Review Duckielover151 2/5 · Apr 8, 2025
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark
I have a love-hate relationship with this game.
On the one hand, I love its aesthetic. I've never seen anything else so simultaneously horrifying and adorable.
However... I'm not usually a fan of games being too overbearing on the hand-holding... but I definitely could have used more in the way of a tutorial for this one. Or at least some …
I have a love-hate relationship with this game.
On the one hand, I love its aesthetic. I've never seen anything else so simultaneously horrifying and adorable.
However... I'm not usually a fan of games being too overbearing on the hand-holding... but I definitely could have used more in the way of a tutorial for this one. Or at least some kind of hint mechanic once you've died to the same puzzle 20+ times. This game is pretty simple. That simplicity doesn't mesh well with the about-ready-to-throw-your-controller-across-the-room levels of frustration I had with it at times. I'll be honest. I didn't finish it. For the abovementioned reason. That simplicity meant I just wasn't invested enough to put up with the gameplay being so frustrating that it wasn't fun anymore.