looK INside - Chapter 1

The voice overs, sound effects, and the art style were the highlights of this game. Learning more about the different family members by piecing together their stories through journal entries that you can interact with was originally the main selling point of this game. Unfortunately, I had to play this with a guide because it was hard to trigger the cutscenes and the puzzles unless you literally clicked around. The UI/UX aren’t intuitive enough for you to divine on your own that this chapter requests a particular action from you. Some actions also have no effect on the gameplay, which is nice in some ways but can be frustrating especially when you can’t get to the next area. I had to quit and restart at times to restart the level. Although it’s made with love, I can’t recommend it due to the bugs that persist throughout the game. If you want to get it, I'd recommend buying it on sale especially due to the short play time of 4 hours (with full achievements).

This is an interesting click and point puzzle game. I found it interesting learning about each of the characters by looking through their memories, places they visit and much more. I did have to use a guide online to help get some of the achievements but most of them were not too hard to obtain. The family tree was an interesting extra bit to complete. I admittedly did not get most of it correct but it was fun nonetheless. It was also fun finding the little secrets that didn't really affect the story. I recommend this game as it was an adventurous, fun and puzzling game.

Very good! I enjoyed it a lot, though honestly i did get stuck a few times, but the overall experience is fun This is a unique puzzle point and click game about a girl who found a journal/ book that describes her family member's story and life, though you have to figure out the name of the family members and their relationship to each other through the scenes portrayed in the book. Whenever you correctly solved something, the narrator will say some snippets about the family member in question, and you'll also uncover parts of a portrait and a name, that you'll need to complete the family tree. There are a total of 3 chapters in the beginning, and each chapter can expand into another chapter (once you solved the scene/ chapter), so making the game have 6 chapters overall. The ending is not complete yet, as this is the first chapter Pros: - Very aesthetic artwork/ graphic, has a semi-cartoony look with a cozy feel, i really like the vibrancy of the characters and the environment! The animations are great, most of the objects in the scene can be interacted with, though not all of them is necessary for solving the puzzle, some are just for entertainment purposes, which speaks volume for the attention to detail! - Good, creative and engaging puzzles that makes you think, and very satisfying once you've figured it out; most of them are intuitive for me once i get the hang of it, but you have to REALLLLY look closely at your surroundings for answers, and search for things you can interact with (there will either be a hand icon, or a cogwheel icon if an item can be interacted with). - The story is good, mainly about life and the struggles/ happiness that they faced, though you don't really get a clear picture of what the situation is most times; at the end there is a short bio of each of the family members which provide a little more explanation, though while you're playing the game maybe you wan't get a very clear idea of their story, because the narrator will just say some details of the member but not really go into specifics, and the order of what the narrator says also depends on which puzzles you solved first in the scene. - Worth the price (i got it on HUGEEE discount) with the amount of gameplay it offers and the artwork - Nice musics, and the narrator is voiced Cons: - You have to pixel hunt most of the time in the game, as the game gives you no direct clues/ answers to what you need to do next, and there is no highlights for the items that you can interact with, and sometimes the window of the interactable item is pretty small that you won't notice it well, ANDDDD sometimes it gets overlaid with the existing character [spoiler]like the plants in the garden, the plants behind Isa are hard to get even after moving her aside[/spoiler] - The family tree branching is kinda weird for me, like when i already know the relationship, i don't know how to put the portraits in the tree properly, since the branching is like "huhhhh?". Though maybe that's just me not knowing how family tree branches work? - A few bugs, like the one i encountered is that some of the items remain frozen after i clicked it, luckily it got working again after going to the game menu. - Some of what the narrator says doesn't tally with what was being written. i'm playing in English mode. - No hint system provided, you need a walkthrough if you get stuck (thank you walkthrough writers!) All in all i enjoyed playing the game, currently the game has 2 chapters, i bought them in a bundle so not sure if there's a chapter 3 or more happening, but this chapter is great for me, 8/10

The narrative idea behind this game is cute. It delves into the aspects of family members that we don’t always get to see, mostly through narrative prompts unlocked by figuring out puzzles. The game promotes itself as a relaxing game, free from objectives or time constraints. However, unless you either manage to figure out puzzles or accidentally stumble across the solution from frustratedly clicking on EVERYTHING, there is no progress and no real entertainment value. If you’re a lover of puzzles in all its forms, then perhaps you’ll like this one. But if you have a low tolerance for frustration or a lack of progression like I do, then I’d sit this one out.

This was supposed to be a cute, fun game, and the bugs & unexplained controls in the family tree had me ready to throw both myself and my computer out the nearest window.

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