I got sucked into it quite a bit. The voice acting and live-streaming component provided an extra source of things to pay attention to it and it made the game feel more alive in games like this which can end up feeling very lonely. I also liked the writing a lot, the whole mood and small little jokes thrown at the concept of a luxury space cruise. I read that the puzzles weren't solvable fully and I'm glad that there was a save system in place in order to not lose progress. I did get stuck I believe at the final moment of the game where I jump into the escape pod and my partner tells me to get out, and tells me that if I go back home then I'll bring back whatever has infected me. I continued to walk around and chase the spores around but didn't figure out what to do from that point forward. All in all very compelling and very gripping especially considering this isn't my usual genre to play.
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Thanks cryaning! So glad to hear the V.O. paid off, it was definitely a gamble. But we've been watching a lot of Blown Away lately, and all the contestants on there are constantly talking about how they're taking risks, pushing themselves, and trying techniques they've never done before. I felt inspired to do the same here, and I'm just glad it came out as slightly coherent enough to pay off.
You're right that your save will stay intact (in the same browser), so once I fix the logic gating, you can jump back in and try again! Also, there are loads of different endings, so even if you did start again, you might find that with your familiarity of the content, you're able to take a different path the second time. I packed the layers pretty dense with this one. 😅