The Novelist

I liked the concept of being some kind of ghost in a summer house spying and helping a little family of three. However, it became repetitive. Just one location which you will go through over and over again trying to find new notes and objects. You also go into memories where you're exploring the same house, finding the same people with each one just saying one line. Should have been more and actual dialogue. I liked reading the notes outside the memories, though. They were well written. Considering the title, it would have been a shame if they weren't. Appreciated it was a different time of day with different lighting each chapter. I did not like the faces of the characters, too inexpressive, but at least it was a distinctive art style. Weird that the ghost couldn't go through doors as sometimes I'd be stuck waiting for one to open or stuck in a room with closed doors. The stealth part, not being seen by the family, jumping from light fixture to light fixture was very easy and pretty much an afterthought. It could be toggled off, which I almost did. What I liked most and what makes this a tentative recommendation, after going back and forth on the subject, was having to decide pr…

I don't know what's more depressing, the story or the gameplay/UI...but thanks to both, I just ended up removing this from my account.

Intriguing and with a very human story line.

Chill and thoughtful. Would like to play more games like this. Thanks for reading.

This game sucks. I don't know that I've ever seen a more dysfunctional mess of non issues in a family than this game. Dan is a poorly written stubborn "writer" who fits the "I can't and won't think about my family unless I'm made to" man figure, which is stupid. Linda is a woman. Tommy is supposed to be five or six years old and the story treats this one single summer as the make or break for his success in life because he has a learning disability. It's trash and whoever wrote this trash should feel bad. The intended stealth mechanic with the lights was interesting for about seven minutes before you should just turn it off. It's stupid and a waste of time even more than the game already is. Don't buy on sale, don't play for free, literally do anything else other than micromanage this stupid insufferable family who are so detached from one another they need a literal ghost to tell them how to function normally.

I see the vision the devs has with this, but I'm at a point where I'm too bored to finish it for the plot. It's just far too repetitive jumping from light to light in the same house. I'm sure a lot of love was put into this, but it's not for me.