I really like the premise, the settings, and the art style.
But sadly it all come with a huge blemishes, namely the combat and the narrative. I really love some aspects of the game. I feel it could've been special, but for me the glaring issue is holding it back so much.
- Amazing art style.
- Great voice acting.
- Sound effects and music are good.
Atmosphere is spot-on.
Combat, especially melee, has zero weight to it. You can do heavy attack and it won't affect the enemy at all, no stagger, with virtually no movement ability to evade incoming attacks.
Gameplay feels like it's trying to be like Metro, but you have limited firepower as the game is not built for combat.
Narrative story that is too artsy for my taste. If this is a movie, it is one of those movie that has very interesting premise but it spiraled out of control and lead you to nowhere by the end of the story. One might say it's a bit pretentious.
At the end of the day, it's an indie game and games like these are needed for creativity to thrive in the industry. It's definitely not a great game, but I'd say try it for yourself especially if you can get it on sale.