Ojibwe Girl

The whole game is basically resource management with the same three choices, searching locations with the same two groups of items to find (different kinds of resources to manage) and a potential for a more valuable item if you have heightened alertness, a few encounters where you can swap resources with another person, and a few chances to give rare items to the girl to build trust.

Nothing happens between those choices. There is no dialogue, you aren’t learning anything about the girl, her people or the land you’re on, you don’t encounter any dangers or puzzles, none of the characters ever talk, and basically, nothing happens. There aren’t even any scenery descriptions or internal monologue.

I got progressively bored as the story continued and couldn’t wait for it to end. It doesn’t help that it’s written in an incredibly dry way, removing any potential for an emotional reward.

I always chose to give the girl rare items to build trust, and every time, the exact same words were used to ask the question and describe how I gave it to her. She started trusting me a bit more, but that amounted to nothing. She kept a bit closer and was more relaxed, but it was all described in a very detached manner. I was offered a bigger reward at the end of the game because I gave those items to her, but what’s the point if the game is over and I can’t enjoy that anyway (not that I’d want it to continue!).

The questions about resources and everything else were also always phrased in the exact same way, increasing the repetitiveness. And the use of passive voice in many cases (e.g. x is noted) only deepened the sense of detachment.

I think that a lot could have been done with this premise, and resource management could have been a fun part of it, especially if resources were tight, but as it is, I don’t get the point of the game. It just doesn’t work on any level.

The premise of this story is very intriguing and I was very curious, how it would go. However, playing it, it felt very repetitive. The resource management is an interesting idea, but doesn’t offer much variety in the choices department and there were no notable interactions between the characters throughout the story. I do feel like there is potential here. But it isn’t brought out ideally.

I found the story really boring and extremely repetitive. The ladder especially in its chocies. I really don’t care about the characters, which isn’t helped by the fact that there is no Dialog between them.

It’s a shame, because the premise had potential.

Unfortunately, this story was a disappointment for me. Initially I was intrigued since I haven’t encountered resource management in any of the other stories, but that was about everything I liked, and it quickly became repetitive, too. On top of that, relationships between characters felt unnatural and forced. Sadly, I would not recommend this story to anyone…

Choice options are very one sided and lack variety. You have to choose between eating, resting and hunting, which bores the player. Also, one could use different vocabulary to describe Mitena’s feelings since the word “wariness” is overused. Too many repetitive sentences. The story feels robotic, barely any emotion. I would love to be able to connect with the characters more, for them to have more personality. It feels like a carcass of a story. I like that the beginning of the game clearly states what you need to pay attention to, like nutrition and rest, which will affect your energy levels throughout the game but, sadly, this is the only part that I liked.