Dustborn

Ignore the haters. This is a vibrant, fun, and very different RPG. Yes, Pax is obnoxious at first, but by the end of the second chapter you not only know why she's that way, but depending on your actions you're able to steer her toward being a better person. If you're LGBTQ+ or just an ally, and you know how to have fun, you should enjoy the hell out of this while it's still legal. Before the world is even more like Dustborn's world.

The worst thing about this game it's the non-existent marketing. I learned about its existence because it was supposed to be the ultimate game destroyed by wokeness or whatever... I liked the art style so I decided to check it out. It took me 20h to finish. I did all of optional interactions I could find, all optional conversations, never skipped any fights. I enjoyed it so I didn't rush. The story is why you want to play this game. It's a road trip in a sci-fi alternative reality USA. Very weird. I liked it a lot. Characters you travel with are great, you can choose to interact with them more. You'll influence their character development and endings. Most of this game is talking... If that's your thing, you'll have fun. Conversation system is quite unique, often you can just choose NOT to use any option and just listen and wait how the conversation develops. New interaction options will dis/appear. Just trust what the tutorial says and don't be too bothered but just listening. Because of your background you get some magical voice powers. There are a few of those and they allow you to force people to do something during conversations. Those powers can also be used during combat to, for example, stun or push enemies away or make them fight each other instead of you. The story is divided into comic book issues. You get 10 of them. Most main events are fixed and will happen regardless, but some panels are influenced by your choices. You even get to see what percentage of players got this particular panel, which I liked a lot. I would love to see a proper sequel but I know it's probably unlikely to happen... Fights are basic but fun and you can just skip any of them if you wish. Overall, I recommend the game. But maybe add it to your wish list and try to get it half price :)

The game surpassed all my expectations. An amazing story driven game in an only slightly different version of our world with some metaphysical touches. The player's choices matter for themselves and their crew, both immediately and in the long run. Very interesting way to handle dialog choices, especially: While a conversation happens, your choices may change the longer you listen. Cool mini game for playing music. Very well done deep character interactions. Bus travels and camping is done very well and everything feels very immersive. Great writing, cool graphics style, great acting, great music (some of which you will play yourself). One play through is roughly about 22 hours.

I legit love this game. Is it perfect? No, most things aren't. But this story was captivating for me and all the characters were so unique and fun! A huge plus of having diverse characters is that it's easy for my adhd brain to pay attention and tell them apart. I loved the art and just the charm of sitting around a campfire with my crew. The scenery is gorgeous and the locations were all interesting and cool. Thank u devs for making such a charming game! It was so refreshing to play through.

Music minigames are a big nuh