I streamed this game. The overall story line, graphics, and voice acting are magnificent. I mean honestly props to the devs for the work they put in and the foundation for a fantastic game is there. However, I found the puzzles a bit tedious and a little difficult to figure out. *spoilers* For instance, the mirror where you look in to see the next step in your path (the painting) isn't obvious and I spent quite a bit of time wandering the room checking interact able objects to see what I was missing. You can touch some things that don't push the story along, like the wine bottle and the photos on the wall, which was also rather confusing and I kept coming back to these things thinking I missed some piece of the puzzle. There was also the bedroom bit which also wasn't entirely graspable at first. Then tying all these things together as a whole was... confusing. Like I had thought we were facing possible aliens but then it seems maybe it's more in line with inner demons? I dunno! Maybe that's just the demo leaving some curiosity to intrigue the players and have us come back for the full release.
Admittedly these things could just be me and my lack of experience in puzzle games in general. But I have still wishlisted the game and I do want to see it come together in the end because, as mentioned, it is very beautifully done and the foundation for a good game is strong here. Thank you for the experience!
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Hi and thank you for the kind words!
I'm sorry you found puzzles to be tedious and too difficult... I did my best to make them reasonably interesting and provide subtle but meaningful clues to always make them solvable, but I suppose it wasn't enough.
If you have a VOD of your playthrough, please make sure to post it here: it's the best way for me to understand how people experience the game.
Also, there's no devs, it's just me and two extremely judgemental cats.