Intriguing
I think it goes without saying that hands down, the art direction for this game was incredible. Aesthetically speaking, this game carries so much originality, creativity, and a great imagination. I found myself thinking "I've probably seen something akin to this in my nightmares!" or something around those lines. Without a doubt, the game is great in terms of the world you have created.
As for other components of the game, however, it didn't do so well for me. I am not a big advocate of gunning down people all the time, but some of the enemies failed to make me scared. The jumping mechanics in the game also left me a little frustrated at times. So the enemies in this game, didn't make it too scary for me.
Finally, in terms of the poetic contents of your game...
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I have to say, for me, I interpreted this as a sort of frustrated/sorrow process in which the character suffered the loss of love, most likely from rejection or through a breakup with a girl, and struggles to remain passive, whereas others around him urge him to resort to violence.
I think one great thing about it was that he struggled with the idea that she had become a monster, a crazy being. Either that or it was his own personal demon that was causing him to resort to violence. But there's also a whole bunch to consider... the silver lady who had a severed head, and who's brainy guts gave birth to him... the silver tree...
I considered the giant head that you had to fight to be either his personal demon or a manifestation of her... or maybe even a dude who "had her heart". The demonic angel mask/gunner chick at the end, I think it's safe to say that it was her... And he freed her from her own monstrosity by bringing an end to her life. Is how I interpreted this game.
To be fairly honest, I'm not much of the whole "angsty, frustrated" approach towards a breakup. Have I been hurt before? Yes. So much to the point I want to destroy myself and those around me? Hells yes...
But I still believe that there is a way to how people can and should deal with it... the world won't stop to revolve around us. A brute fact of life.
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Regardless, I found this game to be enjoyable... but I won't really grade it too much based on game mechanics, as I consider this game to be an arthouse game, and that's where most of my review focuses on.
Was it good? Yes. Was it fun? Yes. Did I enjoy it? Sorta.
I don't mean to finger at your personal wounds and such, but I personally feel that this game speaks a lot from your OWN personal experiences in life... and the way you decided to create it into a game? Brilliant.
7 stars total. Minus 3 for some gameplay frustration and the somewhat cliched "I am angry and hurt over the losses of love" type theme (again, just my interpretation).
Regardless, keep up the great work