Update to the new response from the dev:
With greater reach does come greater responsibility which is why I should always be open and clear with my opinions as it would be irresponsible of me to simply pretend everything is amazing and make people spend their money on things that I personally really didn't enjoy. That's why I'm clear about when I don't like something and don't just say "I hate this it's bad" but say "I hate/don't like this, here's why".
Also about the mediocre streamer comments, first of all you don't deny it, second of all I played the game the second it released because as I said, I've been looking forward to this game for years. I was the only prominent streamer who had played it at that time. It was also one of my greatest complaints: how tedious the finale of the game was. So it was very clearly about me. Pretending that it's not to somehow go "gotcha, this streamer is self centered he thinks everything is about him" is simply pathetic.
For the record, it's obviously not a big insult, it's just completely unwarranted and out of pocket to mention it on your own steam store in a response to someone else. That is not remotely on the same level as just reviewing a game as you are playing it. I know you are passionate because you want this game to be amazing. It's simply my opinion that it's not.

Response to the dev message below:
You must have watched a completely different stream by accident cause there was no mockery or hate. Simply a disappointed fan who waited for the game for two years only to be sorely disappointed for all the reasons I described here and in my end of stream review. Me saying I despise the final boss and then explaining why is not hate, that's criticism and review. Similar for other things I didn't like, I said I didn't like them and explained why. You calling me a "mediocre streamer" in another reply because I didn't like your game is hate. Me explaining in detail why I didn't like something as a response to a product I bought with my own money is called a review. You seem to think that is hate which is disappointing.

Also you might have been scammed if you think non of the art is AI because the photos in the apartment and the eyeballs in the painting puzzle are clearly AI. There are many asset packs online you can buy that are full of AI art without disclosing it. That's why you should educate yourself so you don't end up accidentally spreading AI art in a story about a struggling artist.

Furthermore blaming the player for getting stuck on a slow paced boss fight that is objectively tedious to replay if you die is silly. Similarly for the puzzles. I barely got stuck outside of the last puzzle because of (imo) weird UI design that put me on the wrong foot.

Taking criticism is hard but deflecting everything as "game is not your thing" is not promising.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
The demo was great, I don't know how we got here.

The game starts of with an excruciatingly slow lore dump about stuff that literally never comes back in the rest of the game. At the time I gave it the benefit of the doubt but now I'm extra confused why the pacing was so weird.

The story is (in part) about a mother who loses her ability to do art because she becomes a mother and gets sick. Yet the game is full of AI art which almost has to be parody but I don't believe that. Also in case the dev sees this you are required to disclose AI use on the steam store with the new disclosure feature. I don't see any info on the steam store. Disappointing.

Gameplay wise you solve a handful of puzzles and are done with the story. Which wouldn't have been an issue if it all didn't move so slow. Everything in this game seems to scream "listen to our story it's so important and special" by making all the story animations super slow. It's the definition of "pretentious".

It all culminates in a final boss fight that's truly baffling to me. It is a three phase boss, but every phase is the exact same. Also the boss does random attacks and one of the attacks spawns many mines around the arena, which can make it quite literally unplayable if you get that attack a few times in a row. The mines also don't go away between phases and if you die you start all over. Everything in the boss fight moves so slow. A pipe slowly goes down from the ceiling, you click it, then it slowly goes back up. If you don't beat this first try by luck you'll be sitting there watching the pipe slowly go up and down forever until you lose your mind.

TL;DR this game does not respect your time and if you respect yours I don't recommend it.

Update to the new response from the dev: With greater reach does come greater responsibility which is why I should always be open and clear with my opinions as it would be irresponsible of me to simply pretend everything is amazing and make people spend their money on things that I personally really didn't enjoy. That's why I'm clear about when I don't like something and don't just say "I hate this it's bad" but say "I hate/don't like this, here's why". Also about the mediocre streamer comments, first of all you don't deny it, second of all I played the game the second it released because as I said, I've been looking forward to this game for years. I was the only prominent streamer who had played it at that time. It was also one of my greatest complaints: how tedious the finale of the game was. So it was very clearly about me. Pretending that it's not to somehow go "gotcha, this streamer is self centered he thinks everything is about him" is simply pathetic. For the record, it's obviously not a big insult, it's just completely unwarranted and out of pocket to mention it on your own steam store in a response to someone else. That is not remotely on the same level as just reviewing a game as you are playing it. I know you are passionate because you want this game to be amazing. It's simply my opinion that it's not. Response to the dev message below: You must have watched a completely different stream by accident cause there was no mockery or hate. Simply a disappointed fan who waited for the game for two years only to be sorely disappointed for all the reasons I described here and in my end of stream review. Me saying I despise the final boss and then explaining why is not hate, that's criticism and review. Similar for other things I didn't like, I said I didn't like them and explained why. You calling me a "mediocre streamer" in another reply because I didn't like your game is hate. Me explaining in detail why I didn't like something as a response to a product I bought with my own money is called a review. You seem to think that is hate which is disappointing. Also you might have been scammed if you think non of the art is AI because the photos in the apartment and the eyeballs in the painting puzzle are clearly AI. There are many asset packs online you can buy that are full of AI art without disclosing it. That's why you should educate yourself so you don't end up accidentally spreading AI art in a story about a struggling artist. Furthermore blaming the player for getting stuck on a slow paced boss fight that is objectively tedious to replay if you die is silly. Similarly for the puzzles. I barely got stuck outside of the last puzzle because of (imo) weird UI design that put me on the wrong foot. Taking criticism is hard but deflecting everything as "game is not your thing" is not promising. ORIGINAL REVIEW: The demo was great, I don't know how we got here. The game starts of with an excruciatingly slow lore dump about stuff that literally never comes back in the rest of the game. At the time I gave it the benefit of the doubt but now I'm extra confused why the pacing was so weird. The story is (in part) about a mother who loses her ability to do art because she becomes a mother and gets sick. Yet the game is full of AI art which almost has to be parody but I don't believe that. Also in case the dev sees this you are required to disclose AI use on the steam store with the new disclosure feature. I don't see any info on the steam store. Disappointing. Gameplay wise you solve a handful of puzzles and are done with the story. Which wouldn't have been an issue if it all didn't move so slow. Everything in this game seems to scream "listen to our story it's so important and special" by making all the story animations super slow. It's the definition of "pretentious". It all culminates in a final boss fight that's truly baffling to me. It is a three phase boss, but every phase is the exact same. Also the boss does random attacks and one of the attacks spawns many mines around the arena, which can make it quite literally unplayable if you get that attack a few times in a row. The mines also don't go away between phases and if you die you start all over. Everything in the boss fight moves so slow. A pipe slowly goes down from the ceiling, you click it, then it slowly goes back up. If you don't beat this first try by luck you'll be sitting there watching the pipe slowly go up and down forever until you lose your mind. TL;DR this game does not respect your time and if you respect yours I don't recommend it.