I didn't know about this game until I saw a post at GB from Winx who spoke about it positively, and tellingly for me, described it as being like an interactive Ghibli Studio movie.

Having played for about an hour I can't think of a more apt description.

It is a platforming game, and while I am still finding the controls a little fiddly, I have jumped and clambered my way around Anne's world. She is an enforcer in a world populated by Forgotlings. These are the things that people lose and forget. Socks, scarves, tables and lamps live their lives, hoping perhaps to return to the feet of their owner and once again experience the joy of hiking.

The game starts with rumblings of a rebellion, and it's Anne's mission to put thinks right. And the exploration and the clambering begins.

You make choices, some perhaps bigger than others, and you chat and explore. Other characters are grumpy, optimistic, scared or single-minded. It plays with the keyboard but also utilises the mouse, and autosaves as you go.

There is an immediate whimsy apparent, that continues as you go. If the storytelling stays strong, I suspect I will enjoy this immensely.

Thanks flotsam and Jenny!

Thanks, flotsam! Sounds like a fun journey!

Thanks to Winx for recommending it!

Thank you Jenny!

Ana

Thanks, flotsam, Jenny100 and Winx !!

Thank you for the first look, flotsam.

And thank you too, Jenny.

Hi there
Does anyone know if there are optional puzzles in this game? I was fiddling with a rather intriguing one, and left it to explore a bit more, and when I tried to go back to it Anne says "I shouldn't just leave" and won't go. I have just entered the theatre.
I may well find my way back there of course but just wondering
Steve

Is it the puzzle door in the haunted house? It's not essential to solve this puzzle to complete the game, but It is a trophy point or something. I think you have a chance to go back to unsolved puzzles after the end of the game.

I'm in my second play through and have struck a problem where I missed a vital connection. Am trying to find an alternative approach as I appear unable to go back to an earlier save. Curses!

The alternative approach actually was the correct approach I ascertained after watching a video walkthrough.

Indeed it was.
I hadn't abandoned it, just left off after the first half but couldn't then get back.
I loaded the last save point at one point because I couldn't see a way out but it was probably my feeble brain.
Its an excellent game - thanks for alerting me to it.

Glad you are enjoying the game Flotsam. I found it a refreshing change from the usual same old, same old and even the platforming is fun, and quite challenging at times