Actually awful

I know that this game has been accused of many things; if you liked THE LONGEST JOURNEY/DREAMFALL and you don't mind on the nose metaphors and you're a leftist, you will probably like this. this game has decent worldbuilding, character development, and plot. there's a really considerate scale for difficulty, pretty much anyone can play, from no combat at all to difficult. you should not play this game if either narrative is not the most important thing to you OR if you are going to resent leftist political implications. I was worried when I first started playing this game that there would be too much tokenization, as the character you play is a queer woman of color. But I find that as usual, Ragnar's writing really helps it all seem less performative. For me, this game works. I think for most of my non-gaming peers, it would too. I am less sure about people who have a lot of experience with gaming, you might have to forgive it for being a little clunky and on the nose. It has a lot of heart, and I like it.

Love the art style and story of this game. The cell shaded feel works great. Can't wait to see where else the story goes. Characters are interesting and the light beat matching is well done.