This little game blew me away.

Its best to go into this mysterious little game blind, I did and found myself so blown away with Hotel Dusk Room 215. This game drew me in immediately with is interesting title and starting screen. I was met with such a beautiful and stark artstyle that truly felt ahead of the time it was released. The fluid motion of the characters almost felt akin to fmv but with this pencil drawn like look to them that made it feel like you were seeing drawings come to life. The story takes you to a mysterious hotel filled with a cast of compelling and detailed characters. This is where the game shines the most. The writing here is superb, it feeds you information at a great pace and makes you want to find out all the secrets these characters hold as the game progresses. This is a puzzle game what separates this from other is the way it uses the hardware features of the ds, you use it take notes, solve puzzles and more. It feels alot more involved than a traditional visual novel it does such a great job with immersion and atmosphere with these features and soundtrack. Where the game can suffer is from its linear structure in both the puzzle solving and narrative the soultions can feel obtuse and frustrating sometimes. But its such a small issue in an otherwise super cool game. Im shocked nintendo published a game this unique and niche, its truly special and worth checking out im sure you'll never play another game like it!