I finished the game under a single sitting and boy. WHERE do I EVEN start! (Fair warning, this review WILL have spoilers so just scroll past this!)
Being the very game that you published that contains so much gameplay and lore, I must say that this game was incredibly worth my 5+ hours in a genuine manner. To start things off, the intro was incredibly well done for me personally! I was expecting a random character to be the introduction of the scene, only to be thrown out the window by the Vasilis themselves! I couldn't even recreate my face when that caught me off guard and started nodding my head in pure satisfaction, because that intro was incredibly executed so well on how the camera panned to a background character to the main (even though literally the main character was in the COVERR)! The next part is definitely when things blacked out, and that's the part where I GOT INCREDIBLY EXCITED because it really encapsulated that we were definitely in a different realm. The puzzles and clues that was left around for me to figure out was SO FUN TO SOLVE but not TOO difficult to figure out which made the gameplay intriguing to keep going!! When the segments of the characters were introduced during the blackout, I deeeply, deeply was entranced yet beautifully sorrowed over how these character's lives were amazingly portrayed before their death. Albeit some of them were funny /pos, but all in all, it really made me feel incredibly melancholic and am glad to have been introduced to them. Next as well are the visuals! And Arcade. ARCADE.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT NEONS AND PRETTY COLORS!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!! My EYES were eatin' that SHIZZ UPPP!! It was so good and I couldn't help but imagine myself in that kind of scenario and NOT feel like I'm floating every time. The art and graphics were incredibly so admiring to look at, the FUNKY COLORS that were used in this game was definitely in my lines of joy to look at, and you did SUCH AN AMAZING FRIGGIN JOB WITH IT ILY /p!!
For the characters, as I was getting a good amount of time being introduced to these characters, I did at some point had to figure out who'd be the one causing all this havoc, and let me tell you Reginald was acting, super, SUPER reserved yet so...unnecessarily rude towards Vasilis for no reason, which was a HUUUGE red flag for me and gave me the impression that he was hiding something, in which the end I was right and (his fight was a fucking pain in the ass when ur not prepared, i had to retry like a couple times and when I tell you i internally screamed, i internally SCREAMED OF JOY). Though Rune was a second close call, but I figured his strange behavior would also be close to a red herring, but then again I felt the same with Reginald but WELP. FUCKER HAD TO BE IT. A lot of Reg's behavior was really picked up on me to realize that he was definitely up to something, and honestly, amazing fucking characterization! Vasilis and Mary, and RUNE GRAAHHH!! Words can't fathom over how much I loved them so much along with the other characters featured in the game! And I enjoyed every single dialogue that was placed in them!
All in all, absolutely astonishing game! Everyone who's placed their time, love and effort into this game including YOU, ARCADE, deeply letting you know that you did such an incredibly well done job!! I have been fed very nicely, and I'm still honored to be credited as an inspiration for your music!! Many loves from your silly mime!!