Recent reviews by Brannon

This is a very good, short (see playtime) and sweet psychohorror game. And I will not say anymore about it than that because you deserve to experience it as I did, untainted and unspoiled.

Go play this. If you're reading this, just pay the price and play it for a couple of hours and engross yourself in the story. It is short enough, you have the time, pay attention and make it count for THIS ONE.

Wow this is a cute twee little ga- and then it get real.

And Then It Gets Real



And THEN it gets REAL.

The jackalope who said words didn't hurt can go stuff it, because at points, I hesitated pressing the button because the dialogue would continue, and it gets *heartwrenching* at times.

Mega points for taking one of the main tropes of time-loops and smacking it right in the face. I can't believe that actually worked.

Buy this game.

(23 hours as of this review, bought on sale)

TL:DR; Get Shimmy, get Sila, get styling!

Story - it's a video game-ass video game story. You've played Devil May Cry, Star Ocean, whatever David Cage flavor of the day; you're not getting F. Scott Fitzgerald material here. You're getting Jack In the Box burger fare. You will see it all play out a mile away. And that's not a bad thing; it stays out of the way.

Graphics - if your PC at least matches a PS5, they're great and the load times are *instant!?* which is still blowing my mind. (RTX 6700 XT, 12GB VRAM, 32GB memory, SSD for reference)

Music - Also great, though I've not heard a lot since I've only just now moved on from Sila's territory.

Gameplay(/yassqueenslay) - "Shimmy Was Best Magic Frey Had. Then Everything Changed When The Fire Nation Attacked" is the least spoilery line I can give. Because I spent 20+ hours puttering around with the magic I started with, not knowing that Sila's magic gives you more traversal options, melee sword attacks, flaming rush-downs with jukes, stands *AND* options, tackles, a straight-up Final Fantasy DRAGOON LANCE ATTACK ON COMMAND, instant summon fire arena/domain to trap your enemies in and fight them because why not, a Kamen Rider kick that when you kick them, they go flying and explode a second later, and there's more in Sila's magic list that I still don't have enough mana to unlock yet.

Look, the Shimmy that basically gives you infinite stamina if you use it right and Frey's 'Throw Rock', 'Throw Bigger Rock', and 'Throw Many Rocks' starter magic is okay and gets better when you optimize it, but holy crap SILA WAS HOLDING, YOU HAVE TO CONFISCATE THAT.

I am aware that the gameplay section is a *bit* Sila-centric, but in my mind I am extrapolating what the other two(?) schools of magic may do if they offer a fraction of the enjoyment that Red Magic gives. And having multiple ways to switch between the multiple schools of magic at the drop of a hat is the chef's kiss. Sure, the best way (offensive+switch method) takes stamina, but again, using Shimmy in battle makes stamina a non-issue. This game just gives you so much, and so many options.

If you like all of that, you should give it a gander the next time it goes on sale. Just not for $70. No game is worth that. Not Zelda, not EA fare, not Forspoken; none of them. Or do. I dunno; I ain't yer mum! (buy this game)