So awesome how packed Tangle Tower and Mermaid Mask have been. They’re short if you just go through only what’s necessary. But each character has dialogue for every item you come across, every person you come across (even themselves), the items you observe in their room. You can go back to characters you met earlier in the story and they’ll have something to say about every new thing you’ve discovered. Hell even if you present two subjects that are extremely similar, they still put in the time to make unique dialogue instead of just doing a loop. I also have yet to meet a character I’ve hated.
It’s scratches a very specific itch I’ve had for character-focused games. Where full advantage of the medium is taken and you aren’t just “locked out” of specific characters until they’re relevant again. Everything flows together really nicely so it really feels like you’re piecing something together.
The fact that this series happened AND with dialogue that is actually entertaining and well-written feels amazing. The intro to Mermaid’s Mask was kind of cheesy, but once we got to meeting all the new characters I remembered why I liked Tangle Tower so much. Great writing (whedonisms aside), interesting characters, charming voice acting that isn’t ridiculously overacted, awesome fucking art, puzzles that are challenging but not unsolvable, mysteries that piece themselves together without feeling forced. Genuinely refreshing games that (like I’ve said before) take full advantage of their medium
