Surprisingly enjoyable to me
Gog notified me through an email about this game and it intrigued me. I've always liked point and click games like Sanitarium so I decided to give this one a try. If you enjoy folk horror mixed with Gnostic themes and a splash of Lovecraftian cosmic horror with a retro art style then this is the game for you. Some people complain about the ending because there are no multiple endings but for a folk horror/Lovecraftian cosmic horror game the ending just made sense to me. The puzzles increase in dificulty as the game progressed. There were only two times that I had to look up a solution to a puzzle, mainly the elder flowers and the Greek letters, being a student of Greek I think the Greek letter puzzle caused me to think to hard about it as I know Greek so I was trying to find a word but I couldn't think of one that worked. It was stupidly easy though when I looked up the solution. I also enjoyed the Gnostic themes as I have studied Gnostic writings (for scholarly interest not that I believe in that system) and recognized some of the words and symbols used in the game. I also like retro style games so the pixalated art work did not bother me and there were times that I was actually glad for it because a couple of the images would have been disgusting to me if they were more clear images. I do have some negative feedback on this game but it is minor and did not prevent me from enjoying it. The achievement system I thought was silly because I didn't really achive anything it was more like a progress marker. I thought the music scene went on a little too long but I was afraid I would miss something if I skipped it as they give you that option too. I also would have liked the cursor to do something when I'm trying to find stuff to indicate that something could be interacted with. They give you the option to push a button to see all the interactables at once but I would have preferred the other way so that it gives me a chance to think it out. Try it it is good
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