Afterplace 12+

Just beat this game after buying it last week, and was so pleasantly surprised. The visuals are incredible, the controls are easy enough, and the story and dialogue was next level. I’d even say exceptional.

This game was made by one individual, so, understandably, there were a few things that left me with an itch that had not been scratched, but was teased at. For instance, the combat & weapon system. In an ideal world you would have been able to buy a variety of weapons from the weapon store that eventually appears, with different specs (dagger= speed but lacks damage, great sword=damage, lacks speed, etc). And having the option for ranged weapons would have added a fun element as well, I believe.

I think any critiques I could have really are a compliment: this game is so good that it leaves you wanting MORE. I wish the mushroom forest was a whole world, I wish treasure chests gave more than just coins, I wish you gained exp from fights to level up and adjust stats. But none of these things were the point of Afterlife. In the end, the point was to be engrossed in a beautiful world, and to traverse a rich story about loss and how to move forward in it. For that reason this game deserves a solid 5/5. Great work.

This game is great, I just returned to it after a couple of months, to find that it now has a new update for a post game, which is amazing, but since I have found almost everything in the game, I just try to find new dialogue options from the sad machine. (Not gonna tell you who the sad machine is for spoiler reasons) This game could be adored, but it may be in danger if it’s following becomes too large. This game was made in unity, which may not sound bad, until you learn about a semi-new rule from months ago. Basically, once the game is bought enough, the person is taxed for each download, and since it was made by one person, (Evan Kice) it could be catastrophic for him. Since controversy has come from this rule, it will likely be repealed, hopefully. Although, I would recommend this game to anyone still, especially if they liked titles like Undertale or the original Link games. It is charming, and am still waiting for a PC release. Please give it a try. And actually play it for more than 5 minutes.

Cheers,
A friend from the west.