Pretentious Game Reviews

Do you like a really deep story on your games? It´s the first and most important question in wanting this game. It is a tragic love story that end in the most sad or tragic way. They might make you think, some remember, just feel bad for a square on the screen. But its interesting, and has nice story. It plays on you and make in the story some turns that you might have not spected. With that said, some people say its not worth it for the price (but it helps the dev), I got it for discount the Steam Summer sale, and for a dollar, it´s not a bad price, and a well worth it hour of your time. The first time I played this game, on a demo from the Play Store, I played the whole first level. And its pretty intense emotionally, I had to take a deep breath to calm myself after ending it, just in case you happen to want to start it in a public place.

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

Such a lovely little game! Honestly, the first chapter is by far the best. It's just a few minutes, but that's all it takes. I remember that game being browser based some years ago. But It's even better on steam, because here can support whoever made this gem by paying so little for such big feels. Second time playing, i knew the story. Cried anyway. To me it's well worth the 5 Bucks. But be aware that it is a VERY short experience since only the first chapter of the game really shines.

It's a flimsy little game that will take you no time at all to beat, yet it can hit you like a sledgehammer and leave you sobbing in a pool of your own misery. 10/10

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.

Pretentious Game is a clever 2D puzzle platformer that tells a story about love and loss with a pretty minimalist visual. It's good as a time filler: you can finish the entire story in less than an hour. A short but captivating experience.

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 something with more creative mechanics (such as problem attic - though problem attic is a very difficult game to swallow, it's certainly more interesting than this waste of time).

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.

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!

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.