This is a surprisingly deep Point-and-Click Adventure. From the very beginning, it becomes clear that it's aimed at a younger audience, but the story is the kind that makes more sense on a second playthrough, because there are so many elements that are not what they initially seem. The ending is also very good, even though it didn't end quite how I wanted it to. Tonally, it wobbled a bit more than it should have now and then, but it wasn't wildly inconsistent. The characters were great, too; Anna is a lovely, innocent, very demure girl. For some reason, though, my motherly instincts didn't quite resonate with her, like they usually would with this sort of character. The voice acting was mostly very good, but - a minor gripe - there were a few mythological references that were pronounced incorrectly, but only by some of the characters; others nailed it completely. This is hardly exclusive to this game, either, so it remains a minor gripe from a mythology buff. The visual style is enjoyable, and works well with the style of narrative, but occasionally fell right on its face when something that was supposed to be majestic looked overly cartoony.
The game's biggest flaw is its puzzles. I've seen quite a lot worse in the genre, for sure, but there was the occasional moment where I exclaimed, "How was I supposed to come to that conclusion!?" Often, there seemed like many logical solutions to a puzzle, but there was only one, and it was often the least logical. Their biggest problem, though, was the heavy narrative focus; even if you already knew the solution to a puzzle, the game would throw up a wall between you and its resolution until it wanted to you solve the puzzle. As I said, though, they weren't terrible by any means, and a walkthrough is a simple enough solution; you at least couldn't screw yourself over because of something you forgot to do 3 chapters ago, forcing you to start over.
