Richly-imagined and lovely worldbuilding, characters and story. Great twists, hilarious dialogue with brilliant voice-acting, funny and clever puzzles, so much charm and attention to detail, and looks and sounds absolutely beautiful with its painted imagery and orchestral score. In the game you get to switch freely between two likable young teenage protagonists in very different worlds, rebelling against a system imposed on them, and as the player advances their storylines they can begin to see the connections between them and use that to get them to help each other out. Vella has the 'honour' of being offered as a sacrificial maiden to appease a monster attacking her village, but she decides to fight back instead. Shay has grown up on his own on a spaceship programmed to serve his every need and coddle him, and decides he needs to break free and try to make a real difference.
