Welp, this is a tough one to review and even tougher to play.

I have bought Gods Will Be Watching back in 2015, and when I first launched it I think I wasted about an hour trying to complete the first chapter only to be brickwalled by the second one. I haven't launched the game a single time since then. That is, until three days ago.
Now, after about 20 hours of immerse gaming sessions I have beaten it with all achievements. This really is a love/hate kind of relationship I have with Gods Will Be Watching.

The Hate:
This game is hard. I am not a fan of punishingly hard games, and that was probably the main reason I abandoned it on the first try. The difficulty is also very inconsistent throughout the chapters - it does not just build up till the end of the game. Even though it is explained later in the story why trial and error is a natural instrument of advancing - I still feel that it is something that will likely put off plenty of people. Gameplay can also be somewhat repetitive, but the constant fear of failure will likely not let you notice that most of the time.

The Love:
Once I managed to find my Zen and enlightenment through frustration, anger and Game Over screens, I actually started to understand how things work. Each chapter is somewhat different and you will have to poke around (and fail, miserably) a couple times before you learn your ropes. It helps that there is a mission-specific tutorial presented in a form of dialogues with some character(s) present.
The story is really great - it is a mix of SK's "The Dark Tower", a touch of "Final Fantasy" trademark 'a bunch of individuals vs. one evil super-conglomerate' theme, a dash of "A Space Odyssey" - all that creates a solid, dark and existential plot. All my questions were answered by the end of the DLC chapter (which is a must, by the way). Oh, and I am a sucker for a good time-paradox story.
Soundtrack is absolutely gorgeous - fingerspit did a stellar job capturing an atmosphere of each chapter.
Artwork is absolutely lovely - that is, if you a fan of a pixel art. If not - I am not really sure what are you doing on this store page at all.

Whom can I recommend it? I can't really say, to be honest. But I can, however, say that you should not play this game if:

• you like your games linear in means of progressing through levels
  
• you like your storier to be linear in narrative and have a hard case of fractured timeline allergies
  
• you do not like to try and fail time and time again
  
• you tend to abandon things if your time investment does not pay off right away
  
• you firmly believe that each story should have one definitive and concise end

If, by chance, things above are not relevant for you - you might actually enjoy Gods Will Be Watching like I did.

Welp, this is a tough one to review and even tougher to play. I have bought [b]Gods Will Be Watching[/b] back in 2015, and when I first launched it I think I wasted about an hour trying to complete the first chapter only to be brickwalled by the second one. I haven't launched the game a single time since then. That is, until three days ago. Now, after about 20 hours of immerse gaming sessions I have beaten it with all achievements. This really is a love/hate kind of relationship I have with Gods Will Be Watching. The Hate: This game is [b]hard[/b]. I am not a fan of punishingly hard games, and that was probably the main reason I abandoned it on the first try. The difficulty is also very inconsistent throughout the chapters - it does not just build up till the end of the game. Even though it is explained later in the story why trial and error is a natural instrument of advancing - I still feel that it is something that will likely put off plenty of people. Gameplay can also be somewhat repetitive, but the constant fear of failure will likely not let you notice that most of the time. The Love: Once I managed to find my Zen and enlightenment through frustration, anger and Game Over screens, I actually started to understand how things work. Each chapter is somewhat different and you will have to poke around (and fail, miserably) a couple times before you learn your ropes. It helps that there is a mission-specific tutorial presented in a form of dialogues with some character(s) present. The story is really great - it is a mix of SK's "The Dark Tower", a touch of "Final Fantasy" trademark 'a bunch of individuals vs. one evil super-conglomerate' theme, a dash of "A Space Odyssey" - all that creates a solid, dark and existential plot. All my questions were answered by the end of the DLC chapter (which is a must, by the way). [spoiler]Oh, and I am a sucker for a good time-paradox story.[/spoiler] Soundtrack is absolutely gorgeous - fingerspit did a stellar job capturing an atmosphere of each chapter. Artwork is absolutely lovely - that is, if you a fan of a pixel art. If not - I am not really sure what are you doing on this store page at all. Whom can I recommend it? I can't really say, to be honest. But I can, however, say that you should not play this game if: [list][*]you like your games linear in means of progressing through levels [*]you like your storier to be linear in narrative and have a hard case of fractured timeline allergies [*]you do not like to try and fail time and time again [*]you tend to abandon things if your time investment does not pay off right away [*]you firmly believe that each story should have one definitive and concise end[/list] If, by chance, things above are not relevant for you - you might actually enjoy Gods Will Be Watching like I did.