Dordogne

This is how video games are supposed to be: artful, meaningful, and emotional, all at once. Así deberían de ser todos los videojuegos, llenos de arte, significado, emociones todo al mismo tiempo.

The watercolor art is beautiful! This is an experience. I still remember feeling in legit awe as I canoed down the river in this game. It’s like a hug.

Courte mais magnifique aventure aventure entre deux époques, je recommande vivement ce jeu qui est une véritable oasis de paix.

Superbe jeu, tres beau, avec des idées d'interactions bien sympa !

The unique hand-drawn art style was what first drew my attention to this game. These brush strokes, these colors are powerful emotional carriers in a story about childhood memories, young adulthood, adventure and nostalgia. The gameplay elements support the narrative very fittingly too. Taking photos on a Polaroid, listening to tapes, collecting stickers and sensory stimulations (like remembering the warmth of sunbeams or the smell of lavender). Another aspect is the time jumps between past and present. Mimi has different things on her agenda and on her mind as a child (playfulness, adventures, missing her home, family and friends on a forced vacation with grandma) versus her grown up self dealing with adult things (like the thought of selling her grandmother's house, reading letters from different characters or institutions expressing their condolences on the death of her grandmother). Her young self collects these memories, while her adult self tries to remember and recollect those memories. The setting, the narrative and gameplay elements combine into a synergy, that I, as someone born in the 90s, and in Europe personally resonate with. It makes me nostalgic for a time that I have not experienced quite in that way (as portrayed in the game itself) and reminiscent about a time in which I experienced something remotely comparable. It is a peaceful, slow and vibrant experience. So far I'm still early in the game, and I wanted to leave my first impressions after a bit over an hour of gameplay. Finding the binder was a wonderful, very human and heartfelt moment. As a European I am happy to be able to play and support a really great game, made by a French study. I hope there is more where that came from.

好美的画风，故事也蛮有趣的，这种童年经历堪称传奇

是我喜欢的儿童插画那种风格，中配也很让人惊喜，音乐一般，某段配乐甚至有点诡异，像是古老的8bit 16bit像素游戏的配乐。但是整个故事，会让人开始想念奶奶和外婆。 虽然我的奶奶并不喜欢我，记忆里我跟外婆相处的时间也非常少。长这么大，我只梦见过外婆两次。 一次是她去年11月底去世的时候，我梦见她很神秘地把我领到厨房，从柜子里拿出很多好吃的，还说：“以前你那么小的时候，我没什么好东西可以给你，有时候攒一点好吃的想等着你来，时间一长都发霉吃不得了，但是现在不一样了，想吃什么外婆都可以给你拿。” 另外一次是前两天我的生日，我梦见她拄着拐杖，让我搀着她到马路边的椅子上坐会。那时候太阳的光好像是暖暖的橙色，路边还有伸着脖子啄来啄去觅着食的母鸡，我们就那样坐着，她什么话都没说，我也什么都没说，但我们都在笑着。 昨天我跟朋友说起了这两个梦，我问她是不是很不可思议，她说梦大概率只是白天思维和意识的映射，我固执地反驳说，才不是，一定是外婆想我了，所以她来看我了。