Recent reviews by Grape Fuzz

1) it free
2) you can DEFINITELY do the thing where you wander and find neat stuff and get your ♥♥♥♥ wrecked and walk up mountains for the view
3) don't attack geese

A well-written and well-crafted free game! I got too absorbed in it and got stuck with bad endings, but I mostly get why the decision trees resulted the way they did.

I also really appreciate all the accessibility options. I'm not sure if those come standard with Ren'Py but many paid games don't have them still, so it makes me happy that it was a priority with a free game.

The one thing I want to request is: there's a photo of the missing girl that's referenced a lot, but it's never shown, and I think it would really increase the impact of quite a few moments if they showed it! Then they could also show it again when it's referenced for extra oomph.

It's good, very satisfying once you learn

Very nostalgic and remains mechanically interesting and unique
It's very complex though and not too friendly to new players as such, and the freemium pricing feels pretty bad as a beginner, though I've done pretty well without spending any real money.

It's a load of fun and classic point-and-click adventure logic and humor! Well-written and a good romp.

Be sure to play the original if you haven't already! Otherwise this game will make no sense, and it's already an alternate universe of a future where birds have human intelligence and dominate the Earth.

Played hundreds of hours during my childhood; still holds up now! If you play now, use the Emerald ocean.
EDIT 11/27/23: The new dev is doing fantastic work - Emerald is more alive than I've seen in years!
EDIT 11/27/24: Wow, been exactly a year since I came back

The more you invest in it, the more you'll get out of it. It's a real adventure!

The most fun I've had with two dollars and a friend. Still worth the non-sale price.