Recent reviews by arienomi

hatoful boyfriend is a dating sim starring a human girl in a school for birds. the goal of the game is to date the birds at your school, even though you’re a human being yourself. I only bought the game as a joke, and expected it to maybe give me a good laugh or two because the concept was so ridiculous. the first bird I decided to date was nageki because I sorta felt sorry for him since he didn’t seem to have any friends. an hour later I was crying. hatoful boyfriend ended up taking me on an emotional journey that I’m still recovering from. I can no longer look at a bird without being reminded of the birds of st. pigeonations. today I saw a dove and I nearly started crying because it reminded me of ryouta. this is my life now. I can only hope the pain will eventually pass, while I finish the story for hatoful boyfriend: holiday star remaster

At first, Year Walk seems like a simple point & click adventure, but as the game progresses, hints and puzzles are revealed. As clues piece together and the story unravels, everything takes a dark turn with elements of horror and Swedish folklore leading to many questions left unanswered. It's haunting, atmospheric, interactive, and definitely creepy. I honestly can't think of anything to criticize other than the game being a bit short. but when playing for the first time, it takes a while to backtrack and write down clues for puzzles.

Helpful things to know before playing:

• write down everything! copy down patterns, symbols, and anything else you think would be helpful. some things will only appear on the screen once and are necessary for solving puzzles
  
• read the encyclopedia! the game comes with a mini encyclopedia explaining things that will appear in the game. I would do this before (or while) playing because it helps understand what's going on if you don't know much about swedish folklore
  
• the game isn't over when you think it is

Would definitely reccomend! Especially if you like adventure games, puzzles, & dark stories!