Fishbowl is a slice of life, coming of age story told over a month. Video call loved ones, work from home, sort through puzzles to rediscover childhood memories, do care tasks and get to know yourself better, one day at a time.
Fishbowl was well worth the wait, a narrative experience that is painful both in its relevance in a time of prevailing loneliness that still ripples out from the COVID-19 pandemic and in its honest and vulnerable exploration of grief.
At the time of playing, I ran into a crashing issue that dampened the game's emotional final chapter, but a few hiccups...
Fishbowl is a strong debut game with an enjoyable cast and a touching journey through a young woman's grief.
Grief is something we often hide from. We run from it, not wanting to feel it or deal with it. Alo is very human in that regard, not knowing how to deal with the huge amount of emotions coming her way as she deals with the love of her Jaja, the pandemic, and the new start she’s making away from home. But, together with Paplet, she goes on a journey...
Fishbowl is an extremely well-executed pixel art narrative about a child facing loss and adulthood in the worst conditions possible. You journey along her story, overcoming the grief one memory at a time, all the while handling your daily life, job, and remorse. Unfortunately, the pacing feels too slow for things to open up, and once they do, it proceeds...
Fishbowl is not an easy game to pick up, and it’s not always one you want to play. The discomfort of the game is seemingly intentional, asking you to sit with Aloo’s grief as she lives through this part of her life. You can’t run, or hide, or distract yourself. As the days pass, Aloo confronts more of the memories she thought she’d forgotten, and, in...
