Going into this not knowing anything is probably the best, though I might've chosen to play it another time if I had known that the deceptively pretty graphics can lead to a very sad and sometimes quite dark story. Now, I also somehow managed to miss the strong recommendation for a controller - which I'm glad I did, since I don't own one and it is still well playable with a keyboard. The puzzles, albeit simple, are tied well within the story, and since they're intuitive the progress is quite smooth (which in my opinion not many puzzle/story games achieve). The gibberish that the characters occasionally speak was a bit jarring to me, but I sort of understand the decision to forgo actual language, and convey information via other means.
My only complaint is that it's shorter than I expected, as each book took about an hour to complete (alas, my fault for not reading the reviews ahead, but in the end it was still worth it). I'm not usually a fan of games with this kind of art style, but it turned out to be a refreshing change after the dark and gritty worlds that are preferred by many games which claim to deal with serious topics. Even though the choices to make often weren't straightforward or easy (a good thing), it felt like it was possible to do the right thing overall (also a good thing). I've grown tired of the "everything you do has unpredictable bad consequences" formula. The CCTV-per-location camera view felt limiting at first, but I got used to it quite quickly and now I think it's another good point, as it simplifies the gameplay and doesn't distract the player. Now to hope that the remaining two books will be out sooner than I completely forget what the story was about.
