Gone Home

omega998's Gone Home (Steam) (PC) review

Quality Over Quantity - This is a Must Play

After hearing amazing things about this game I decided that opposed to buying some RPG that was released two years ago I should probably purchase something with a bit more feeling. This "game", if you would like to call it that, constantly has you guessing to what is truly going on. I wouldn't exactly akin this to something in the horror genre, but there were many parts that had me guessing as to what was truly going on with the Oscar subplot. Along with this I love how they throw in all the extra bits about the mother possibly being unfaithful to the father, as well as the fathers redemption when he gets his book republished almost 20 years after the initial push. This experience has really made me contemplate whether or not it is worth it to go for the larger triple-A titles or something with a bit more substance. After completing the story I feel as if I personally got more out of this than I have with any big budget game that I have played in recent memory.

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