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Eternal Threads is not my cup of tea
I have two issues with this game: one is core mechanic and another just the way it's made.
1) I had to watch hours of in-game events, before I could start making any serious changes. Talk about sluggish start.
2) The game is dark. It doesn't have to be, there is no reason for that, but it's the way it is.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3218578581
Decisions actually matter
There are hundreds of significant and minor conversations. Making decisions (or changing them later) will re-write parts of the timeline, where the new scenario either improves (you save people) or worsen (poor bastards die).
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3219326561
The problem here - I don't care about these neighbours. It's an absolutely plain gathering.
A girl hides her pregnancy and her boyfriend cannot decide about career opportunity.
A lad jumps between drinking and playing games, occasionally bursting into anger, while his sister struggles with marriage.
Another guy's unable to ditch crazy girlfriend and the 6th person has childhood trauma.
I appreciate the complexity of these six people communication and consequences, but their personalities and story just below casual.