Good - Story - Visuals - Audio Bad - Character Movement - A story twist that can be seen some miles away I'm not sure if you can call this a "Game". It's more like an interactive (and very slowly paced) movie. If you accept this premise (Interactive Movie) you will find an interesting story with some very controversial topics. It helps if you are not only fluent in english but in german as well, as you will encounter a lot in this movie which is not translated. This is not necessary for completion in any way, but helps as far as immersion into the story/movie. I think knowing the polish language would be helpful in that regard as well. The visuals are lovingly handcrafted and with a lot attention to detail. The audio is imho fitting and adds to the experience. The MAJOR bad thing (and single point which prevents me from a 2nd playthrough) is the excruciating SLOW MOVEMENT! I'm certain if that would be sped up, the overall experience would be that much better. *** SPOILERS *** If you haven't played, don't read on - you have been warned. Some interesting things I noticed. First of, I think its a polish kid (not russian) and so are the voice actors. When the game starts you see a book written by John Milton. This is the author of Paradise Lost. This topic - Grief/Losing Someone - is woven into the movie. The Chapter Names are the 5 steps for dealing with loss (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance). And those five steps can be found on multiple levels. The boy Szymon goes through them, you as the player go through them (the chapters), Ewa goes through them and the concept of each step can resonates in the audio messages and letters you read on the way. This is the overall theme, aside from that the movie has some controversial topics like Human-Machine Integration/Interaktion which in and of itself would be enough food for a philosophical discussion.
