Everglow

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I will eat 1 tablespoon of MAYONNAISE for every like this review gets.

The game is okay but closer to mediocre because of the choices overall not making a huge difference. Could have been great with some minor changes. The issue came with one of the achievements. I seriously needed to have my partner in IT complete that task and I very much appreciated his help. I could not have done it alone as it takes knowledge and use of python and how to find/decode lines of text. From someone who strives to complete a game so that I can fully get all the game has to offer, I should not need a background in computers to get it completed. What you (the developer did as by research a joke) made it to where I could not recommend the game at all. Games are meant to be fun and not frustrating and that is exactly what you did. I will say that it is short but mine logged more time waiting for him to come over and finish the final achievement. Strive to remember when making a game that it is great if it is challenging but off the mark when an average person cannot possibly get all the achievements without further education. Games are meant to be enjoyed and that should be the goal as the developer. Try again. You do have the base knowledge to make a game that could be a …

7/10 Good art and music, chill game for about 1-2 hours

[i]Edited review[/i] The Annoying Achievement was removed so all is well! Aside from the fact I still don't love the game, but you can't win them all. I liked the plot well enough, but everything goes way too fast (a journey will take 2mn to read but is treated as this long and terrible ordeal, a character is Incredibly Important to Glow and I barely remember her talking, etc. Also not nearly enough transitions between scenes). The art is good but I [i]hate[/i] the "fearful" sprite (so overexaggerated for situations that rarely justify it). The story was enough to keep me interested, but the execution was really rushed, the writing flat (again, because it's given no time). I also got confused [spoiler]by who and when we were exactly at some points[/spoiler] but that doesn't bother me personally, I trust Glow's feelings and the general objective of the moment. Might bother other people. Not sure if it's the game's fault or mine though - maybe the lack of transitions confused everything, maybe I'm just not cut for [spoiler]time-travel[/spoiler], who knows? I still love the cactus, may he keep standing.

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