Pretentious Game

I really wanted to like this game, and if I hadn't played the last chapter, I probably would have. The actual game is entertaining enough, with some fun mechanics aided by and aiding the story in turn. It's uncluttered and emotionally evocative without being, oddly, pretentious about it. But the last chapter feels incredibly forced in how it tries to tie everything together. It was sort of like seeing a writer put themselves into a very interesting premise and then being slightly unsure of how to resolve it. I can't recommend this game because it struggles and falters at the finish line, but I wouldn't go so far as to dissuade someone from playing it. It's a nice walk in the park, but it rains at the end.

A very short and simple but brillant puzzle game that tells a short and touching story about love. Which can be completed in a few minutes. Do I recommend this game? Yes!

A game that is exactly what it says that it is. Pretentious Game may try to lull you into its grasp by its self-aware title, but do not be fooled, it is exactly one of those Newgrounds games where a thing loves another thing and then it conveys itself through tedious platformer mechanics. While a few of the puzzles are somewhat interesting, the game mechanics are rudimentary and the storytelling is outright bland, bordering on awful. A girl square loves a boy square, one of the squares cheats on another, yet another square dies, etc. While you can try to derive meaning from how the little poetic bits of narration correlate to the mechanics you're meant to understand on the level, the game has very, very little to offer beyond that. It is a very simple, uninteresting piece of work I do not recommend getting even for a fraction of the price while on sale. If you're interested in these types of games, I'd suggest something with a more powerful narrative to it (such as dys4ia) or somet...

It's cute, but it's really just a very bland puzzle platformer. It's very, well, pretentious, but it doesn't play on that theme in any meaningful way. It's more an example than a commentary. I wouldn't pay full price for it; there's maybe an hour of gameplay tops. I hope you like that one Satie piece.

This game is not worth the money. I finished it in under an hour and i'd already played the first three chapters online on Armor Games. And there a only four chapters. Luckily, I only payed two pounds for this rather than four as i got probably 15 to 20 minutes of new gameplay. Don't spend your money on this game. If you want to play it, go to Armor Games and it'll be there for free. For two pounds more you can get a GOOD narrative puzzler called Thomas Was Alone. For three more pounds you can get Portal. If you want a game worth your money, don't buy this one.

It was a reasonable game (borrowing heavily from Thomas Was Alone) but it's too short to justify the price. To make things worse, there's nothing unique in this version that isn't available for free online, so the developer is clearly just trying to make a quick buck.

I really liked this game, and wish that the developers were at least talking about continuing the game, but unfortunately this game seems to have been abandoned. [h1]TL;DR[/h1] Until there are mods that try and finish the storyline, or the developers come back, I will not recommend this game unless it's on sale. This is currently an unfinished game that doesn't look like it will be completed. [h1]Pros[/h1] +Very immersive Once I started playing, I couldn't stop until I'd finished. +Great storyline I didn't think I would feel emotions for a bunch of squares. +Very clever narration Pay attention to the narration, it's very important to the gameplay. +Very thought provoking You will have to use your head, and having to figure out some levels brought a smile to my face. [h1]Cons[/h1] -Unfinished Story The game abruptly ends at chapter 4, and keeps promoting that there will be more added soon. -Game was abandoned It does not look like the developers will be coming back, which is a ...

This game helped me transcend my understanding of the nature of human existance. I feel if everyone played this game, World peace could be achieved. I give it 11 gone homes out of 10 braids.

In the late 70's...Pay 20 dollars for an atari adventure game about a heroic square. In 2017, pay 6 dollars for a game about a depressed square. Profit :D

I feel so relaxed now I've played this. A short, yet delightful experience.