Maybe it's because I haven't played a tonne of point and click puzzle games, but I loved how novel and creative this piece felt. Some genuinely clever puzzles that will have you going back and forth for while. Tonally really quirky and unsettling too. Always love claymation in video games, reminds me of the 'The Dark Eye', though I know there are others in this genre.
Honestly my favourite aspect was the recreation of the feeling of when you're young and cycling back home after dark through the countryside. That shit was spooky.
Even if it was creepy sometimes though, this game really made me nostalgic for those summer nights biking over to a friends, often a little drunk off of my parent's booze lol The ambient noise and control scheme really helped with this, set the tone and scene perfectly.
Honestly I'm gushing over this game as if it's some cosy adventure game haha. I assure you it's definitely a horror game, and delivers on that with all the bells and whistles. In fact, it gradually builds towards more cosmic horror towards the end, unsettling you with grotesque and otherworldly imagery.
Overall though I just loved the weird, creepy sentimentality of it all. I suppose it's quite akin to anything like IT or Stranger Things in that respect (albeit with a greater focus on horror). Just cycling around town on an old bicycle, careless rectitude abound. Yet also being that much more vulnerable to the world around you, with all it's dark secrets off the beaten track, watching you from beyond the pine trees.
