BROK the InvestiGator

The game is really fun, and the "beat 'em up" part is mostly optional if you prefer to think your way through problems / puzzles. It's satisfying and you feel clever for thinking your way through the problems / puzzles. The problems / puzzles are interesting, and the hint system is much appreciated. It saves you having to look something up outside the game if you get stuck, for the most part. The prologue / demo are generous and showcase the mechanics / story well, so you can get a sense of whether that's the game for you. HOWEVER! Mood spoilers and mechanics spoilers for the ending: Mood spoiler: [spoiler]The canonical ending is depressing. I got 2 of the more positive endings first, including one that's lowkey considered to be the "golden" ending, so I was horrified to find the canonical ending was so heart-wrenching. In a way it makes sense for the story, which leads to the mechanical spoiler.[/spoiler] Mechanics spoiler: [spoiler]The time travel mechanic was technically not out of nowhere, because there was an attempt to "plant the seed" for it, but it still felt out of place. The canonical ending makes a certain kind of sense because it "justifies" the time travel mechanic, as it were. This is also evident in the "positive" endings which make a show of how the time travel wasn't "needed". But it was still surprising that the canonical ending wasn't the "golden" ending (or what comes close to a golden ending), as it usually is in time travel games. I can't hold that against the game, the fact that it's different, but it was still surprising and sad. I am interested to see what the devs do for the sequel.[/spoiler] Despite all that, I still recommend the game because the journey is a lot of fun, and the world is interesting. But if the mood of the ending being what I noted in the spoilers above is a deal-breaker for you, now you know.

I really enjoyed it! Combat was good, story was great, voice acting was amazing! Big fan of the game's art! I look forward to playing again in my next playthrough to get the other endings :)

I love it.