You Were There -君はそこにいた-

You Were There is a short action adventure that starts with a pretty simple mystery. I wake up on the ground with no memory of who I am or where I am, and the first thing I see is a girl running away from me. I decide to follow her and that basically starts the whole adventure. The strange dream like setting made me curious because I wanted to understand what was happening rather than just being given the answer straight away. The gameplay mixes exploration with simple platforming. I can run, walk, jump, pick up items, crawl underwater and squeeze through smaller areas, and there are also moments where I have to fight mysterious enemies. None of the individual mechanics are particularly complicated, but I liked having enough movement options to make the environments feel like more than just corridors. There are also moments where I can fall and have to pull myself back up, which adds a little more tension to the platforming. The relationship between the boy and the girl is also an important part of the game. I am not just following her around because the game tells me to. The story is built around figuring out who she is, understanding what is happening to me and gradually improv…