Reviewing for [v0.10.0 Fixed 4] [i107760]
I played up to the end of day 4 and stopped.
The story is original enough and I could tell that a good bit of effort was put in, but wasn't a very immersive experience for me. Lack of meaningful choices aside, the biggest issue for me was the way the characters spoke. The language is overly formal, and not at all like how you would expect someone in their teens or early adulthood would talk.
The way the brother speaks and thinks is very mechanical and not at all familiar. Like there's nothing wrong with a younger dude trying to act mature for his age, but he comes off more like an emotionally suppressed adult pretending to be a kid. I don't get the feeling that the brother is really ever having fun or feeling any bit of joy.
As for the sister, she's pretty much incapable of independent thought. Nearly all of her actions are guided by her brother. She rarely initiates or suggests something unless prompted. She doesn't seem capable of doing anything without telling her brother first or somehow getting him involved.
I think the dev has a good idea, but I feel like the the story needs to balanced out better to make the characters more human-like and relatable. Even if you were to tell me that it gets better later, you would still need to sell me at the start. I'm not going to burn through however many in-game days on hope alone.