It was pretty, but way too slow. Nearly half the game, I was just looking towards the end. I enjoyed the visuals and cute little animals, but the game felt like it took forever. It is one indie game that I really don't want to replay or try to 100%.

The visual style felt unique and beautiful, but the gameplay was fairly boring with relatively easy puzzles and a fake sense of danger in what I would call "interactive cutscenes". Maybe I just didn't appreciate the art of the game enough, but I think it was just too slow.

I could listen to an argument for a 3-star rating, but nothing higher.

Like that scene in Bergman's Saraband where the young girl cuts up vegetables with the old woman waiting for her grandfather to come back.
Reminds me of the more recent Sciamma's Petite Maman on what's here and what isn't.
Reminds me of a lot of things, cause it's short and it's things I never did.
A game like pine, honey, cinnamon, the warmth of autumn.
There's that empty but not sad moment of self conciousness in the present when you only hear your feet in the snow cut up by short silences.
It could've had purposeful camera angles instead of the free camera.
After the grandma tells you the snow was like ice cream to her younger self the following last present part could've had more saturated colours.

Made me realise more complex things on the symbolism of autumn: it's an inbetween or an end, appropriate for anger and sadness, weirdly (or not!) enough that's where its comfy feel comes from, it touches ALL of your emotions.

Last Day of June is an emotional, contemplative adventure game that deals with love, loss and acceptance. It looks absolutely gorgeous, the sound design is spot on and the puzzles are interesting, easy and make sense. This is all about the experience and the whole journey is worth it to see the heart-wrenching ending that not only delivers completely, but even has a few surprises in tow. Ultimately, for me, Last Day of June is a vivid yet somber testament to the fact that everyone has their own story, everyone has experienced loss and grief at one point.

Being a big fan of the first game, I think this ultra-deluxe version is quite simply brilliant. While the original left me satisfied with the number of different endings, I don't think I fully grasped what made the game so special. However, this version is a whole different beast. The amount of endings is essentially doubled, providing an incredibly fascinating and surrealistic look into the rules and atmosphere of the world through an array of different emotions and mediums. It's disturbing and existential in a way that almost becomes stressful, while simultaneously being one of the funniest games (if not the funniest) that I've ever played. It's this tonal balance that really makes the game work for me along with the insane attention to detail and creativity bursting at every seam. I'm personally a HUGE fan of games that cleverly utilize layers upon layers of meta and commentary in a way that enhances every aspect of the experience. Thankfully this game took this idea and wove it into super imaginative and mindblowing new content. Going for every ending has seriously been such a treat, and I really respect the developers for enhancing and loving something that's so memorable and unique. Brilliant game <3

To put it simply, this game is a whole new level of creative genius that I haven't witnessed in any other video game, probably ever tbh. I've dabbled in card games before and find myself enjoying them from time to time, but this is a card game that engrossed and immersed me into its world like no other. The learning curve feels fair and leads to many accomplishing battles and advancements when it comes to perfecting your deck to move forward in the story, which by the way is full of insane twists and turns that push the game to its absolute limits in the best way possible. I had no idea what was gonna happen next, and the way the game presents the story always keeps the player engaged with whats happening. And wow that final act, the horror elements take full control and create a legitimately terrifying conclusion to an already scary and mystifying experience. I highly recommend this game to anybody, even if you aren't the biggest fan of card games I'd say this is accessible enough for anybody to enjoy

This is a post Relics of the Old Faith DLC Review.

This game is just barely not perfect in my opinion. There's so many amazing things with the colony sim, character interactions, interesting story, and super fun gameplay, but I felt like it started to taper off near the end. There's just little aspects here and there that, upon review, I can tell I wish were improved.

Before the end of the main story, I felt like I hit the devotion cap kinda fast. Having all of the upgrades to my base made me a little sad as I continued to progress through the rest of the game without really having a reason to change it up or add new structures. It just made me little sad to see my cult all grown up and handling life mostly on their own.

Another banger published by Devolver Digital, this game quickly shot up to be one of my favorites. Most of the progression and building is perfect, the combat is fun and different every time, and the out of combat simulation and minigames are perfect for when I need a break from killing bishops and heretics.