Closer the Distance

[h1]Closer the Distance[/h1] I'll recommend the game because I appreciate what it's trying to do in such a novel way but it has a couple of glaring, almost fatal flaws. Clloser the Distance tells a narrative tale of grief, loss and the hole it leaves. Unlike most games of this type, Closer tells this tale through multiple characters, some of whom you can control and others you can't. You'll witness conflicts, emotional breakdowns, mania, sadness and just the general trauma of such a loss. It's an accurate representation of grief and this impact on this sad little corner of the world. The game, as it is, has you switching between multiple characters and choosing to run tasks for them and experience those discussions / consequences. So mechanically it's very simple - select a task (usually an interaction with another character), watch your player walk over to do it, experience the impact and repeat. You also have to balance meters like hunger, tiredness and the like as well. So you might have a choice of taking care of that character's physical needs or going to help someone else. The story will shift depending on these choices, though to what extent I'm not sure since I'm not rep…

Despite a character inclusion I hated (Laul) and the systems falling a bit apart towards the end, this game was incredible. Leveraging our familiarity with The Sims to tell a story about managing grief and living with the sudden loss of a loved one was brilliant, and I enjoyed every minute. I don't understand the people who expected something more from the ending... Grief doesn't end, you just learn to live with it.

wonderfully moving story about a small community of people and how they deal with their loss. 10/10 for unique gameplay and story!

One minute in and I was already to close in distance, hurt, wanted it to be not true and everyone to get better. At the end, not everything was going well but the people are developing, changing. I don't know, if I will have the power to come back and help to bring the best future to the people of Yesterby (minus [spoiler] "I-am-the-only-mourning" [/spoiler] Pia and [spoiler] "I-will-waste-the budget-on-marketing-a-non-existing-product" [/spoiler] Jasper). Thanks a for letting me having a glimpse on their struggle with their grief and for a new future.

Closer the Distance is a sweet little game and I was genuinely impressed and moved by it. This type of genre has a lot of potential, there's a ton of other games you could make with this style of gameplay that would be very impressive and I hope that I see this developer make more games like this. I would think about playing this game after I would stop and it was addicting to see what else I could do. It isn't perfect, but it is a heartfelt story, and the only real complaints I have is how difficult it is to listen to multiple important conversations at once and how empty the last couple of days feel. Other than that, this one is fantastic, well worth the cost.

great game