Usually I'm not the sort of person who enjoys point-and-click adventure games, but the setting and art style of this game grabbed me as soon as I saw it, and these did not disappoint. The gameplay itself is for the most part what you'd probably expect for a point-and-click, scavenge through the pixels for clickable items and iteracting with them as appropriate. However, due to the setting there are few times where the combinations of items seem unreasonably obscure, which I certainly regarded as a plus. There are also a couple of occasions where a logic puzzle would be sprung which I found to be well-constructed and a real joy to solve. Clever, but not so much as to be unapproachable as long as you take a logical approach. Further than this I can't give much comment as I relied on a walkthrough for the vast majority as I was personally far more interested in the writing and art. Atmosphere and character drip from every scene of this game helping to give a deep-seated sense of dystopia. The voice-acting is absolutely fantastic, both in delivery and direction, and combined with the design of the characters gives a immediate sense of their personality despite little in the way of movement or body language. The soundtrack also does a wonderful job of sucking you in, never becoming too obvious to be distracting, but giving your brain all the subtle cues it needs to set the mood. Also, bucking the unfortunate trend of many other games, the conclusion has clearly had thought and effort put into it and feels like a satisfying end to the experience. Final Thoughts: Whilst I may not have experienced the game in the exact way it was intended by using a walkthrough to guide me, this is still one of the best games I have played in recent memory. Every time I had to exit out was a struggle as I just wanted to keep going and find out what would happen next. I highly recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of a good story, dystopian and sci-fi themes, and is captivated by the artwork and the music.
