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The 2010's have been a really interesting year for the "meta" game. You know the ones I'm talking about; the self-aware ones with the crazy fourth-wall breaking tricks. You KNOW the ones I'm talking about, I don't have to say them.

OneShot is one of these games, and I don't think I could start talking about it without at least acknowledging that. It reveals its hand on this front in literally the first minute of the game, so I don't think it's unreasonable for me to bring this up. After that, the less said about this game, the better. I won't get into it too much, because if this is the sort of game that interests you, you should definitely check it out, and you should know as little as possible. It deserves to not have me spoil the experience.

This game is sort of bleak and depressing, its puzzle solving and exploration can be really annoying at times, and its writing isn't quite up to par with some of its contemporaries. I feel bad for this game, honestly - it gets compared to Undertale a lot, and it's not for no reason, even though this game technically came first (in RPG maker form!) before Undertale stole its thunder. They aren't the same game, but they do share some interesting traits in common. That's the most I can say really.

In spite of this game's flaws and frustrations, it demands to be experienced, again, if you like this sort of short, narrative-driven game. It's a HELL of a ride, and it definitely made me feel some stuff. Some of this game's... 'tricks' are real showstoppers. This game doesn't have a LOT of cards in its hand, but the few things it wants to show you, you should sit down and pay damn good attention to. Also, the main character, Niko, is one of the all-time most precious cinnamon rolls and I love them.

Like Brothers, it's a game that affected some people more than it affected me, but the appeal was not lost on me. It's a deeply endearing and creative game, one that managed to surprise me even in 2019.