I liked how this game takes a lot of influence from the Last of Us. I find that type of game to be a kind of comfort food, easy to digest and enjoy. The main focus is on the characters and grounding you in the journey they go on.

It's a stunning game. I loved the medieval architecture, the gorgeous sky and weather effects, the forest and outdoors. The soundtrack is also excellent, both at driving home the tension of the stealth sections, and adding life to the more emotional and quiet moments. The game effectively puts you in Amicia and Hugo's shoes and adds a decent cast of characters around them. I liked how they focused on a younger cast, which helped drive home the vulnerability against the soldiers and the rats.

The rats are a fun and effectively nasty enemy, and I liked the supernatural hordes of them, but it goes a bit too far by the ending. I'm not against the story going the way it did, but I don't think it did it well. Thankfully it was only really the ending that bothered me.

The gameplay is simple and occasionally clunky. I enjoyed the more stealth/puzzle aspects to it, but it fell apart whenever you're forced into action. Overall I liked this game despite some flaws.