(Reviewed after playing the entire "Sam Barlow Trilogy" as I call it: Her Story, Telling Lies, & Immortality)
"We created the perfect story. I watched you die and live. But they squandered it. It changed nothing."
I fucking love this game. Unfortunately the nature of this game's existence means that I can say very little about it without spoiling something that should be a very personal and profound experience. I've said that Sam Barlow's games are best experienced with friends but this one I think is equally as valuable when played solo. There's simply so much to think about narratively and emotionally. The thematic elements in this game stew together and by the end you're left with so many different things to think about.
Barlow's best work by far, and one of the best game's I've had the pleasure of playing and experiencing this year.
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
Over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
Maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
If I could walk away from me
"We created the perfect story. I watched you die and live. But they squandered it. It changed nothing."
I fucking love this game. Unfortunately the nature of this game's existence means that I can say very little about it without spoiling something that should be a very personal and profound experience. I've said that Sam Barlow's games are best experienced with friends but this one I think is equally as valuable when played solo. There's simply so much to think about narratively and emotionally. The thematic elements in this game stew together and by the end you're left with so many different things to think about.
Barlow's best work by far, and one of the best game's I've had the pleasure of playing and experiencing this year.
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
Over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
Maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
If I could walk away from me