Reflection of Mine (2017)
Ratalaika Games, Redblack Spade
Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about multiple personality disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan, and the goal is to discover who is real - Lilly herself or one of her many personalities. The plot will tell us about her many minds and how are they fighting each other.
About the story
During the game, the player controls two characters at the same time and one of them repeats the actions after another. If the player turns left – both of the girls will go left, if the player turns right – both of them go right, if one dies – the other is buried with her. The difficulty is in finding the exit of the map, which is separated into two different parts. Maybe one of the girls will see only flowers in front of her, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a trap before her second personality. You will find a variety of traps that bring diversity into the game mechanics. Here, madness is represented as it really is – Lilly is a foreigner in her own body and her memory is broken into pieces by the other personalities. She can’t remember many hours of her life, even days, months and years. Her live is a broken puzzle and we are here to help this girl.
Platforms
Linux Mac Switch PC PS4 XONEGenres
Adventure Indie PuzzleThemes
Horror Mystery
Languages: English and 6 more
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Media
Critic Reviews
Rapid Reviews UK
By Alicia BrunskillYou play as Lilly Witchgan and her various personalities. Levels are either puzzles (where you control two of Lilly’s personalities at once) or story interludes where you may also learn a new skill to be used in future puzzles. The difficulty lies in having to control two characters at once as you try to avoid the obstacles to get to the end of the level. Characters may move in different directions. For example, pushing ‘up’ on the directional joystick may move one of the characters up and the other down. Obstacles also appear in different locations for each of the characters.
LadiesGamers.com
By James LuffReflection of Mine is something for the puzzle fan looking for an intense challenge. This is an experience that requires careful thought and patience to conquer its tricky puzzles. I loved the soundtrack but I mostly walked away from this game feeling more stupid than entertained which is more on me than the game. Some will love this, some will hate it so I’ll be a pain and just say……
Nintendo Blast
By Juliana Paiva ZapparoliDemonizing and trivializing mental disorders, using 19th century stereotypes and terms, just proves how problematic the Reflection of Mine story is. The highlight of this title, which should be solving the puzzles, ends up buried in an infinite and restrictive loop of trial and error. It may seem challenging at first, but it soon becomes frustrating.
Nindie Spotlight
By Justin NationFor me, somewhat fittingly given the mirrored nature of the puzzles in the game, I'm of two minds about Reflection of Mine...
