Cover Me In Leaves is an experimental work of interactive horror fiction, about bright minds, and the end of all things. Fresh out of high school, with no prospects or aspirations, you've remained here in your small town. Everyone you knew and loved has moved on for better things. You're alone. So you get your first tattoo.
And then the trees start calling.
I purchased the full 10 Minute Game Collection and am going to play them in the order they appear in my library. That means this is #3 of 10.
Know in advance what you are getting. As the collection title suggests, a ten minute game is not a triple A title. It is a short game-jam-esque proof of concept / working prototype / execution of an idea. At least...
10mg: Ten Ten-Minute Games!
Cover Me in Leaves is a text-based interactive fiction that explored mature and potentially upsetting themes in a way that feels like poetry, metaphorical and philosophical and definitely thought-provoking. The visuals are highly stylised with high contrast, saturated and heavily manipulated photography combined with unique...
It was a cute game and I played it knowing that it would be short but I think it kind of failed to communicate the deepness it was trying to put in the story. It was a bit too superficial. Still, I think I'll give them another chance and try another one of their games when they are on sale as I'm not quite sure that it deserves the amount.
I think part of the power of well written fiction is the ability it has to put you in another persons shoes and perhaps leave you coming out with a new perspective on the world and this piece of narrative fiction does exactly that
