Joy Malignant

Милая короткая игра. Система мозаики крута тематически, но на геймплей влияет не слишком сильно. Сюжет хорошо написан, пусть и по сути представляет собой базовую антиутопию про злое правительство (церковь в нашем случае). Покупать стоит, если понравился визуальный стиль, он здесь офигенный. В довесок к нему идут интересный мир и неплохой саундтрек, так что свою цену игра оправдывает.

Interesting, brief, and charming. Can easily be completed in a sitting, and does not feel like a waste of time nor does it feel incomplete. Worth the price, especially to support an artist who has a lot of potential in a genre that desperately needs more games.

sincerely, i have never been more disappointed in a video game. i was quite excited to play this! i was telling people all about it - this cool game that is clearly inspired by disco elysium and has this dadaist/surrealist art style. come to find out it is indeed a less interesting reskinned copy of Citizen Sleeper - a game that doesn't look particularly interesting to me. this game clearly wants to explore themes of personhood, past, and the consequences of our actions; sadly, the writing fundamentally lacks any sort of curiosity towards people, their pasts, and the consequences of their actions. nothing you do or say has a meaningful impact on the story, and the story goes from point A to B to C and then is over without ANY thought or tact or grace or ANYTHING to say AT ALL. the "dice" mechanics are superfluous and the "shape" you take as you "make choices" only has an affect on a couple lines of meaningless dialogue and the chance of some resource-based rolls. no rolls ever have any influence over any story moments. there are no surprises, no interesting setpieces, and no additional visual flair beyond the impression you get after the first 5 minutes of playing the game. i say this from the bottom of my heart: this game could have been GREAT. i watched my opinion of it sink from GREAT to GOOD to OKAY to actively BAD, and what a shame. all this game needed to do to win me over was have at least some significant conversations happen with the 5 or 6 characters that exist in this game. just pull at my heartstrings a little! show me the actual consequences. they say "show don't tell," but this game doesn't even tell! there IS NO ENDING TO THIS VIDEO GAME! i am so sad, dude. hire a writer for your next game. or read books! form meaningful opinions and observations about the world and its inhabitants. get to know people on a deep, personal level, and translate that into your art. if this is the reflection of the artist: the artist is shallow has no voice. very big sigh