A Storied Life: Tabitha

Is it cozy? Yes. Do I recommend it? Yes. BUT NOT FOR THE PRICE. I paid 50% off at $~7.50, GET IT FOR LESS. Not even 4 hours of content in the initial playthrough (I'm not the type to replay.) It is very wholesome and well told imo, I got really sentimental throwing things away T_T & felt like I got to know Tabitha through taking care of her things, I really like this idea through other characters, the Devs could even turn this into a mystery/detective type game with some of the elements of items found. I'd play another from them, but again, consider the price.

Well, I just spent the last few days playing through the game nine different times to see every single "official" version of the story, so I think it's safe to say that I liked it. It's not an especially long game, but that's a good thing, because it's very much designed around replayability. I do think that going in already knowing that it's designed around distinct "themes" tied to sets of items, that when stuck to tell a more intentional story, enhanced my enjoyment early on, instead of having to figure that out only after flailing blindly toward a jumbled mess. Indeed, overall I got much more enjoyment out of the routes that were designed this way than the ones where you're required to mix and match to fill the story out. Basically, think of it more as a puzzle built around figuring out which items in each room go together in sets, rather than truly making your own story from a wide range of options. When it comes to the added complicating mechanics, I felt that the breakability, shrinkability, and foldability added a fun bit of extra challenge and variation, but the weight management was just a needless bother. Thankfully, there's an option to turn that mechanic off which do…

Super cute game with LOTS of things to figure out. There are a few things that I feel like are nearly impossible to know without looking up, but none of them keep you from being able to fully enjoy the game. I have already played through six of the endings and I plan on doing the rest, but I have already been telling other people to give it a try. It's JUST the right amount of cozy and puzzle solving.

I want to like this, but it's too clunky in interface and storytelling to really click for me. -Cannot hit Esc and go to the main menu, leading to me finally just closing the game via the taskbar to escape. -Box weight limits seem really low (4 books in one box? Too heavy! Trash them.) -The menu wheel pop-up of "hover and wait to get a menu" is annoyingly slow and bogs the play down. -Cannot auction more than one item, but can't pack much, so you toss a lot of stuff you'd have saved. -The madlibs section is badly explained and I had to look up a guide to figure out that broken hearts were not "wrong" choices, just a story option to take. Plus just the overall "hey this old friend of yours died, go figure out what you can sell on ebay" premise is just exhausting. Even in a video game, I apparently should prioritize a side hustle over genuine human connection. Blegh. Not cozy, imho. Unpacking did it better. So did Spirit of the House.

Cute storyline and love the different endings based on choice, i hope there will be more games like this!!!

A very fun game. I really enjoyed mixing and matching items to find different word combinations to unlock new information about Tabitha. One thing I wish I could do is go back and modify my already written stories, rather than restart the whole game over. Other than that, I had a great time with this game!