Anyone with an interest in uniquely constructed narratives must play this game. The writing is incredibly nuanced, clever, unique, and hilariously meta (as is usual with Remedy Studios). The music written specifically for the game is excellent and well integrated, and the live action scenes are extremely well acted. I'm a huge fan of games that use the medium to tell stories in ways that could not exist outside of an interactive setting--and this is most definitely one of them. The fact that is also has some solid and satisfying survival horror gameplay is essentially just a bonus add-on to the overall package. The only way I can describe it is: an avant-garde mixed-media meta narrative hovering somewhere between a Nolan film and an A24 film and heavily dosed with shrooms.

Reviewed on Nov 13, 2023


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