It truly adds to the mode of the overall experience that the player is suppose to have. In regards to the visual design, this was the best choice that could be made. The manga style visuals mixed with the gothic design and atmosphere is another aspect one has to admire. Her character is one that comes off as being smug in one encounter but then charming during the next one. Personally it’s hard to say if you’re suppose to like or dislike E. Here is where the narrative and the gothic art style really shines. Thankfully your confrontations with E makes up for this shortfall. Thus the game is not really as cleaver as it presents itself to be. Alter Ego wants to be something more thought provoking and yet its undermined by simple gameplay mechanics. The problem is that they work great for titles that are suppose to be simple. Honestly I enjoyed this game but will admit the tap mechanics feel out of place. After several confrontations with E, players will then have to confront themselves. Once enough ego has been collected, you have to confront E. This archived by tapping on the thought bubbles and reading numerous books exploring existential themes (like No Longer Human). But it’s not in emotional deep way.Īlter Ego is all about you walking down a path of doubt while building your ego. Alter Ego does deliver on everything it promises but at the same time it leaves you unsatisfied.
Winning is not the objective here, it’s about finding yourself. One could also explore oneself in an RPG but we end up altering our actions based on the outcome. Many titles have tried only for it to be overlooked. It takes a lot to make a game that is more about self exploration. This is one of those games I stumbled upon in the App Store because it has an interesting description. In practice however it’s all about the delivery, which it fumbles at times. In theory this might be interesting and it has been done before with other titles.
Alter Ego is a game that wants players to discover themselves by walking down a path of uncertainty.
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