Recall: Empty wishes

This relatively brief mix of psychological horror story and adventure beats has its moments, but doesn’t shine as bright as some of the competition

Recall: Empty Wishes is a high-quality narrative adventure that delivers an engaging mystery and, in an assertive way, offers simplified gameplay that adds variation to navigation moments without interrupting the rhythm of the plot. With great mastery in the presentation of visual and sound elements, the title delivers an immersive experience that deserves to be experienced.

Recall: Empty Wishes does a phenomenal job of telling a tale and giving players agency within how the story turns out. Though the “good” ending might be a clear shot for some players, the time you take to explore, to talk and decide upon the consequence of your own and others’ actions, makes it an engaging and provocative experience.

Recall: Empty Wishes is a visual novel with a rather trite premise, but with a story and structure that keeps you in the game. Its point and click also helps to be more involved in the story, but the extreme simplicity of all interactions makes you think that it is just a hook to keep reading, again only in English. We must keep an eye on the issue of translations... Those who enjoy visual novels will find here a good short story, very hard.

Recall: Empty Wishes stumbles with the supernatural and horror, but recovers in time to give you an unforgettable and emotional story.

For those who enjoy complex stories, where emotions are explored in depth, reality and dreams mix, and nothing is delivered in an obvious way, Recall: Empty Wishes is an unmissable experience.