Pretentious Game

It is a sweet puzzle platformer game. I don't normally like these, but this one is good.

I'd played the original single chapter flash version of Pretentious Game around the time of its release and thought it was... okay. It hit a younger me in my feelings, which obviously was intended. Now many years later I come to find that there were a few more chapters that released after the point I'd already packed it away in my memory. Having decided to give the rest of the game a go I'm left with a... tepid, impression. I do appreciate the emotional angle it's trying to approach from but, the entire narrative strikes me as melodramatic in an unflattering way, even if the prose itself is decent. I would try to be kind and say for 2014 (the game jam version was 2012 I believe) the approach is novel, but by that point we already had Thomas Was Alone which I feel was much more impactful in its writing. The minimalist graphics are passable, and the puzzles are decent, but I don't feel like there's much to play for narratively. The game's about an hour long, which is to its benefit because this would wear very thin very quickly if it were any longer. For the two bucks they're asking, it's worth seeing if you'd like it.

Oh, the ludonarrative harmony. lol, lmao

[h1]Summary[/h1] Extremely short minimalist platformer with a sad realistic story. [b]Pros[/b] + Interesting story + Fun mechanics [b]Cons[/b] - Too short [h1]Overview[/h1] Pretentious Game is an extremely short minimalist platformer with only a few levels but having completely different and interesting mechanics for each. It is mostly telling a story that's surprisingly not particularly pretentious but quite sad and something that likely many people have experienced before. Though an interesting game, I highly suggest picking this up when on sale due to it being a 5 minute play. [hr][/hr] If you find my reviews useful do follow my [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/11028547-Dods-Echo-Chamber/]Curator[/url][/b] page for more!

y. oof.

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