Divulges the "twist" of the story a little too early on, leaving the second half of the game for the protagonist to reckon with their actions which, as a player, can feel rather sluggish to meddle about until it is completed. Effective, maybe, but I much prefer the mysterious first half of traversing a Silent Hill-esq school, solving puzzles while avoiding the wrath of mostly benign enemies with impeccable sound design. The puzzles in the second half certainly manage to hold my attention to continue pushing through the fractured nightmare of ones own foggy memories.

Well executed story, all in all. A tad on the derivative side, generally speaking, but one so chocked full of oppressive atmosphere that coincides with some of the themes that it rounds out the heart twisting narrative to the fullest.

Forgive thyself.

Reviewed on Oct 28, 2020


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