Recent reviews by SorryToad

It's probably been said here 10000 times, but this is Half Life if you were one of the poor scientists trapped inside when it all goes bad.

There is a lot to like about this game, but the thing I am reminded of again and again as I play is the brilliant level design. You may take a while to puzzle out where to go next, but once you figure it out, 100% of the time you also find a shortcut you can open back to the "central" area, making it feel very rewarding. I suck at path-finding and path-remembering, so I appreciate the attention to detail (:

Come for the game, stay for the music

I think at this point it's someones sky

I like the part with the dwarf in it

I have 1150 hours in this game before it is officially released, and those are rookie numbers.

I let my wife play and after a few hours she turned to me and said "you have ruined my life".

yes

yes

For the last few decades, I've been buying game after game, trying to find something that gives me the same joy I had when I was playing games when I was younger and more carefree. More often than not, while fun for a little while, they fall to the side, either to repetitive, to easy, to hard, to whatever.

Dave the Diver gives me joy.

Other reviews are going to say the same thing, because it's true. Somehow they made a gameplay loop that includes elements that all seem like they "should" be frustrating...because they would be in any other game. After thinking about it for a while, I believe I know why this game is great: they somehow made it so that even if you "fail", you aren't punished for it. Perhaps this changes later on, but right now it feels like I'm always progressing, even if something goes wrong.

I've gotten more enjoyment out of this than any other game recently.