The Pilgrimage [v2.10] [messman] !exclusive! -

Post-patch 2.10

F.R. Vales, Independent Interactive Fiction Critic the pilgrimage [v2.10] [messman]

I had to stop playing during the third Lumen Pool because my own heart rate fell out of sync with the game, and the resulting discordance triggered a mild anxiety attack. I mean this as the highest compliment. Post-patch 2

With each update, Messman proves they are less interested in telling you a story than in forcing you to excavate one from your own subconscious. The Pilgrimage (v2.10) is no exception. On its surface, it is a minimalist walking sim: you are a nameless devotee traversing the "Ashen Scablands" toward a distant, silent Spire. Below that surface, however, lies the most intricate behavioral save-scumming detector I have ever encountered. Version 2.10 does not add new areas; it adds new ways to remember. With each update, Messman proves they are less