I clicked a button on the GOG homepage to get this game for free a few days ago, and I fired it up without looking at any info on it. I was surprised to find it's not a full game. It's a brief experience with a small area to explore, a few items to interact with, and a few diary entries to read. The game is not very well-constructed, I'm afraid to say. The game's world and scenario are static, save for a few minor creepy events. There's a lack of feedback for interactions, both in cases of success and failure. Loading times are strangely long (6+ seconds on an SSD) for how small the areas are. The inventory system is clunky. Texture resolution is way too low. I actually enjoyed the very beginning of the game the most, where it's a surreal, ultra-dark environment. That got my imagination humming, but unfortunately it gave way to the snowy Canadian (I think?) wilderness. The traditional node-based navigation appealed to me as a long-time fan of adventure games, but it's probably unnecessarily alienating for younger gamers. Apparenlty this game cost $5 standard price. There needs to be a high-quality experience at that price for a 30-minute game, and The Whisperer doesn't deliver that kind of value. The game doesn't have much to offer, so I recommend skipping this and going for The Whispering Valley. That's a game that will last a few hours.
