I'm in love with this game. It's evocative, brilliant and has a beautiful theme that emerges from every page. The game is not only about teenagers, but also parental figures and mentors, exploring separation and complex relationships between teenagers and adults. (there are other themes involved too!!)
Once I started I couldn't put it down for a week!! I've written so much... I've slowed down in winter after getting a Crossroad with the World confidant XD It felt like such a heavy responsibility! The theme of my 1st playthrough is definitely letting go.
Also gameplay loop is perfect. I love how the first volume takes time to help us establish our main character - this aspect is rarely as thought-out in other solo rpgs. Bingo and confidant systems are SUPER FUN and help a lot to create a solid story strucuture. I also loved collecting tones on my Koriko's map. I think there would be some new games inspired by these mechanics!!!
Thank you for this gem. very hyped for the soundtrack in the future
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Thank you so much for sharing your play experience, I’m so happy to hear it’s landed well with you. I love a bare-bones solo RPG (Alone in the Ancient City was my first and still one of my favourite!), but I really think the extra structure and support in Koriko has been worth the effort :)
Cheers!