This was just ok for me. I don't personally enjoy the 'clean slate' time looping mechanic, especially with such short loops, as the character development and dialogue feels shallow each time. Definitely prefer time looping mechanics where you get to keep more memories and build on that, but I get why it wasn't done here for the most part (they're retained within individual loops, but largely not across new loops). I feel like to counteract that though, the loops could have been longer, so you get more out of them.

You get a LOT of dialogue options, which was actually the biggest negative for me, as a lot of it just feels like filler and half of them feel redundant anyway, with only slight differences. Would much prefer like 3-5 dialogue options each time, where they are unique and each have a distinct impact on the story.

My highlight was the male VO, I loved his work with all the different voices. And that's pretty much it. Didn't hate it but didn't feel captivated at any point or inspired to do multiple playthroughs, which the game clearly encourages. More Scarlet Hollow to look forward to now that this is out at least.

Reviewed on Oct 29, 2023


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