The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories Reviews

Overall... Very good game. One of the few I've 100%'d, though that isn't [i]too[/i] difficult. It's a good story. It's a [b]tough[/b] story. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone that is suffering from depression, self harms, etc, though the game itself warns you about that sort of thing. The dialogue is [i]incredibly[/i] well done, honestly, all the characters felt like real people, music and level design are pretty peak, same with gameplay mechanics in general. Honestly... Just overall, [i]very[/i] well done. The only real complaints are ones of personal taste -[spoiler] I kinda wish they didn't censor the gore, it would have made it feel all the more real. Additionally, maybe a few more voice lines from the VA in pain, or being more specific? Even so, the lines felt [i]very[/i] real, so this is minor [b]at most.[/b] [/spoiler] Additionally, it did feel a bit short - Though if more was added, it would have felt far too much like padding, if that makes sense... Ah, well. Got this on a 75% sale, it was well worth the money. Highly recommend, 8-9/10.

I don't like the gameplay that much but the few negative reviews I've seen complaining that the game is woke because it's about mental health and lesbians, have made the purchase more than worth it and an easy recommend.

This game is sincere. The mechanic and resulting self harm tie in directly with the narrative and experience. And in many ways, that makes the game hard to play and uncomfortable. But it's not cheap. The game doesn't use gore for pure shock value or a cheap thrill. It's trying to convey a message. I found myself feeling that, throughout parts of the cell phone texts, that it felt pretty realistic. That these are the kinds of conversations I've seen or heard before, and that these are the types of conversations some people would tell me are 'unrealistic' and that 'no one talks like that'. But they do. The well-meaning professor is not perfect. The younger friend who admires you isn't either. No one in this game is 'perfect'. They often mean well, and when there are hints of how their viewpoints contrast with JJ's or that they've screwed up, it's not cartoonish. No one you talk to in this game wants you to suffer, but sometimes their words add pressure, and we can see how JJ tries to maintain a public-facing persona... I really struggle with whether or not to recommend this game. I think it's good. I think it's uncomfortable. I think it's ugly. And most of all, it's sincere - it's a sincere game, not just for queer folk or certain demographics. It's sincere, and it's painful, and it's uncomfortable and ugly and honest and exhausting. And I'll be thinking about it for a while.

This game is hard to digest and quite uncomfortable because of how raw it is, but above all it is honest, sincere, and full of empathy. "fix your hearts or die"