For starters: This game is a masterpiece.

I don't mean that in the sense that its gameplay is breathtaking or its world immersive, or even that its the best at any of the things it set out to do. I mean that this game has, in less than an hour, made me feel a greater sense of accomplishment and satisfaction than any open world rpg I've ever played. Full stop. No gimmicks, no jokes, no satire in this recommendation(there's plenty of that in the game). This game, as I've seen dozens of other reviews state, makes me feel such profound emotions towards the games I have played and enjoyed or not enjoyed, and as I continue walking through the STUPID top-down map, mashing my directional keys, I have to ask the question to myself;

"Why did I ever like Open World Rpgs?"

It clearly wasn't the graphics, this game has literally the bare minimum, and yet I'm still having a good time.
It clearly wasn't the progression, this game barely has any at all, and certainly not enough noticeable.
It clearly wasn't the characters, as outside of a few descriptions in the journal, this game doesn't have any.
It clearly wasn't the gameplay, this game has almost none.

And it is so that I am forced to the humbling realization that I encourage everyone who sees this to play this game and also have.

I don't like rpgs. I don't think I ever did.
The thing I liked was the feeling of accomplishment, it didn't matter what it was I was accomplishing, to put it in meme terms;

I want a good grade in video game, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve.

Play this game. Play it, for at least as long as I have here. Play it and learn more about yourself, learn why you like the games you like and don't like, and why you gravitate towards the games you do.

Play this game.

For starters: This game is a masterpiece. I don't mean that in the sense that its gameplay is breathtaking or its world immersive, or even that its the best at any of the things it set out to do. I mean that this game has, in less than an hour, made me feel a greater sense of accomplishment and satisfaction than any open world rpg I've ever played. Full stop. No gimmicks, no jokes, no satire in this recommendation(there's plenty of that in the game). This game, as I've seen dozens of other reviews state, makes me feel such profound emotions towards the games I have played and enjoyed or not enjoyed, and as I continue walking through the STUPID top-down map, mashing my directional keys, I have to ask the question to myself; "Why did I ever like Open World Rpgs?" It clearly wasn't the graphics, this game has literally the bare minimum, and yet I'm still having a good time. It clearly wasn't the progression, this game barely has any at all, and certainly not enough noticeable. It clearly wasn't the characters, as outside of a few descriptions in the journal, this game doesn't have any. It clearly wasn't the gameplay, this game has almost none. And it is so that I am forced to the humbling realization that I encourage everyone who sees this to play this game and also have. I don't like rpgs. I don't think I ever did. The thing I liked was the feeling of accomplishment, it didn't matter what it was I was accomplishing, to put it in meme terms; I want a good grade in video game, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve. Play this game. Play it, for at least as long as I have here. Play it and learn more about yourself, learn why you like the games you like and don't like, and why you gravitate towards the games you do. Play this game.