Many indie games are known for their storytelling. But when a game goes off the rail with "parody" plot and ends up taking itself seriously, you completely lose objective. AUTOMATON's Graham Arthur attempts to slog through Pretentious Game.
The Backlog's Erin reviews the small title Pretentious Game and finds an emotional experience inside.
Robert Gannon, GIZORAMA - "Pretentious Game is an indie platformer that attempts to comment on and live in that experimental world of games like Thomas Was Alone, Super Meat Boy, and Dear Esther. Each of the four levels features a different story about life, love, family, and regret. You control a box trying to reach another box or the end of a stage by any means necessary."
Pretentious Game is a game about love and transcendence, conquest and lost. The strength of the narration and the music of Erik Satie will amaze you.
