About One Shot:
OneShot is cute, imaginative and, at times, simply mind-blowing—and blowing the jaded mind of a modern gamer is not an easy task. The meta nature of the game is highlighted by its name: you only have one shot at it. And then the save file becomes corrupted. There won’t be a second journey. Only… how is it fair? Whatever you do. You will have to face a dilemma in the end, and choosing either of the cruel options is reductive and simply wrong. Can you. Rebel against the whole thing, perhaps? These, however, are the thoughts you’ll deal with by the end. But even before it the game is littered with charming meta-humor. The main character needs to sleep, for example, and when she does, the game closes. Some puzzles require thinking very much out of the box and using unexpected approaches. All the while the touching and lovely story of a hero stranded in a strange land and carrying a lightbulb to light up the local sun continues to unfold. The execution of OneShot leaves something to be desired. While very sweet in terms of visuals, it’s often clunky and makes you do a lot of unnecessary walking back and forth solving various puzzles; coupled with imperfect location layouts.
