So if you want to take a detour from the main story, there’s plenty of things for you to do. But it’s still a cool concept nevertheless.Īside from the mind hopping, there’s various mini-games to play, collectibles to hunt, tales to uncover, and even combat scenarios that uses Quick-time events. A Mind-Inception of sorts, which I admit does prolong the process of progressing to the next story segment. A mechanic where you can enter someone’s mind, that you meet inside another person’s mind. While most of the puzzles are relatively easy to solve, things can get trippy when Crossdive is involved. It’s also really neat that the puzzle is designed to fit in with the person’s state of mind. One of the biggest factors as to why the puzzle solving aspect is by far my favourite part of the game is how they manage to incorporate storytelling of the characters that you tried to help out with.
The Spacedive always involves some puzzle solving and sometimes you’ll need to think outside the box to find the specific items or clues. Once you’re inside, you’re able to see the imagery of the struggle that they’re facing and find the resolution that they look for. These individuals are marked with yellow flowers over their heads which you can later interact with to go inside their minds. This mechanic is called Spacedive and you’re only able to use it when encountering individuals who are facing mental problems, or people who have emotional baggage that they can’t let go off. But the game opens up after completing the Prologue, and there’s a bunch of new things you can experience in each of the chapters.īy reading the Magical Red Book, it unlocks Atma’s supernatural powers of being able to go inside people’s mind. The places you can to go when starting off the game are very limited, and the puzzles you need to solve are pretty easy too. The game is relatively linear but you’re given a lot more freedom to explore places to progress through the narrative. While A Space for the Unbound brands itself as a casual adventure game, there’s surprisingly a lot of stuff you can do. Scenes like the cinematic shots or even just the random events, you can appreciate the quality of the pixel art. The cherry on top are the individual scenes throughout the story that enriches the experience. And best of all, stray cats everywhere where you can pet and give names to. Minor details like having waroeng, a wedding tent blocking a street, a guy listening to keroncong music, an old mum cleaning up the streets with a watering hose. While it’s not as “smooth” in contrast to the HD-2D style like Live A Live or Octopath Traveler, the game makes up by offering a very nostalgic atmosphere that brings you back to 90s Indonesia. I’m already personally a big fan of pixel aesthetics and A Space for the Unbound is simply just beautiful. Rather than being a self-insert blank slate of a custom avatar.Īnother character that I appreciate a lot is Atma’s sweetheart, Raya and is also someone that I imagine will shock a lot people, though I won’t explain why. Him having his own personality also makes for a more interesting narrative, being able to see how the story unfolds through someone else’s perspective. This makes Atma such a relatable character. He can be silly, serious, sympathetic, hardworking, and patient, but most importantly he’s clueless about all these crazy phenomenons happening around him, much like we are. But his attitude and the way he reacts to scenarios is what makes the story feel so enjoyable. He’s not the hotshot protagonist with their can-do attitude, he’s just your average teenager with some supernatural powers. One of which is the game’s main protagonist Atma. And while it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, I still implore you to check out the game.Ī good story is nothing without its characters, and luckily the game has its fair share of good characters. The game talks about some of the more heavier topics like depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems. Follow us on Twitter Follow and Tweet us Tweet to in mind, A Space for the Unbound isn’t just all rainbows and sunshine.
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