This nonviolent game about becoming an adult after you've already come of age would be easier to digest if it wasn't from a company led by a known emotional abuser. I mean, you'd still have to accept its very middle-class fantasy approach to growing up and achieving your dreams, but it sounds good and looks nice and doesn't play quite like any other game I've played; even if I probably wouldn't play a longer game like this for, well, long, because when it comes down to it you're doing very simple things that would probably suit a flash game or something (and if I have to put together one more goddamn speech bubble, so help me god …).

The mechanics also sometimes seem ephemeral - for example I wonder how the relationship survived me replacing the girl’s family photo with the guy’s stupid action figure during moving in or the guy answering with a happy face when I put three sad faces as the girl; the gameplay often doesn't really matter much, is what I'm saying.

But the central relationship is exactly as cute and mostly believable as it has to be for what the game is trying to accomplish story-wise. Having gone through somewhat similar experiences, and being at the beginning of another relationship, there’s some inherent resonance in the story, especially on how the end isn't the end and life goes on, and how fulfilling and enjoyable it can be, even when it feels like that could never be. I didn't find the game not nearly deep enough to matter much, but there's enough verisimilitude to give the game some effect.

Just too bad about that abuse, y’know. From the person apparently still leading the company, y’know. Just too bad.

I think I regret giving them that one euro :>