As somebody who is intensely afraid of death, many of the struggles the characters faced and the overarching conflict really resonated with me. It has been difficult to pull myself away from this game for the last few weeks.

I absolutely adored how the game presents its main objective; For the first few months your goal is beating the 12 shadows. Simple enough, and you just wanna get through all of that and bring peace to the world as quickly as possible. But then you get to December, and learn the real nature of what lies ahead. Suddenly, the passage of time is dreadful, and all you want is to relish in the last few moments you have left with your friends. It perfectly captures how it feels to grow up in your late teenage years, and I think that’s what I found most compelling about this game.