the moment after taking hundreds of photographs of whatever the fuck was in front of you during this long journey through completely different biomes of the world you finally manage to "experience toem" (more on that later) is probably one of the most powerful moments I've experienced lately in a video game and i wish i was joking
toem is a very strange and alienating game in the sense that even now i dont completely know how I feel about it (currently my neurons are debating whether to put 3.5 or 4 we will see how that will go stay tuned)
the main mechanics of the game all revolve around taking pictures of the most random shit thats there to complete a certain amount of missions that allow you to move on to the next place and then repeat this process for another 5 times or something
if you ask me how exactly these mechanics work id have no clue how to explain this gameplay apart from "umhhhh cute lil boy takes photos of stuff hehe cute" the end like i think its better to just try the game yourself or watch some videos honestly this is difficult stuff me italiano mamma mia i no talk english well excuse
now the way in which i explained these mechanics makes it seem like the game is boring as hell but in reality the missions are so different from one another (albeit still in the "take a pic of X format" duh fucking brand of the game) and the things to photograph are so many that they completely saturate a game that lasts 3 hours no 100% and 5 hours 100% (approximate data of how long it took me at least also considering the DLC although tbh i kind of speed ran it through the last levels dont know why maybe im just too mentally unstable for videogames)
in addition to that the game also shoves in other kinds of mechanics in such a way as to provide you with a varied and never fully soporific experience (not fully because the sometimes unclear requirements for some quests make you wander around the map for a bit and they get frustrating honestly im just not good with this stuff idk why i played this game i got zero brain toem why are you giving me riddles like wtf)
honestly for a game with this premise it can be a bit of a challenge (of patience at that) so its not really just strolling and bird watching
theres also clothes ! if you like that kind of stuff i know you chicory people will like it and also some quest kind of work like the moons in super mario odyssey accessible only if you dress as idk a fucking pole dancer if you know what im talking about
anyhow point is gameplay is fine very fine very innovative very ughhhh other adjectives that im not competent enough to put here like ughhh endowed is this a word whatever
what pulled me into this game was possibly the art style which is majestic even though very minimalistic but honestly minimalistic isnt always a bad thing and somehow they managed to put a wide array of diversity in the world design character design and everything else design
now i will just segue into something that completely bewitched me the atmospheric nature of this game is just astounding i swear every single level has a clear and direct vibe theyre trying to convey and they deliver in that regard beautifully and all into a black and white lense and that will also segue into
the final picture you take took my breath away its such a wonderful little crescendo into something absolutely majestic
mom at the beginning of the game tells you that its finally time for you to experience the magical might of TOEM something that the player and possibly also the little protagonist have no fucking idea what it is
its at the top of kiiruberg mountain region and it should be experienced at least 1 time in the lifespan of a person and so you just journey through the world to get a sight of this magnificent phenomenon
MILD SPOILER IG when you get to the mountain you acknowledge that toem is a fucking parallelepiped ? ok whatever i was weirded out THEN you look at it . the ost keeps going on a steady pace until it stops and toem exposes its mystical colored northern lights and another ost begins and youre just left there gawking at this beautiful sight and honestly ? trying to convey this kind of majestic beauty through a game isnt that easy ive seen a lot of stuff listened to a lot of stuff and sometimes stuff just gets repetitive or you start to not get that amazed at it anymore like you used to
when i actually "experienced toem" it made me feel like i was looking at something out of the ordinary like it was a big deal and in a world where everything is black and white a sight that explodes into a myriad of colors IS a big deal and i was just left there observing this estatic godlike experience like i was actually living in the world of toem i got shivers im not joking i kind of got emotional too im a mess lets just end this review rn
toem is cool you should try it ig
going around just spinning the map is entertaining af how do they do that like i could be spinning the map for an hour straight
can i pet the mysterious figure aka the beavers
every animal in this game MUST be petted or else youre a monster and you shouldnt be living on this planet im sorry thats just the truth
i want to date the rock metal guy who gives bread to the pigeons hes just my type
i dont usually 100% games but this one deserved it
(wrote this one at like 1 am when i was supposed to be sleeping for my first day of uni this is gonna be a fucked up review im so sorry people)
toem is a very strange and alienating game in the sense that even now i dont completely know how I feel about it (currently my neurons are debating whether to put 3.5 or 4 we will see how that will go stay tuned)
the main mechanics of the game all revolve around taking pictures of the most random shit thats there to complete a certain amount of missions that allow you to move on to the next place and then repeat this process for another 5 times or something
if you ask me how exactly these mechanics work id have no clue how to explain this gameplay apart from "umhhhh cute lil boy takes photos of stuff hehe cute" the end like i think its better to just try the game yourself or watch some videos honestly this is difficult stuff me italiano mamma mia i no talk english well excuse
now the way in which i explained these mechanics makes it seem like the game is boring as hell but in reality the missions are so different from one another (albeit still in the "take a pic of X format" duh fucking brand of the game) and the things to photograph are so many that they completely saturate a game that lasts 3 hours no 100% and 5 hours 100% (approximate data of how long it took me at least also considering the DLC although tbh i kind of speed ran it through the last levels dont know why maybe im just too mentally unstable for videogames)
in addition to that the game also shoves in other kinds of mechanics in such a way as to provide you with a varied and never fully soporific experience (not fully because the sometimes unclear requirements for some quests make you wander around the map for a bit and they get frustrating honestly im just not good with this stuff idk why i played this game i got zero brain toem why are you giving me riddles like wtf)
honestly for a game with this premise it can be a bit of a challenge (of patience at that) so its not really just strolling and bird watching
theres also clothes ! if you like that kind of stuff i know you chicory people will like it and also some quest kind of work like the moons in super mario odyssey accessible only if you dress as idk a fucking pole dancer if you know what im talking about
anyhow point is gameplay is fine very fine very innovative very ughhhh other adjectives that im not competent enough to put here like ughhh endowed is this a word whatever
what pulled me into this game was possibly the art style which is majestic even though very minimalistic but honestly minimalistic isnt always a bad thing and somehow they managed to put a wide array of diversity in the world design character design and everything else design
now i will just segue into something that completely bewitched me the atmospheric nature of this game is just astounding i swear every single level has a clear and direct vibe theyre trying to convey and they deliver in that regard beautifully and all into a black and white lense and that will also segue into
the final picture you take took my breath away its such a wonderful little crescendo into something absolutely majestic
mom at the beginning of the game tells you that its finally time for you to experience the magical might of TOEM something that the player and possibly also the little protagonist have no fucking idea what it is
its at the top of kiiruberg mountain region and it should be experienced at least 1 time in the lifespan of a person and so you just journey through the world to get a sight of this magnificent phenomenon
MILD SPOILER IG when you get to the mountain you acknowledge that toem is a fucking parallelepiped ? ok whatever i was weirded out THEN you look at it . the ost keeps going on a steady pace until it stops and toem exposes its mystical colored northern lights and another ost begins and youre just left there gawking at this beautiful sight and honestly ? trying to convey this kind of majestic beauty through a game isnt that easy ive seen a lot of stuff listened to a lot of stuff and sometimes stuff just gets repetitive or you start to not get that amazed at it anymore like you used to
when i actually "experienced toem" it made me feel like i was looking at something out of the ordinary like it was a big deal and in a world where everything is black and white a sight that explodes into a myriad of colors IS a big deal and i was just left there observing this estatic godlike experience like i was actually living in the world of toem i got shivers im not joking i kind of got emotional too im a mess lets just end this review rn
toem is cool you should try it ig
going around just spinning the map is entertaining af how do they do that like i could be spinning the map for an hour straight
can i pet the mysterious figure aka the beavers
every animal in this game MUST be petted or else youre a monster and you shouldnt be living on this planet im sorry thats just the truth
i want to date the rock metal guy who gives bread to the pigeons hes just my type
i dont usually 100% games but this one deserved it
(wrote this one at like 1 am when i was supposed to be sleeping for my first day of uni this is gonna be a fucked up review im so sorry people)