Posted on: August 27, 2023
SeraphicShot
Verified ownerGames: 124 Reviews: 2
It's cute, even if a bit untactful
It's cute. Graphics are very pretty. Tarot gameplay loop is alright. Characters are cool and cute but not very fleshed-out. Some sequences are cringe, like the introduction of the transgender character. Like, I know they mean well, but you can't expedite this girl's transition process in like 10 minutes by reading slow when it's an often painful growth process that takes years in real life. Political theories presented are... alright, I mean, it's kinda political science 101 on social democracy vs liberal communism. The game starts to say something kinda remarquable when it touches on community politics, how the relationships and the real life intersects with political theory and stuff but it's also pretty thin. The game has an extensive content warning screen with like, basically universally bleak stuff, and then some, which would hint at some depth that can hardly be found. It's a bit cringe on one hand, using tragic queer and feminine stories for a very mild, shallow result, but on the other I see it as a testimony of normalisation which I find cool. All in all I can't say I didn't like it. It's like comfort food, some light flutty pastry with icing sugar and lemon zest. You'll be disapointed if you expect more than some casual discourse on political theory, lots of good will and awesome visual and sound design. Also, please read the content warning screen, everything is in there.
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