The Pale Beyond falls short because of three main reasons. Firstly, while the way the game presents itself with markers scattered across the current map at the time is fine, navigating it is sooo cumbersome even though it shouldn't be. Secondly, the save tree system doesn't work in a narrative game, with no easy way to skip all the talking. Thirdly, there isn't any feedback on how you are managing the resources, meaning that you could have already lost the game in week 15 or something but only find out until you're at week 24 hours later. I think there is a good game underneath all the dirt (or should I say the ice?) with the great concept, art style and setting, but the whole "game" part seems very lackluster.