Recently I've been in not a very good place in my life, despite what it might seem from the outside point of view.
I still remember how shockingly moving was my experience of playing through To the Moon, and that was the reason I decided to hold this one for a while until I get at least a little bit better, taking into consideration that it might have been a trigger to get even worse.
Needless to say, I failed miserably, and feeling extremely down, I decided to stay in for the day and play through the whole game, which took me about 5 hours of gameplay and 1.5 hours of staring at the screen and listening to the beautiful music.
This story is different, while still being very emotional and personal, although from another perspective. The storytelling mastery of Kan Gao, paired with his touching piano and cello tunes, is still working wonders to gamers with empathy. I fell in love with the characters rather quickly, and by the moment of saying goodbye to them it got... well, emotional on a rather personal level.
The important thing about this one is that while still being able to make you tear up a bit, it can also give you hope, if you're responsive to the thought that's central to the plot of Colin's story. It can make the shadows around you seem a little bit less dark and everlasting. It can make you think that we are indeed the writers of our stories, and there still are a lot of wonderful things interlaced into our lives.
Thank you, Reives, for making me believe that everything will be alright, even if it's just for a moment.