Signs Of Life

It's cool, different, but very offputting as an art style...

This is a weird one, but I think I like it. I just have a few caveats attached to it. My biggest issue throughout the game was the bugs. While not gamebreaking, things like the cursor not pointing at the right spot and difficulty grabbing items makes some parts pretty frustrating. [spoiler] Looking at you, fountain fish. [/spoiler] The very surreal nature of the whole game makes me wonder just what the hell is broken and what's intended. [spoiler] The biggest pain of the game is the neck attaching part, it seems pixel perfect. [/spoiler] On top of those issues is the very non-linear, abstract way of progressing. Things are weird. This game probably had one of the strangest first few minutes of gameplay out of what I've played. Really things don't make much sense until about halfway through the game, I think. Then again, with the non-linear nature of things, it might never end up making sense or I just bumbled around for too long. I don't really even feel like I finished the game. By the time I got really stumped I was following what I thought were 3 different characters giving me different clues [spoiler] The moon's story, the fishes hint, the pencil [/spoiler] Eventually the ending just appeared in front of me. [spoiler] I boarded the train after it appeared to me, a few seconds after I was about to close the game in defeat. Yet I never got the woman her legs back, so I don't think I finished it. [/spoiler] Despite those issues I really enjoyed the experience. It's a strange yet beautiful collage of the creator's internal feelings. It is unique in a way a lot of projects aren't. If the dev is reading, please tell me if I'm missing something as I'd like to uncover every rock to find the secrets hidden underneath. [spoiler] Thanks to the weird crow guy for reviewing this, he's the only reason I found this. [/spoiler]

The previous reviews are solid and helpful. This is a unique and creative game that makes you think, not just about the non-linear flow but also about what the developer was communicating. Enjoyable and challenging.