Somerville (XS) Review | VGChartz
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "If I had one all-encompassing diagnosis of Somerville it would be termed “plagued by detail.” When storytelling, atmosphere, and albeit rudimentary gameplay complement each other it can lead to some fascinating moments. But then, you see the cracks begin to form outside of those: under-polished instances when odd bugs occur, the way some puzzles are clumsily handled, the overly-vague story taking confusing creative turns, not being able to pet the dog (currently as the dad), and so on. Those foundational fissures keep propagating the further I went into this 5-hour journey. The fault isn't with Jumpship utilizing Playdead’s successful template, but in forgetting to incorporate the pedigree alongside it."
