This game is really good. And this means something coming from me, who doesn't even enjoy point and click adventures and puzzle games. That's because, even if you don't like the genre, the story and characters are still good enough to keep you interested regardless. But then again, I might be biased because I got lured in by the trailer depicting a story of a guy and a girl setting out on an adventure and falling in love. Being such a sucker for romance stories, I was sold right off the bat and luckily for me, the trailer wasn't one big lie for once in my life, like it usually turns out to be. With this game, you get exactly what you see. A point and click game in a high fantasy setting with a story of a couple who has to overcome some hardship. If you don't like any of that, you might as well just turn around and leave, but if you enjoy what you see, then good news: This game will be to your liking.

Here is what's good about this game:
- Memorable and likable characters with their own personality and growth
- A big world/universe that feels developed enough to actually make you feel like it might exist somewhere out there (I mean, it doesn't feel like a fictional construct that was awkwardly put together by some novice author who wanted to make some quick cash with his game. You may laugh, but that's what most video game universes feel like to me these days)
- Intriguing storyline and worldbuilding with some nice plot twists to keep you interested.
- awesome OST
- Romance for all the Romance-geeks like me (even if it's just a little bit due to the not-all-that-long story)
- No handholding. Challenging puzzles (although that might just be me and my inability/unwillingness to solve them). They make sense for the most part, except for one part of the game in which logic as a whole gets disabled (Mild
spoiler)(I am looking at you, faerie world. Such a bizarre place...)
- And the very best thing for me personally: (Mild spoiler)No cliche happy endings which always feel way too forced and unrealistic. Might be just me, but as a sucker for tragic/bittersweet endings, this game's ending got me right in the feels and thus made me a very happy man with just the right amount of pain in my heart. Seriously, that's what I am looking for in stories. Well done there.
- And well, there is a sequel, too. For those guys who think the ending left off at a bad spot (which, admittedly, it did with its rather abrupt cut-off.)

Here's what the game doesn't do so well:

- The voice acting is terribad. At least the English one is. I usually avoid the German VOs, but given how this game is actually made by a German studio, it might be better to just listen to the German voices and use English subs. The main reason is that Geron, the protagonist, is unable to show any emotion aside from boredom in English, except for maybe a bit of annoyance here and there. He was that monotonous that at the one time he actually DID express anger , it actually felt so out of place for him that I felt genuinely shocked. Yes, that bad.
- The animation is quite rough and stuttering a lot. While some folks might be able to look past that and even see it as the game's very own charm for following its own art style, I can definitely see a lot of people being turned off by it as well.
- Weird graphic bugs kept happening for me throughout the game. The background kept flickering with black boxes every once in a while. I ignored it, but it certainly hurt the immersion quite a bit.
- Some achievements are just diabolical. Having to repeat a certain pointless act 100 times was really unnecessary and annoying. Sure, it was done in five minutes but it felt neither rewarding nor was it fun to get it, let alone a clever easter egg of the developers. It was just downright a waste of time to get it. Plus, getting separate achievements for finishing the game on easy and hard mode for a game that has basically zero replay value is pretty stupid as well. I mean, it's a puzzle game, the fun is in figuring out the solution. You won't get the same kick out of it when you play it a second time, right? Since you already know the solution and all.

All in all, I can really recommend this game, even if you don't like puzzle games. Just open up a walkthrough of the game and merely enjoy the story which is definitely interesting. And if you liked it, there is a sequel, too, which is called Memoria. (Memoria is a good game as well, although maybe a bit of a disappointing sequel in regards of Geron and Nuri's story, given how they get treated like side characters there. But that's just my opinion)

This game is really good. And this means something coming from me, who doesn't even enjoy point and click adventures and puzzle games. That's because, even if you don't like the genre, the story and characters are still good enough to keep you interested regardless. But then again, I might be biased because I got lured in by the trailer depicting a story of a guy and a girl setting out on an adventure and falling in love. Being such a sucker for romance stories, I was sold right off the bat and luckily for me, the trailer wasn't one big lie for once in my life, like it usually turns out to be. With this game, you get exactly what you see. A point and click game in a high fantasy setting with a story of a couple who has to overcome some hardship. If you don't like any of that, you might as well just turn around and leave, but if you enjoy what you see, then good news: This game will be to your liking. Here is what's good about this game: - Memorable and likable characters with their own personality and growth - A big world/universe that feels developed enough to actually make you feel like it might exist somewhere out there (I mean, it doesn't feel like a fictional construct that was awkwardly put together by some novice author who wanted to make some quick cash with his game. You may laugh, but that's what most video game universes feel like to me these days) - Intriguing storyline and worldbuilding with some nice plot twists to keep you interested. - awesome OST - Romance for all the Romance-geeks like me (even if it's just a little bit due to the not-all-that-long story) - No handholding. Challenging puzzles (although that might just be me and my inability/unwillingness to solve them). They make sense for the most part, except for one part of the game in which logic as a whole gets disabled (Mild spoiler)([spoiler]I am looking at you, faerie world. Such a bizarre place...[/spoiler]) - And the very best thing for me personally: (Mild spoiler)[spoiler]No cliche happy endings which always feel way too forced and unrealistic. Might be just me, but as a sucker for tragic/bittersweet endings, this game's ending got me right in the feels and thus made me a very happy man with just the right amount of pain in my heart. Seriously, that's what I am looking for in stories. Well done there.[/spoiler] - And well, there is a sequel, too. For those guys who think the ending left off at a bad spot (which, admittedly, it did with its rather abrupt cut-off.) Here's what the game doesn't do so well: - The voice acting is terribad. At least the English one is. I usually avoid the German VOs, but given how this game is actually made by a German studio, it might be better to just listen to the German voices and use English subs. The main reason is that Geron, the protagonist, is unable to show any emotion aside from boredom in English, except for maybe a bit of annoyance here and there. He was that monotonous that at the one time he actually DID express anger , it actually felt so out of place for him that I felt genuinely shocked. Yes, that bad. - The animation is quite rough and stuttering a lot. While some folks might be able to look past that and even see it as the game's very own charm for following its own art style, I can definitely see a lot of people being turned off by it as well. - Weird graphic bugs kept happening for me throughout the game. The background kept flickering with black boxes every once in a while. I ignored it, but it certainly hurt the immersion quite a bit. - Some achievements are just diabolical. Having to repeat a certain pointless act 100 times was really unnecessary and annoying. Sure, it was done in five minutes but it felt neither rewarding nor was it fun to get it, let alone a clever easter egg of the developers. It was just downright a waste of time to get it. Plus, getting separate achievements for finishing the game on easy and hard mode for a game that has basically zero replay value is pretty stupid as well. I mean, it's a puzzle game, the fun is in figuring out the solution. You won't get the same kick out of it when you play it a second time, right? Since you already know the solution and all. All in all, I can really recommend this game, even if you don't like puzzle games. Just open up a walkthrough of the game and merely enjoy the story which is definitely interesting. And if you liked it, there is a sequel, too, which is called Memoria. (Memoria is a good game as well, although maybe a bit of a disappointing sequel in regards of Geron and Nuri's story, given how they get treated like side characters there. But that's just my opinion)