High times quickly switching to low times in "Perfect Tides: Station to Station"...

Pivot! Pivot!

While my previous playing session left a bit a bad taste in my mouth - a lot of things went wrong there - I was happy to find the next part of Perfect Tides: Station to Station to be more uplifting! I went along with Mara to an amazing karaoke session - I had to play the song myself and witness a perfectly synced performance! - and I had time again to read a book and write a better part of her story. Though I'm starting to think this stuff doesn't really matter all that much, even though they're the most obvious goals of the game!

Scaramouche, Scaramouche!

What followed were some fun times in bright and beautiful pixel art. A road trip with a panoramic vista, a relaxing trek into nature, everything seemed to be perfectly chill. But this wouldn't be an interactive young adult novel if it weren't for some conflict, and that quickly ensues. Not only between the characters, but also in Mara's own head. Which is such a shame. But you can't fight who you are, I guess.

What an idyllic scene...

There are also some external circumstances that make the job even harder, and suddenly I'm back fighting for time to read and write. It even feels that some writing assignments are impossible to complete; I received a new one the last day before Fall turned into Winter, with no chance to actually work on it anymore. Unless I missed that window somehow...

Breaking down again...

This is an immensely intense and complex story. I'm sorry to say that most of the time I hardly understand these people at all. Which makes me wonder if I really was anything like them at that age. The fact that I keep going and going with this game proves to me that it's really involving. There's a certain flow to it, with those ups and downs, it carries you along like a rollercoaster and the most astonishing thing about that is that nothing really "special" happens in this game. It's no grand adventure, it's simply everyday life and still, the drama and the humor pulls you along. So I'm very curious to see where this final in-game season will lead to...

You can find Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam and on itch.