Yes, the ending was rushed.
Yes, I had to make certain choices based on instinct.
The overall gameplay was lackluster compared to many COGs I've (re)played over the years.
But I would still recommend this game, if only for the prose itself. I absolutely adored the philosophical glimmerings, the permeating melancholy, the softness in a hard world.
For a little while I had to pause the gameplay because I was overcame by how deeply the words touched, how it moved something in me. That was at three in the morning, at the end (or beginning) of a grueling day.
That's my side to this story.
Also my first steam review ever, so yay. *throws confetti*