinklings of something like danganronpa. little descriptions on the relics and objects you find in the game are wonderfully detailed and willingly obtuse. the relic descriptions really give a nice flavour to daily island life before the purge of civilians and the descriptions of the gods really help give this idea of a chaotic, strange universe filled with obtuse gods. the universe within this game was fantastic.
also the art style and music are worth pointing out. art direction is on point in both the tropical island look and the character designs. really good, disctinct looks to all the suspects in the game. also the music is a highlight, really dreamy soft 80s synthpop that vibes with the island. perticularly enjoyed the touch of having the music be a physical concept on the island and having it played through speakers scattered across the island.
stroy wise the game isn't too shocking or suprising but it gives you a nice little murder mystery to follow and a cool final trial, that i actually got anxiety over before going ahead with it because the game kinda expects you to do your homework before going ahead with it by looking through the evidence and making some sort of narrative. it's pretty cool. one other point i liked was how open the final trial was. I feel like there's always gonna be the same suspect that you have to accuse if you wanna get anywhere but you could totally save certain characters you liked who were implicit by merely ignoring the evidence and letting them go free. or choose who you thought really did the murder in the end. or after the trial just go around and murder people found innocent by the trial if maybe you feel like you didn't get the evidence right or thought they were involved somehow or maybe you just didn't like them.
overall, game is pretty good! enjoyable in pretty much all aspects. it won't blow your mind i feel but if you want to have some slightly abstract murder investigation funsies, this is defintely one worth checking out.
aesthetic is on point. the game stylistically feels like a heavy homage to past suda51 games as well as some sprinklings of something like danganronpa. little descriptions on the relics and objects you find in the game are wonderfully detailed and willingly obtuse. the relic descriptions really give a nice flavour to daily island life before the purge of civilians and the descriptions of the gods really help give this idea of a chaotic, strange universe filled with obtuse gods. the universe within this game was fantastic.
also the art style and music are worth pointing out. art direction is on point in both the tropical island look and the character designs. really good, disctinct looks to all the suspects in the game. also the music is a highlight, really dreamy soft 80s synthpop that vibes with the island. perticularly enjoyed the touch of having the music be a physical concept on the island and having it played through speakers scattered across the island.
stroy wise the game isn't too shocking or suprising but it gives you a nice little murder mystery to follow and a cool final trial, that i actually got anxiety over before going ahead with it because the game kinda expects you to do your homework before going ahead with it by looking through the evidence and making some sort of narrative. it's pretty cool. one other point i liked was how open the final trial was. I feel like there's always gonna be the same suspect that you have to accuse if you wanna get anywhere but you could totally save certain characters you liked who were implicit by merely ignoring the evidence and letting them go free. or choose who you thought really did the murder in the end. or after the trial just go around and murder people found innocent by the trial if maybe you feel like you didn't get the evidence right or thought they were involved somehow or maybe you just didn't like them.
overall, game is pretty good! enjoyable in pretty much all aspects. it won't blow your mind i feel but if you want to have some slightly abstract murder investigation funsies, this is defintely one worth checking out.