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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 47.4 hrs on record (39.5 hrs at review time)
Posted: 6 Nov, 2022 @ 8:32pm
Updated: 6 Nov, 2022 @ 8:35pm

+This game has a TON of charm,
+beautiful art,
+well imagined locations,
+entertaining characters,
+well-executed plot and
+plenty to do.
+The main characters are character you really grow to like, and you really feel for them as you go through this quirky sci-fi adventure.

[] It is somewhere along an action RPG in gameplay, but it has distinct stealth sections and other digressions of style.
[] The gameplay on a first run seems like it'd take no less than 24 hours, possibly more, to complete. If a dollar an hour of gameplay is worth it to you then this is a plus, if that seems lacking then you may find this disappointing, but I feel it is worth it on my end, and I tend to shop cheap.
[] While there is a lot of experience to be had, that time does blaze by. This is good in the sense that it is gripping, but bad in that it really felt like it went by quickly. The number of locations feels small (even though those locations, themselves, feel enormous, at times.) I feel like you also could do well to explore some of the things that are showcased in more depth at times. There's several places that look like you should be able to enter and explore, but they are just set dressing. This is not a full negative, rather neutral, to me, because, really, if it took me (exploring a lot) almost 40 hours to complete, there clearly _is_ substance.

- The minigames are a mixed bag. The side-minigames really don't feel worth delving too much into, though I did enjoy the gatcha since it doesn't really intrude on the gameplay, and doesn't affect the main story, I will also give the gatcha mechanic, conceptually a pass. (If the gatcha were in some way required to beat the game, this would be a second minus.)
- The story has a couple pitfalls that kind of disappoint me, personally, but not every note is going to hit everyone just right.
- There can be a BIT of busywork to the gameplay.
- The way this game gets dark when it does has some level of sour taste in its actions that don't fully feel like they always push the plot forward, or they push it forward in ways that feel a bit mean-spirited to the player in a narrative sense.
- Some of the things that happen also make it feel like it wouldn't be fun to replay if you get connected heavily to characters (not in the Undertale sense of that experience, in a different sense.) Replayability isn't mandatory to a good game, but it is worth noting, here.
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76561199768173270 6 Sep, 2024 @ 2:24am 
Your review is lit! 🔥 It's like reading a mini novel, so much detail and passion. You're a pro at this, seriously!