![]() ![]() No Longer Home, like Gone Home before it, proves the adage “you can’t go home again” remains as true as ever. Life consists of a multitude of small moments, and at some point, we all must move from old homes and build new ones. Sometimes, just petting a cat can spark joy. I took this lesson to heart, using every opportunity I could to pet the flat’s two cats, Luna and Autumn. It’s a game which pauses and asks you to value the small moments in life. This is commendable, as realistic romantic relationships are often difficult to accurately convey in video games. Ao and Bo’s relationship is very well fleshed out, and they are honest and truthful to each other in a refreshing way, their dialogue never feeling forced or unnatural. It clearly borrows heavily from Kentucky Route Zero, but wisely doesn’t try to imitate it, but rather borrows narratively and structurally. ![]() No Longer Home doesn’t out stay its welcome and is a relatively short experience, but I generally found it interesting and inventive. ![]() Still, I’d recommend giving it a go if you’re after a new indie game for the Switch. Overall, it was a surprisingly emotionally complex game, but a lot shorter than I’d liked. But then again, I think I remember being like that in my early twenties, too. And it’s really nice to watch.ĭo their conversations become a bit pretentious and self-centered? Well, yeah, sometimes. You get to see them click together, a fledgling friendship right at the start. It is exactly like watching yourself in your twenties – going from ‘I barely know you’ to ‘let’s have an incredibly deep philosophical conversation about the meaning of life’ in about thirty seconds. The OLED Switch replaces that unreliable kickstand with a flip-out kickstand that's the same metal as the system's back, and nearly as wide as the tablet itself. In the prologue, you get to see Ao and Bo having their first proper (drunken) conversation. To be honest, I expected it to be a bit longer given the price, and I felt a bit frustrated that I barely scratched the surface in terms of finding out who Ao and Bo actually are. ![]()
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