THE LONGING

(micro-review)

Genre: indie point-and-click adventure idle video game;

Release date: 05-Mar-2020 ;

Overview:

An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.

Features:

Slow exploration of a vast, hand-drawn cave.
Atmospheric Dungeon Synth soundtrack.
Various endings.
Lots of well hidden secrets.
Time-based puzzles.
A lonely but cute protagonist.

I liked the original concept behind this game, and I even liked that it wants itself to be a game that you only play once. Unfortunately, the gameplay is extremely slow, and you do not actually get to do too much. In my playthrough I left my shade reading for a very long time and the timer expired 200 days earlier than it should have, quite the surprise. Soon after I got a very dry ending (but more endings are possible). Your mileage may vary.

Article date: 07-Dec-2021

Walking Simulator

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