Zelle (2019)

Zelle is a very simple but effectively told piece around sin and loss, expressing sentiments on dark thoughts on humanity born from heartwrenching trials. It's nothing particularly crazy or awe-inspiring, hell it only barely got me to tears by the end of it, but it's got a ridiculous amount of charm and care into every single piece of the adventure. Even with its very budget artstyle I was spooked and unnerved, and there wasn't a point where I ever felt it dragged. Its really only issue is that the zenith it hits is never particularly interesting, and honestly if I wasn't so brought in by the game's heart I don't think I could recommend it as much as I am doing so right now.

But, since I did, I hope that you consider picking it up and experience the ride yourself. (8/10)

Even if the graphics are ”pixeled”, its still good and a satisfying graphic (the kid youre playing looks too adorable) and it kinda reminds me of undertale. The story and the plot is good - at the end I even cried... at a HORROR/GORE GAME The characters that you meet like that moon, another kid, a goddess, are all well worked (that moon tho... for god sake) You get scared by the atmosphere when u start to play it because you dont know what happens. You can get scared for the first hour or so of the gameplay (it takes kinda 3 hours to complete) but after you acomodate with the atmosphere its just a really nice gore game and not horror (if you only wanted some jumpscares well... ive got goosebumps on the entire game but the story is just too good to not play it) And a really good pro for this game is the new things that appear. Like... (for ex when you die, you see a man standing on a chair and the ”continue” button. when you press the continue the man will look at you. But later in the game, the man will have red eyes) and so other.

And if youve got questions... The ending depends on how fast you exorcise the demons. Its just one ending from what the developer said but what character appears to you in the end is based on the rating you get from exorcising (and that character will kinda say some new info). Also the developer said that there is a ”Rating Z” (besides A,B,C). idk what that is tho

Overall, its just a ”too good to be true” game. with some big occult references and gore elements. Even the atmosphere is so nice for a horror game 2D. (sorry for any misspelled tho)