Missing words: off-page

It's been a while since I became the protagonist. Like Izzy, I dreamed of becoming a writer and kept a diary for the years I grew up, using a curly adolescent script to vomit my thoughts and desires and teenage anxiety onto the page. Like Izzy, like all of us, I have lost the one I love, I do n’t know how to endure the damage, and I do n’t have the hot anger and how it is called emptiness.

By the way, knowing that the coming is not mitigating the blow. Lost Words: Beyond Page hit me in a way I didn't expect. This plunged me into a false sense of security, disguising myself as a simple, beautiful 2D platformer, which combined with two completely different games, which, if I honestly say, lacked the challenge and complexity . There are no hyper-realistic graphics or complex animations. No complicated puzzles or smart platforms. In a fictional world, there is only one beautiful love tangled with the story of loss.

Strangely, Lost Words was created by the famous game writer Rhianna Pratchett and treats you as a girl, not two girls. On the one hand, you are Isabelle, a writer who wants to be a diary. On the other hand, you are the central character of the story Izzy is writing. Her name depends on your choice-you can choose from a variety of story options, and this time I chose Robyn-but no matter what your name is, you will be the fireflies guardian of the magic kingdom Estoria. After the dragon dives and destroys your small village, you can enter the vast world and collect the missing fireflies again.

Lost words may take away this part of the fantasy in the game, and I don't think we will feel worse about it. In addition to adding fables to Iz's turbulent story, Robin's journey is a bit excessive, and it may unnecessarily hang on the original unique concept of Iz's diary. The word magic is a clever head-you can lift big rocks by casting the "Rise" spell, or you can use the "Break" to fall over nearby gullies-but they don't make the puzzle difficult. Aside from Izzy's own turbulence spreading into her fictional story, it is not particularly eye-catching, and its supporting cast is also angry-angry elves; some snickering merchants; addictive djinn- Don't increase the emotional depth you might expect.

The climax of Robin's story was sublime. Both gentle and pragmatic, this is a perfect ending, which makes Iz's story more credible, eliminates the absurd fairy tale ending and the concept of difficult to achieve all things, and implies Iz's maturity and acceptance. Because in Robin's resolution, Yi Qi also found peace.

It's also a beautiful and bright background-dense forests; underground karst caves with windy sand dunes sprouting lava; soft and snowy hilltops-build your pace. With the rapid development of Izzy's imagination, brilliant scores will accompany you. Sometimes you even pass through Estonia silently, with only footsteps and only footsteps, as if the kingdom is mourning with you.

Small details change as the game progresses. The debris on the table that makes up the journal will move as you play. A particularly painful sequence completely turns the colorful Estoria white, letting you wander through the monochrome world. But above all Izzy's words, that's why the journal world is so fascinating. Words that can hurt and heal her are magical both inside and outside the magical world. It's a pity that we can't see much more.

The platform is also the best in the journal. Here, you will browse Izzy's thoughts word by word, helping her clarify her feelings and release them to the page. Each word and sentence becomes a little, little devil-like ballerina platform, and although you will miss the jump, you can't perish here. Grab the asterisk to display other flavored text, while relocating torn words or sketches can help you move Izzy to the next page. The clear-cut performance adds welcome nuances and shadows to Izzy's graffiti, and her thoughts are often accompanied by stunning sketches that bring her to life. She is small, considerate, childish, very, very real. Also, although these sequences are rarely challenging, the interactivity of the pages is more attractive than the time spent in the Pentium Time by Estoria.

Performance wise? Since we are all crowded indoors and self-isolated, absorbing limited bandwidth, it is difficult to maintain a sufficiently stable connection to complete a video call, let alone play 4K video games. I often experience slowdowns, stagnation, and stuttering, but when I also run into issues with Netflix, YouTube, Sky, and Xbox Live, it's hard to make mistakes at Google's feet.

However, this does raise the question of how a service like Stadia will work if Internet service providers are struggling to meet demand. Of course, this is an unprecedented period, but it does imply that the cloud flow and the resources required for its maintenance may be beyond what our infrastructure can now handle, maybe? Anyway, this undoubtedly made me think again about working on full-price games on streaming platforms.

Aphasia: Beyond the page is best for emerging or casual gamers, providing a pleasant, simple adventure with relevant stories and simple mechanics. It should also appeal to those who are satisfied with simple gameplay and rich stories, such as "walks sims" like "Everyone & # 39; s Gone to Gapture" or "Ruins of Edith Finch." Pratchett's work is filled with universal truths that we all know and have personally experienced, which makes it difficult (or even impossible) to hear Izzy's pain without resonating. Of course, this may not be for everyone, but it is still a powerful and powerful experience.