First in full disclosure I was provided with a preview/review copy of This War of Mine. Having said that over the past year I have received a number of preview/review copies and it has never colored my opinion of a title. I do much better in video then I do written. Having said that, here I go. This War of Mine hits everything I look for in a game. I am a long time RPG player going all the way back to Ultama. I have always said that the most important part of a game to me is the story. With TWoM I have learned that it goes beyond just the story. It is the full immersion of said story that is the most important. TWoM does that using all aspects, the story, the graphics, the gameplay, they all draw you into the game. So much so that I have found myself looking up at the clock only to realize I had been play for hours and totally inside the story the whole time.
