You see a lot of games coming out these days dealing with end times, the moral dilemmas, but they leave you out of that "survivor" state where you're also fighting against your environment, as well as dealing with the fact the world is crumbling around you.

A huge amount of minor details, tons of mini-stories, characters, interactions, discoverables, etc. allow this game to have a surprising depth I didn't expect when I jumped in figuring it was something akin' to an endless runner.


thoughts:

Art 10/10, though there were many dark scenes,most things were easily discernable, great backgrounds, huge amount of detail to items fore, and background. This came in to play extra for me as i've a bit of color blindness so picking things out can sometimes be problematic.
The pixelated style definitly didn't stop these guys from making things look great. Theres a distinct feel you get depending on where in the game you are entirely based off your environment.
The little touches, like the extra frame when you're readying a melee attack with a weapon, showing you in that braced position, viewing the gun from a different angle, it almost looks like the gun itelf is in 3d at that point ,just breathes life into it. kinda like those little battery powered fake sleeping kittens that pretend to breathe. (besides the point)



Gameplay: 9/10, Controls were tight, weapons and interactables behaved well. Minor issue with me giving a medpack to somebody, but them dying anyways, but solid gameplay, tight controls, everything behaves "as you'd expect" you're not left baffled by why a thing did what it did

GAME FEEL: 10/10 as i'd stated, it really nails in that end of times end of humanity feel, evokes deep thought, but keeps things light enough that it still feels like you're playing a platformer.
I'm in no way good with ANYTHING spooky, so a few times i found myself turning back, waiting a little make sure its safe before nutting up and forging onward. Atmospheric, the music and sound direction is well done, really pulls the feel of the game together.

Closing Notes: Again, i'm just loving the sheer amount of discoverables, details, little notes you find, they really flush out the world, and the characters as at a glance, things seem kinda "Flat" (get it? 2d? eyyy) but still, if you have an afternoon / evening to burn, this game is really great for that, it really draws you in.

I picked it up on sale and felt not only did I get my money's worth, but then some, and therefore am gonna be gifting a few to my friends for them to enjoy too.

9.776/10

Absolutely Phenomenal.