Posted on: February 22, 2022

archangelangel
Verified ownerGames: 649 Reviews: 28
Not a Game => A Pseudo-Interactive Story
I say pseudo-interactive in that your choices barely make any difference - maybe a lil cutscene, here and there, which the developers add in based upon x decision. It's not like a CYOA/FF book, where wildly different paths are possible. The good... - Great art style aesthetic. - Story. - Excellent voice work. I don't really care for these TTG (RIP, sorta) P-I stories. I played Tales From the Borderlands, and this one was a lil better. It's missing the "game" part of a game - gameplay is king, in my books; a story is a nice-to-have. There is no way to actually lose - except for a QTE, which you can quickly restart. No challenge. I "played" it to pass the time, during the Olympics, when all that was being broadcasted was figure skating. So, TWUU filled that gap, in that it's easy to pick up, and put back down at a moment's notice. Just mute the pretentious commentary, and wait for an actual sport to come on... ...expresses the rest of the review via interpretive dance... Choice is a facade in this game - I made all the worst/horrible choices, and it didn't affect nigh anything. I'd rather play a CYOA/FF book. Where gameplay is king, this is a pawn. 2 stars for the goodly mentioned above.
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