A riveting puzzle game that will depress the shit out of you. It's a miserable time in a miserable setting, but it's the ambiance and incredible environment that sells it so well.

There have been plenty of "Adopt the child" escort plots we've seen, but the relationship between Amicia and Hugo is a slight departure from that formula that'll leave you heartwarmed. The sibling relationship is a different dynamic that I can appreciate a lot. Hugo is much more useful than his predecessors while also being a lot younger, and it ups the stakes without making him feel like a prop.

I wish that I could feel the same for the other characters, but I don't really. Their presence in the story isn't as effective to me, and I'm not quite sure I totally understand the major conflict towards the end. There's a sudden turn that the story takes near the end that seems to only really happen for the sake of needing a conflict and it's a jarring transition.

The variety of weapons and powers are very fun aspects to a game where death is basically everywhere, but having to constantly swap between them mid-sneak or combat is kind of annoying which makes the final battles hit a nerve.

Despite those annoyances, it's short and sweet and I still enjoyed it thoroughly.