Doll

[i] Just to clarify, the game is technically not a 'visual novel' in a traditional sense, you can walk around as you would in adventure games, but there are no mouse controls or puzzles (well, maybe one puzzle). That being said, this is a strictly narrative game that has a lot of philosophical conversations. I managed to finish the story in 40 minutes or so, but I think that I missed a 'true ending' which I assume is based on the choice near the end. You play as a girl with no memory that arrives into the inescapable city of sinners. Upon departing the train, you can do some limited exploration if you want to grind a few achievements, but generally, there is a short main story that you have to follow. For the most part, I found the writing very enjoyable, even kinda spooky. I can't say that I ever played a game that had such a unique look; there are many creepy characters and locations that look super weird. Even though the game was short, the atmosphere just oozes from every screen, I am glad that I gave it a chance. Unfortunately, it lacks basic game settings and the replay value is very limited, but if you like dark themes and twisted narrative, I would recommend it. [/i] [code…

Dark, moody, intruiging, with a vague story that leaves you wondering. While the gameplay is nothing like that, the whole vibe reminded me of Pathologic. Pros: [list] [*]Great, dark atmosphere [*]Intriguing story which does not overexplain itself - quite the opposite [*]Not to dragged (don't let me ingame time fool you, I was afk most of the time) [/list] Cons: [list] [*]The controls. Why is E the interaction button, but I can't use WASD but have to resort the arrow keys? Why do I have to go through the tutorial screens every time I start the game? [*]On the one hand, the game encourages you to talk to all people multiple times, but on the other one most people deliver the same, somewhat lengthy dialogs. [*][spoiler]After you've gotten all achievements you realize that there's just one ending which does not explain anything. I don't want every detail rolled out for me, but whole the game suggests that there are other insights waiting for you once you get the right ending, but it seems that there is none.[/spoiler] Doesn't help that the game is apparently abandoned ... the dev does not respond to the couple of new questions in the forum. [list]

This was awesome. Thanks so much for the experience!

Possibly one of the strangest games ever made. I'm about 45 minutes in and even though I think I MIGHT have started to piece together what's happening here, deep down I'm sure I'm absolutely wrong. This game subverts your expectations in just about every way imaginable: from the world building, to the dialogue, to the characters, to the art style - it's all designed to give you a general sense of uneasiness and it works brilliantly. I couldn't be more excited to see where this game is heading! If you're still on the fence, go ahead and check out my video and decide for yourself if you think this is something you might like. Much like A Clockwork Orange though, this really needs to be experienced to fully appreciate it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k8J72-Lfug

I really like the game because of the atmosphere and the grey colour if you like to see some gameplay check out my walkthrough on my channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyOmIzdY32U&t=91s

Although the game isn't that fleshed out, it's more than worth the money, in my opinion. I would love to see a more expanded on version, or something similar.