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1 people found the following review helpful:
 Incredible Gothic Horror, August 21, 2023by ElTrip The less you know about this game going into it, the better. However, I will say that the atmosphere created by the game surpassed my expectations. While I would take the warning in the author's note at the beginning of the game seriously, this is an incredible game with a unique and well executed command set and a compelling story line. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Yeah I can't really find fault here. Very good and emotive game :), April 1, 2023by Cygnus (Australia) Another great one by Amanda Walker! Similar to Colourtura, it has really cool mechanics. Instead of interacting with objects, you get to emotion them. As with most Walker games, there’s a great hint system. Beautiful and lovely, heartbreaking and impactful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Innovative and clean, but falling flat emotionally at times, March 22, 2023by ilyu By far my favorite part of What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed was the mechanics, which struck me as exceedingly clever and well-fitted to the content. I found the system of discovering new verbs and then figuring out which puzzles to use those verbs with satisfying, especially so when you found a verb that you'd been hunting down for a while (for me, this was when (Spoiler - click to show)I found the "confuse" verb and immediately shot toward the attic, where the latch that needed to be turned had been waiting for me from the very start), although I do wish there had been some more difficult/less obvious puzzles (my favorite and the one that struck me as the most complex was (Spoiler - click to show)opening the box with the key). I thought the piecewise information drops were well-paced and I was curious enough after each to continue seeking more snippets of the narrator's backstory, but once I had it all I found the overarching story to be a little simple emotionally. Some of the NPCs ((Spoiler - click to show)Eva and Ian) struck me as lacking in nuance (especially (Spoiler - click to show)Eva, who was also abused by their grandfather and made responsible for her sister from a young age. I was put off by the characterization of Eva as wholly remorseless and the choice to portray her as fully the villain, without an ounce of regret in her, when the grandfather—who arguably instilled Eva with resentment toward Margaret by punishing Eva for Margaret's actions and causing Eva to blame Margaret for the abuse they both suffered—was redeemed on his deathbed), though I enjoyed the narrator's internal complexity. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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I'm an idiot but this game is great, March 19, 2023by marbledRye This was my first IF foray. That being said, it has ignited a love of these games for me. Note: this rating is not included in the game's average. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
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Secrets around every corner, November 13, 2021by Tito Valenz This is a lengthy parser game in which you must explore a "...beautiful old house haunted by a lost soul." Your command set is very limited, so you have to find unique ways to solve puzzles. As a first game, I thought the mechanics were very clever, allowing this piece to distinguish itself from the pack. There is a mystery here, which unfolds gradually as your character explores and discovers details that explain how they arrived at their situation. I would have really liked (Spoiler - click to show)some branching with the final choice, because I felt that the only thing you are able to do isn't quite in line with the character as I came to know them. I understand the reason for having content warnings in the description of a game, but I was glad I didn't read this one before playing. I prefer to begin with minimal expectations, not knowing what kinds of emotions I might experience until the details unfold. Very immersive with medium difficulty and some startling surprises. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Play as ghost, October 29, 2021by G. Faregan Use emotions as verbs to manipulate objects, eg "desire x" to make x fly towards you. It has a kind of dark, gothic style. I'm not sure if having the house painted in bright primary colors fits the style, but it is a unique approach. I could have lived without the obligatory combination lock puzzle. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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7 people found the following review helpful:
A long, polished parser game using emotions as verbs, October 12, 2021This game has a lot of work put into it. It has over a dozen testers (one of the best things you can see in a game), and draws inspiration from many other IF games. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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