Retrace

Summary: The game's story and ambiance caught my attention and held it; I was motivated to play through it in a single sitting. I am really looking forward to more story-driven games by this team. On the other hand, the game is short and feels a bit unpolished, so $15 may feel steep. I strongly recommend trying the demo to get a feel for the game before buying. Things that I liked: + The game made me care about the characters and their well-being very quickly + I liked the soundtrack and how it was used in the game. + The demo was quite good at setting expectations. +/- The game feels quite short. On one hand, past VN and adventure game experience lead me to expect a longer game. On the other hand, I appreciated the lack of apparent filler; I do not think I would have enjoyed this game as much if the same story was stretched over a longer playtime. Things that I did not like: - The first part is just unpolished/buggy enough to be noticeable (examples: picking up the same object or seeing the same event twice in a run, not seeing expected scenes when re-attempting a route). While none of the bugs impeded progress through the game, the lack of polish bothered me a bit. [spoiler]Before the start of the game, I was annoyed by the Merry Bad END achievement because it felt like an immersion-breaking encouragement to play perversely. Looking back, it feels like subtle foreshadowing that some ENDs can only be accessed by deliberately "failing" to save characters. These things seem like part of the setup for the Mia and Owen END. [/spoiler]

I have played through a couple of times now and I love the story! In terms of bugs, there is only one that is of any significance to me; at the time of writing this review some of the achievements appear to be bugged, and although I have reached several "ENDs", none of the achievements seem to have been unlocked No matter however, I shall just wait for a hotfix and then have an excuse come come back and attempt to unlock the rest!!!

This game is absolutely stunning. From the portrait art, to the soundtrack (definitely would recommend adding that on if you choose to purchase it), to the amazingly well-written characters and story, this game is absolutely a gem in my collection which I have played and replayed time and time again. Even though it's listed as a horror, the gore is limited to the pixel sprites (which can be toggled), and descriptions - none of the CGs are graphic in nature. However, half of the fun is in finding the different ENDs to the paths Freya can choose to take, and seeing if you can discover them all (including the bonus ones). Thus, trying to think of ways to bring death unto yourself and others does end up as part of the goal. All in all, a first playthrough will probably take about two-three hours, and once you've discovered all the secrets and solutions, playing a 100% run will probably run you the same - depending on if you're reading the dialog again or skipping through (of course, since the story is the joy of replaying it, why would you [i]want[/i] to skip it?)

我到底玩了什么线？我要怎样才能玩到我没玩的线？ 因为玩的线太多，多次进去的时候甚至会出现各种各样剧情矛盾的BUG。 虽然我觉得有些逻辑和世界线收束还算有趣。 存档也根本不是存档，就是记录这个世界线你到了这里之类的。 你推进的顺序足够乱还可以前一秒在墓地看到尸体，后一秒那人好好的在琴房等着你，甚至不出剧情。 因为在逻辑上找不到自己更多的“死路结局”，所以没有办法打出活下去的结局，而导致自己卡关。 ——顺便太贵了。即便-25%我觉得也不值这个价，OST是好听的，但游戏本体不值。

i enjoyed it somewhat, but man is 20$ for this rly doesnt feel worth it. if this game ever was free or at least below 10$ it be a worth while buy. It had yuri and Yaoi(lesbian and gay) elements to it that i like, but the white ending doesnt make all that much sense but i went with it cuz it seems less sad then leaving her to rot. The puzzles were pretty basic but finding all the endings was fun, got to theory craft a whole lot

An emotional game that takes you on a journey to defy death and fate. The music is great, the dialogue and characters are quite well written, and all in all it's an enjoyable story with a sort of supernatural escape room twist, with themes of self-acceptance, queer romance, perseverance, and growth. Completion of the Basic storyline takes maybe 3 hours, with a single bonus achievement for finding all of the hidden bad ends. Short game but well worth the cost, in my opinion.

Had this game for awhile and finally decided to play it! I'm glad I did, I love the concept and the simple-but-cute pixel art is really charming. I love the story and little puzzles. Definitely worth the time to play. My only gripe is that one of the achievements (might be bugged) There is one to get the secret endings and no matter how many times I have tried to get it, it will not unlock, I am stuck on 7/8. Its been a couple years since the game came out and it seems this is still not fixed. I am an achievement hunter and like to try to 100% my games so it's quite frustrating.

its hard to say much without giving away the story, but if you enjoy psychological delving, its cathartic. neat puzzles too