What Remains of Edith Finch is an exploration-based game in the form of an immersive set of stories brought to life, based on the fictional Finch family. You play the titular role of Edith Finch, aka the last surviving Finch; she decides to go back to her ancestral house to reconnect through the memories of her passed-away family members and the remnants of her tragic childhood. In the gameplay, you get to explore the ingeniously built Finch house & experience the powerful bond of love that Edith still shares with her deceased family. Here’s our review of What Remains of Edith Finch.
What Remains of Edith Finch Review
1. It reeks of melancholy
From the very first moving frame with background noise, you’re going to feel a vacuum of hope in your heart as if it had recently rained in dread instead of water, and the entire environment is full of a mossy & depressing scent. In simple words, the overall look & feel of ‘What Remains of Edith Finch’ is depressing enough to break the 4th wall of your monitor screens. The placidity of Edith’s house feels disheartening and it makes you want to run as far away as possible from the dispiriting & mourn-worthy atmosphere of that huge house.
The colors and textures carry an undeniable bleakness, which adds a grim, gloomy, and heartbreaking note to the visuals of What Remains of Edith – the game looks gorgeously demoralizing.
2. Saddening moments spread evenly like butter on bread
The game revolves around the tragic demise of each of Edith Finch’s younger & older family members. Each peaceful moment that you spend in the game carries the scent of familial trauma that might harsh your mellow within a few minutes of gameplay. The depiction of tragic events teases you with anticipation & leaves you on a satisfactory note. The game feels like walking in a garden with hidden landmines of sadness; you never know what bomb of melancholy might explode next. You are going to sigh with sadness a lot of times during the gameplay.
You’re going to feel guilty, empathetic, sorrowful, and a slight sense of liberation from your emotional cages after completing the game.
3. Breathtaking imagery that stimulates your imagination
The coziness of an old house devoid of human warmth & care, the world being engulfed by the moon’s luminescence, the idiosyncratic textures of the wildlife, and the use of comic-book aesthetics are some of the few reasons why your mind will get blown. The depiction of a child’s whimsical imagination is the peak of a visual extravaganza, and you’re going to get struck by the truck of nostalgia about the good old times that you must have spent with your grandparents. The visuals are extremely immersive, and they catapult you from having materialistic aspirations to craving the feeling of being surrounded by a loving group of people.
4. A house that is every child’s paradise
The Finch House is full of children’s puzzles, dexterously made portals to hidden rooms and secret locations, and a ton of intriguing memorabilia that can reinvigorate the inner child that got lost somewhere in the jungle of your ambitions. If you’re a fan of the innocence-filled worlds of Toy Story or Finding Nemo, then you’re going to feel as if you’re inside a live-action animated movie based on a deeply depressing theme. The feeling of elation that you get after decoding an Easter egg or getting a step closer to the treasure hunt prize – you’re going to feel that exact emotion several times during the gameplay.
5. It wrecks you emotionally
What Remains of Edith successfully heightens every emotion that you feel, and it almost makes you sad enough to quit now and then. If you’ve not cried in a few months and you’re feeling a little less of a human, then this game is going to work wonders for you. The gameplay is going to traumatize you, leave you with a heavy heart, and open the floodgates to make your eyes a mini version of Niagara Falls – you’re going to ugly cry after this game. Overall, What Remains of Edith is an exceptionally engaging and emotional game that eccentrically enriches your life.
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