![]() ![]() I loved this system, and the memory cards made me really remember everything my character had been through in his journey. You gain cards by just living, collecting memories, and using their special effects to increase your card score. These "challenges" take the form of a card game, where you must assemble a row of up to 5 cards that can add up to the target number. Simple dialogue options are a pass/fail (you need to simply have the skill number high enough), and others are a contested check. In performing each activity, you are tasked with hitting certain skill checks. These actions increase in volume and complexity as the years pass, but they are all relatively interesting and grow your arsenal naturally as you get older. There are many ways to advance your colony, from working with your parents in the gardening domes, taking classes, and working odd jobs to make some spending cash. ![]() The game doesn't hide much about benefits from each action, so you can very easily plan what you want to spend your time on and craft a plan as to how to achieve your goals. You can choose where to increase your stats, as performing any activity in your budding colony will raise your stats in some way. Most of the game is based on your core skills, separated into physical, mental, and social categories with 4 skills each. ![]() IWATE is mainly a visual novel with strategy/deckbuilding elements. At times, it can be extremely heavy with no reprieve and at other times it can feel moderately repetitive and without a clear focus, but the desire to see your future may keep you invested to live amongst the stars. Dealing with change, grief, life, destiny, capitalism, climate change, animal rights, and so much more, the game has A LOT to say. You create a character with custom attributes and then begin to build your life and future, as well as shaping the lives of others, from the ages of 10 to 20. 8h PlayedI Was a Teenage Exocolonist is a staggering work from developer Northway Games about a group of Earth runaways destined to colonize an alien planet. ![]()
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