SELF Reviews

This game does not deserve the %80 rating. The game is too short to be in that price range . Only buy it if it is in a sale

Going through all the endings was really worth it. Everything made sense at once and it was really satisfying

The music is REALLY good, let me start with that. The story is... cryptic. Sometimes that can lead to wanting to know more, or feeling like it's too much effort to dig for. In this case, I was intrigued. Some mini games are... weird, and aren't very obvious as to what the solution is. The MAIN mini games are reminiscent of how Undertale did boss battles. Except in this case you choose red or green and WANT to run into the objects. As someone else has already pointed out, the "avoid"/"give up" option is too easy, and it would be great if you had to fight both ways for the choice you were going for. I haven't reached all endings yet, but the thing that I personally enjoy about the story (where others may not), is that it leaves a lot for interpretation as to what's REALLY going on.

It was definitely an interesting game, though a bit dry at times. My only major gripe with it is that I'm still not sure what exactly the plot is; I know bits and pieces and can largely infer the majority of the rest, but I've still got no clue what exactly happened with MCs father/who MC is [spoiler](is he John? Is he King or is King his friend? Does he even know King?)[/spoiler]. Maybe I'm just missing some context clues but it's a bit confusing.

Great surreal aesthetics. Art style and music are used to great effect to build mood. Choose your own dream adventure with bare bones Undertale style pattern dodging to tie things together.

This game is fantastic! I have not had such an immersive and interesting experience in a long time. The story is complex and rewarding and the story telling and visualization of this game is fabulous. The Undertale like play style was cute to. The was a refreshing new experience that I really enjoyed, I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an interesting story telling experience.

I really enjoyed this game quite a bit! It is mostly a text based story with you making choices along the way to determine how the story plays out. And in order to make a choice you have to play a little game, which is overall not too challenging however it is a nice addition to mix it up. The story is really where this game shines, it was super interesting to piece together the overarching story, and I found myself feeling compelled to see it to the end. If you don't mind reading quite a bit of text and enjoy a good mystery then I think this might be the game for you!

Ambitious and creative, SELF is a decent word game if you are used to them. + Powerful sound and visual effects that helps a lot with the story telling + Tempting story plot that makes you want to explore more + Some very creative mini-games + I personally like their way of revealing the main story - Some concepts and references are hard to understand - Some minigames seemed pointless and giving up option is too easy - Save system is a bit messy and provided spoilers - Some “battle" BGM does not fit very well - My thumb and space bar hurt It is hard not to compare it with Undertale, but they are two different types of games after all so I would forgive this game for the "battle" part. A worthy effort overall. But I would think twice before recommending this game to my friends. 中文翻译： SELF 自己是一个富有野心也极具创意的游戏。如果你热爱文字冒险游戏，那完全值得一试。 + 很多具有冲击力的视觉效果以及身临其境的音效，造就了丰满的诡异又有些哀伤的氛围。 + 故事线很有吸引力，勾起人的探索欲望。 + 部分的小游戏看得出经过深思熟虑，很有意思。 + 我个人对于用回忆以及多重结局拼凑故事梗概的叙事方式持喜爱的态度。 - 有些概念以及指代内容令人困惑。比如红色和绿色的概念，白气球，小女孩等等。（不排除我自己理解问题） - 有些小游戏显得没有意义。特别是战斗部分：选择逃避的流程过于简单了，而面对则是过完整个流程。 - 存档系统有些凌乱，来回读档会有些令人跟不上节奏。而且点亮中间的眼睛似乎要达成整个结局，对于做全成就不是很友好。存档系统也剧透了结局数量。 - 有些战斗BGM显得格格不入 - 滚多了空格键伤脸 在看到这款游戏的时候，很难不去和”传说之下“去比较。虽然二者有相似之处，但念在游戏种类不同，我就原谅战斗部分有些无聊了。 总体是一款很用心的游戏，不过我并不会倾力安利给朋友们。 希望游戏制作者们能带给我们更多惊喜，加油！

[i] My Experience [/i] For much of the time I was playing SELF, I was considering the metaphorical implications of the different images used in the game. The flooding water representing a memory that can no longer be repressed, and the sinking feeling associated with the vivid memory of someone who was once so close to you. The cracking screen, perhaps representing the growing ineffectiveness of using entertainment to avoid encroaching emotions. What a disappointment, when, at the end, these images are revealed to be quite literal. [spoiler] The flooding water, instead of irrepressible emotion, simply referring to the weather on the night your father was killed. [/spoiler] However, I did find the way that the other characters interact with you to be amusing. The only individuals which actually seem to listen to your character are the tall/thin and short/stumpy men that follow you around. Everyone else (your mother, King, the clown, the people that speak to you over church bells, the fellow student at school) ignores the requests you make of them and questions you ask them, only to ask you shortly thereafter "what they can do to help." It was frustrating, and a unique emotion to be induced by a game - it made me feel like I was on the phone with the customer service department at the local cable company. King buys you a soda after you tell him you don't want one, the clown gives you a balloon after you tell him you aren't interested, etc. Outside of this interesting emotion provoked by the game, I didn't find much to appreciate. The mini-games that allow you to either face the past or avoid it were unengaging and repetitive, and the game featured a few typos as well ("take them were?" vs. "take them where?" and "reelection" vs. "reflection"). I feel that I should note to potential players that I generally only play games of this type once. I'm not interested in playing through the same scenes over and over, doing slightly different things to uncover each of the game's seven (!?) endings. Not an awful effort, but "My Name is You" (which I've noticed is now F2P) is still the best "Kafkaesque" game around.

Such an interesting little game, with great music, atmosphere, pacing, writing, all the things that matter to craft a compelling narrative experience. Very poignant moments and scenes that take full advantage of the surrealist setting. It has some slow repetition to get to the points where the story branches, and the avoidance minigame is largely boring, but these are very minor gripes.