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What Remains of Edith Finch

I'd rather have just read the book.

This game has two things going for it. Interesting environmental story telling, and occasionally clever character studies. Unfortunately it has too much else holding it back. The environment story telling is largely hamstrung by being on very narrow rails. The moments of interactivity are brief and condescendingly simple. While some of the character vignettes give fascinating insight into the mind of the person, others are a brief letdown. Worst of all, it's short with no replay value. If you want to hold down the 'w' key and be briefly entertained with a quirky and at least sometimes insightful story, I guess it's not the worst use of your money. But you might be better off just reading a book, as it really doesn't make the most of the medium.

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