beautiful and interesting game

It's a pleasant 8 hrs, but it's not a must-play.

The game will entice you with its story and it's sense of discovery, but the devs didn't stay focussed on this towards the end. They must have ran out of money because (no spoilers) instead of a cinematic ending they had a bare bones slideshow of silent storyboards. No lie.

And the sense of discovery means that you get to scan lots of new plants and wildlife at the start, but then this form of discovery tapers out before the half-way point.

This means that the 2 things that grabbed you at the start are never fully delivered at the end, and I was left feeling a little cheated.

It's a peasant time though, so it gets a Yes, but with a few caveats.

It feels like Jak & Daxter's level designs fused with the art style of a grungy stop-motion version of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It could do with a little more time in the Charm oven, but overall it is aesthetically appealing.

The relationship seemed like it was heading somewhere between the two leads, but hearing them bicker like they were in a dysfunctional marriage was quite a turn off, and was handled poorly. A missed opportunity.

The gunk itself was always fun to scoop up and felt rewarding to get rid of completely, every time.

I'm glad I played it, but now that I have, I'll uninstall it.

I'm disappointed by the fact that the end cinematic was storyboards. I feel a little cheated, but not enough to take away my recommendation.

Got this in a Humble Choice, wish I would've left it unclaimed.