just completed another world in 1 sitting. i could definitely see myself really getting into this as a child because it probably would've taken me a very long time to figure out how to beat. good sense of mystery and intrigue. some of the scenes were very cool, especially towards the end.
i didn't like how specific and arbitrary some of the "solutions" were -- like when you needed to run and hold right (or left, depending on the scene) and magically the lasers wouldn't hit you, or when i needed to get arbitrarily close to the disarmed enemy with his hands up before shooting him in order to trigger a door closing for later (?). it was pretty buggy and the AI was bad. the sound design wasn't great. "cinematic platformer" is not a genre i'm a fan of. the ending was cheesy and silly -- i thought i read some youtube comments saying it was emotional or something. it was goofy. but also kind of charming, i guess.
i liked how short the game was. i think it would've become increasingly annoying if it went on for much longer.
the simplicity of the controls is a neutral thing to me. tim rogers really likes that aspect.
overall, a pleasant and quaint game with a handful of frustrating moments that i would nonetheless strongly recommend to a 10-year-old.
3/5