HoloVista

Sometimes, you find the perfect game for where you are in your life. If you need a game to absorb you, heal you, and take you away from your reality while helping you deal with tough stuff, this is a good place to be for a few hours.

My friend suggested this game to me while I was in the hospital with a severely broken ankle. I had no information about it and was stunned from the start. It is beautiful, relatable, eery, atmospheric, detailed, and will fully wrap you up in its world. I want to use this game in my job as a high school English teacher to teach mood, tone, characterization, and setting. Even allusion— I saw those film and literary references! When nurses would come to take my vitals, I was so glad at the end to get back to the game! It’s so good that it fully did its job of distracting me from the worst pain of my life.

感觉我的一个朋友需要它。可这位朋友的英文不是很好，玩不了。😔

Absolutely incredible game. The story really hit home with the guilt and the insecurity and the suicidal ideation and the feeling of never being enough. The writing was fresh and modern and connected me instantly with the characters, and I love that there’s essentially a nefarious thing hanging over the atmosphere of the story but no one character is the villain. I love the premise, the art, the subtle planting of clues, the character relationships, the character development. I love that the main character is a young Latina architect who struggles with Catholic guilt. I love that she isn’t dealing with an immigration storyline. Honestly, it feels a little Black-Mirror-esque, only more hopeful. I just wish there were more about the consequences of Mesmer & Braid and their software. A court case in an epilogue, maybe? A sequel?? I cannot get this world out of my head and I’m sad that it’s over. Thanks for making this game. And if you’re wondering if you should play it, the answer is “yes.”

here you go! You’ve found it! You WILL cry!

When I leave the app and come back, I can’t get the music to play again without force closing and reopening it. Not a huge problem, and certainly worth putting up with for this gem. One of if not the best told story in gaming.

I just finished this game (more of a visual novel, but even that’s not quite right) and WOW. A compelling and emotional story told with some of the best written characters I’ve seen in this medium. Go in with as little knowledge as possible. Truly a gem and worth every penny and then some.

1307/10

I’ve never written a review on the App Store before, but I loved this game so much I had to review it. It is inclusive, deep, beautiful, and fascinating. I really hope they make another similar game or expand on this one.

I loved the concept and story, thanks for making this ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥