INSIDE is quite a particular game, from the creators of LIMBO. It follows a similar gameplay loop, and even the way the story is told -or rather, not told- is also along the same lines. However, where I found LIMBO to be somewhat frustrating, I found myself enjoying this game quite a whole lot, even if I still had my issues with it.

Our story begins with an unnamed boy in an unnamed forest, being chased around by an unnamed group. And, as it stands, the whole game is like that; we get to see a lot of stuff happen, but we never get clear answers as to how this worlds works, only that it looks somewhat dystopian, and dare I say, decaying. Usually, I don't enjoy vague stories such as this one, but INSIDE had something in it that kept me going forward, wanting to, if not learn, at least see more of this world. I can't go into a lot more details about the story, as I feel doing so would spoil the experience, and this game is certainly an experience.

As for the gameplay, I already mentioned it's simlar to LIMBO. In case you're unfamiliar, it's a third-person platformer with puzzles and a small touch of exploration. There's no combat per-se, whenever there's enemies, or, as I'd prefer to call them in this case, hostile elements, your usual course of action is either avoiding them through stealth or outrunning them. Other than that, you'll have to move boxes, pull switches, push objects... Lots of puzzles sprinkled throughout the game. Personally, I found this part of the game (and the exploration itself) to be the better part of it; in regards to the presence of hostile elements, the dogs in particular, I found them somewhat annoying.

Sound design is quite minimal, but where the game makes use of sound, it makes an impact. Musical cues, soundtracks that faintly play in the background, I think it's all excellently crafted. And the art style is fantastic as well. While the gameplay remains 2D, the game makes good use of 3D environments, and the level design is great. Sure, you won't get to that platform far away in the background, but seeing it gives this game a huge sense of scale.

All in all, a solid experience, with an eerie atmosphere bordering on horror. I definitely recommend it.

I had no idea what I was getting into going INSIDE this game. But INSIDE is a very ambiguous but well crafted narrative that will leave you stunned, contemplating its interpretation. I see why theres multiple theories about it. The gameplay INSIDE inside is very straight forward and easy to grasp. Its also rather short which may or may not be to your liking but all in all its worth giving a go. Finally the puzzles INSIDE are interesting and complex enough to become a head scratcher yet intuitive enough - due to surrounding clues - to understand after some brief thought. Very well done and very eccentric.

10/10 Would get inside again.

---{ Graphics }---
☑ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☑ Difficult (for perfectionists)
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good (it's really hard to say, because u have to fantasize and assume.)
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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