Home has a great deal of promise that may yet be hidden in this early beta form of the social service / marketing channel. The only problem is that while the graphics are pretty, the options for character aesthetics are varied and the possibilities for the service are vast at the moment–it's a lot of people with questionable dialogue habits milling about.
There are some oddities about the structure of the world here, essentially made up of connected "rooms" be they indoor or outdoor (because none of the areas covers much distance, see?).
Home starts the user off with a small download package that begins the journey of creation and loading in to the user's room, each time the player enters a new area after that a new small download is triggered. Once downloaded it doesn't need to happen again of course, but in the beginning it is a bit annoying.
Benjamin Rivers has suggested that it is “totally possible” for two of his titles — Alone With You and Home — to be ported to Nintendo Switch.
I recently published an article about beating my Steam backlog by getting organised and the first game I’ve completed with this new approach is Home.
I chose Home not because of its production values or reviews, but because, well, it’s short. I needed a game to start my new approach on the right foot and read that Home takes less than two hours to beat.
Whatever my reasons for finally installing Home, I found it to be an enjoyable yet flawed title.
Handheld Players takes a look at the PS Vita new releases in February 2018.
