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I played this projected onto the wall in our living room with the entire family gathered around to watch. At first, it seems like it's a bit of weird one because the gameplay goes back and forth between sleuthing to solve gruesome crimes, solving increasingly stranger puzzles and lot's of walking in between. However, it's all worth it. The writing is great, the game is beautiful and the pacing is just right.

It's totally worth it!

Enjoyable short puzzle/ escape room game for two players, each on their own device. Great for a rainy afternoon or a winter night with your partner on the couch.

Each of you will need their own copy of this game!

I was terrified by this game when I first played it as a teenager. I didn't dare progress past the second level.

Playing it again almost a decade later, made me realize that this was exceptional for its time. It really sets a standard. If you can look (or mod) past the ancient graphics and the unwieldy controls, you're in for a great ride!

I enjoyed 4 hours of fun hack'n'slash-, adventure-, easy-puzzler-, brawler- gameplay exploring the excessively violent world of Terraphage. I felt (over)powerful at times and that was OK. I really didn't like the final boss fight which took me an additional hour, because it was a level of difficulty that I was entirely ill-prepared for.

I bought the game thinking it had that anime style from the trailer in the cut-scenes and some pretty pixel art for the main gameplay. I was wrong and I am admittedly a bit disappointed. The trailer was awesome, yet the cut-scenes in the game and even the pixel art are mediocre. Somehow the visual style (lots of muted browns) and scenery (undefined black blobs on many screens), despite trying to be cinematic, fell flat for me. I actually looked for mods to improve the textures and sprites, but couldn't find any.

The animation, music, and sound design on the other hand stood out as phenomenal. And the setting was fresh and intriguing. I also liked the gameplay centering on uninterrupted combos and teleportation with the harpoon, but I felt there could have been more variation in the enemies that required me to change up my tactics.

I recommend getting Olija, because it is unique. But I'd try to get it on sale to account for its flaws and the short playtime.

I am impressed by the game. I really wonder how they achieved many of the mechanics and visual tricks I encountered while playing it. However, I also felt like the story was an afterthought. Like the authors were trying too hard to emulate the writing in Portal. And while I really liked the last two chapters for their creativity, I felt I was whisked away from mostly fun but somewhat repetitive mechanics and stylish vistas a bit too violently before being able to appreciate them fully. Generally, the puzzles were simple and never required me to think for very long or far outside the box, and in between the game turned into a bit of a walking simulator. Those puzzles that did have me stumped I still solved in a reasonably short amount of time with a bit of trial and error without ever understanding why I solved them. If you're interested in a mind-bending yet easy puzzle game, pick this up when it's on sale because it is also quite short. It took me only about 3 hours to finish.

I didn't try the multiplayer nor co-op.

Don't be fooled by the cute and whimsical art direction, this game still manages to address some darker themes. The puzzles aren't too hard or novel, but the overall game-play feels incredibly polished. Well worth it, especially if you are looking for something that moves you.

What a gem of a game! This highly polished perspective puzzler is masterfully made, albeit a bit short and not as challenging as looks. I liked the hints of lore the game presented in each chapter's title screens. You couldn't really call it a story, but together with audio cues and subtle animations the game managed to create a certain narrative and added mystique to its impossible levels.

For a daring student project, I'm surprised how solid this game is. The voice acting is great! I loved that transition from menu screen to the game. And figuring out the 2nd person camera movement was a fresh new challenge that I enjoyed! The puzzles were alright, nothing too challenging.

Seriously for a 30 minute proof-of-concept, this is as polished as it gets! Well done!

This game has been a rollercoaster ride for me. I enjoyed it, I hated it, I felt completely disconnected from it.

Don't get me wrong, you get plenty of really challenging but rewarding gameplay, badass fights, tons of customisation options for your character and, at least in the beginning, a gorgeous, varied land and lore to explore and discover.

However, you also have to contend with massively recycled environments, enemies, set pieces, even entire bosses. There is the issue of poor performance like stutters, hitches and crashes. At one point, I had to recover my safegame because it became corrupted. I really didn't like the lack of storytelling, and I hated having to use a guide to be able to track down NPCs through their respective questlines. The game's choice of different endings, without spoilers, is a poor joke: They are literally 60 seconds of recycled material, with absolutely minimal changes to the color mood and narration. People were so upset about Mass Effects back then, well, this is the same.

If the game was a little more compressed, and was a little more like the Witcher in it's storytelling, I'd wholeheartedly recommend it. It's worth experiencing it for sure, but perhaps not for its full price, because that's money and time much better spent on other games.

I gotta admit I was very hesitant to buy this because of the loud color palette in some of the screenshots, and I wasn't sure about the gameplay at first. But boy was I wrong, the pixel art is expertly done, the soundtrack kicks ass, the story and setting are engaging, and the game offers a true platforming challenge. It's a tough nut to crack but it tastes oh so good!