Eliza is a visual novel. Basically all the player needs to do is press a "next" -button, though that might be presented as, for example, a sentence for the main character will say. Sometimes you can read multiple emails to gain info on the world, but there really aren't any choice in how to progress, it's just clicking to make the play move forward. It's a style of gameplay which one either likes or doesn't and Eliza will not change that. It's abut the story and the atmosphere. And i really, really liked those two aspects! Eliza has interesting thoughts about where the technological advancement is taking us and feels really relevant, but also the stories of people and their everyday problems were kind of touching. The people felt real. It addresses topics that many of us have, like loneliness, not knowing what to do in life etc. While Eliza (the game) is not a tool for someone to help them process their own problems, it did make an impact and i'm sure it will linger on me for a while. Also the voice acting and music were great, The art was a bit bland, but it served the game well. There were few scenes where it felt like the more music or images were missing, but it didn't bother much. I liked the pacing and i liked how the story turned out. Without going to spoilers, i do want to say that this is not a high-stakes story with twists and turns and grand results. But that exactly was why i liked it so much. Eliza took about 5 hours to complete which i did in a single day. There isn't much replay value, though you can have an effect on the outcome. I do recommend the game to anyone with even a slight intrest in the topics of modern technology or mental health and to fans of visual novels in general. For people with a curiosity towards visual novels this is a good place to start.
