Thing-in-Itself is an interactive short story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant's concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Thing-in-Itself is not a game in a traditional sense - it doesn't have win or lose conditions and doesn't present challenge to the player.
Thing-in-Itself
Positives:
+ Different choices of dialogue
+ Very good voice acting
+ Quite nice cartoony graphics
+ Ok sounds and music
+ A tad philosophy
+ The storytelling
+ Achievements
Negatives:
- Every object is flat (2D)
- The choices you make doesnt really matter
- The in-game supported resolutions are maxed out at full-hd (see fix below)
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fall in love, get pissed, get closure, repeat. a brief slice-of-life whose tiny story is well-told.
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