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

ITS SO GOOD!!! ITS SO PEAK!!! 10/5 STARS!!!

this is hot garbage, don't waste your time. spoiler alert, JJ is a tranny

All the bleeding, screams and pain were breaking my heart, but getting to the end was worth it. The game is pretty hard. Made me scratch my head at times (many times), I liked the controls and gameplay, though grabbing things from the floor could be a lot easier. Some donuts I needed a guide to find them, others just made me remember I suck at platformers and keeping calm lol. (Identity is actually so fucking difficult isn't it, but we are still here my dear siblings) (づ> v <)づ♡

Without getting into spoilers, this is one of the most important games I've ever played.

as a trans woman, this game ate me up chewed me out called me a bitch and gave me like estrogen in the mouth directly...that was c*nt 10/10

A strong and nuanced narrative of a queer young student's struggles with her family, friends, and school life told through her phone conversations and a brutal nightmare that forces her to tear herself apart, set herself on fire, and flee horrifying monsters to progress and hopefully find what she's been missing. THE MISSING has some of the realest, most painfully relatable conversations in video games and I cried multiple times. It's not an easy story but it is increasingly needed in today's world, especially for those people who maybe don't understand what it's like being isolated and afraid, or have forgotten what it's like being a teenager who's "different". The platforming and puzzling is clever and each chapters comes with new ideas and ways to implement the mechanic of hurting yourself to tear yourself apart. Throw your arm to hit a thing out of your reach. Set yourself on fire to spread the blaze and clear a pathway. Become just a head and roll through tiny gaps. You can regenerate at any time, but it still always hurts. And you FEEL that hurt. The visual effect of being hurt (tastefully veiled by JJ turning to shadow and her blood splattering white) is just horrible enough to never grow old, and her screams will stick with me forever. THE MISSING comes highly recommended. It's well worth playing or, if playing it yourself sounds too stressful, check out LuckyBun's play through and commentary YouTube. Finished to credits in about 7-8 hours.

If you're trans or even any sort of queer please I beg of you to please play this game. It's a very very wonderful game with a fantastic story that is sure to hit home with anyone under the queer umbrella. Some puzzles may be irritating, the voice acting a little odd and the animations a bit slow but it is so worth it for the story the game tells. This game shook me to my core and i'm sure it will with many others as well. Please please play this game. "This game was made with the belief that nobody is wrong for being what they are"