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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 4.8 hrs on record
Posted: Oct 3, 2021 @ 5:46am

This is the most ambiguous game in the series so far.
This time I was prepared and replayed all the previous ones before starting it to remind myself why exactly I put this series in such a special place in my heart. Talent and brilliance of Kan Gao progresses each time, delivering more and more refined stories.
I was reminded why To the Moon is once of the best drama stories with the most perfect ending that leaves you thinking about it long after playing.
Then I was reminded how it is possible to get even more personal and intimate in Finding Paradise. I was surprised to see again that Colin's worldview was so similar to mine, and remembered that this was maybe why I needed to play that game at that particular time.
Years after, dealing with my psychological issues for a while, and this time not only by playing proper games, all of this is still precious to me. Even the SigCorp episodes, developing the world and the beloved characters, and leaving desiring for more.

Then Impostor Factory releases after a long time of development, filled with funny twits and mock teasers.
And it is very different. VERY different.
On one hand, it is more realistic and dramatic as ever. More cinematic, yet even less interactive.
On the other hand it is waay more goofy and absurd as the series dared to be so far.
How Kan Gao managed to marry those two different games together in one splendid soup of sci-fi with a thriller dressing defies reason. Yet still he manages to deliver a great story.

Will you like it if you liked previous games? Very likely. Even if it doesn't seem that way, it does develop the meta plot.
Will it help to improve your mental state? Highly unlikely. The story is way too realistic and dark in a way only something close to life can be.
Is it a good game worth buying? Absolutely.
What is the deal with the long cat? Well, actually, it's
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