Short, well paced, enjoyable art style and something I came away from having enjoyed. I enjoyed the small puzzle mechanics and minimal text, nearly everything is conveyed through the art, puzzles and music. Combine all this with great pacing means that you've got a nice hour or so of storytelling to navigate through. Thoroughly recommend, especially when on sale.
Completed my first play through of this, and two play throughs of transsiberian. I've found it a really relaxing and enjoyable time, but I don't think I'll get more than a second playthrough out of it. I love that it gives me the experience and sensation of travelling, when Covid makes that tough for many of is. I enjoyed how different the stories were, some of them felt like I could play myself very comfortably, while others lead me to play the characters outside my comfort zone. No matter how I played I was rewarded. There are some aspects of all the stories that can be challenging or uncomfortable, and I like that the game gives multiple ways to approach this, and none are wrong. The game may feel very lofi, no video, just text, a photo and some background music. For me is part of the charm though, it has just enough there to put you in the place, but much like a book let you fill in all the details. Tomek and Martine's stories stood out to me as well written and paced ones, and the ones I enjoyed the most. The others weren't bad either but didn't resonate with me the same, and I felt the pacing for them didn't drag me in, at some points just as I felt I was getting established into the context it changed locations. The emotional aspects give a unique flair and were certainly a motivator with transsiberian to replay and explore different options. Two aspects I feel can be improved on: First the 'anecdotes' (short 15 min stories), didn't feel super engaging (except for Adilia's), but I enjoyed that each one used the time to focus on a paticular issue, and would draw back on how you played the character previously. Secondly, I found the end of each chapter's summary screen wrapped things up too quickly, maybe for future releases, weave a para or two of the gameplay in to more naturally lead the players to the ending. 4/5, a very enjoyable and relaxing game, certainly one worth trying if you're stuck and can't travel.
