6/10.

The game is solid, enough. You are in a groundhog day scenario. The way to solve the story is set up very well and very interconnected, however I feel the problems arise from the way the game wants you to be immersed in the story and foregoes gameplay to achieve that.

So you as a player are in a time loop, however at about the half-way point in the game, when you have quite a lot of information regarding the main situation, you will generally get to about the 6 minute mark (every loop is not actually twelve minutes, but it certainly feels both too long and too short)

If you forget something in a loop, anything, anything crucial, you'll have to restart. I know that the developers were in a bit of a bind, because if they gave the player too many ways to solve problems, then half the game would be accidentally solved on the spot with the first confrontation.

but I still feel unsatisfied that they wouldn't unlock certain dialogue options or allow more succinct ways to skip parts of a loop.

Also, this game is 80% story driven and 20% player "what if this works?" Driven. If you enjoy the story, this game is an easy 8/10. If you don't enjoy the story and dislike spending at least 30 minutes attempting random things in loops to progress the story, this game is a 5/10.

I liked the story up until the ending, where... well I'm not gonna spoil it, but... it... it's not a good twist.

still though, willem dafoe brings his all to his role in this game, and he works very well as his character.

.:GOOD:.
-Very original gameplay, a bit confusing at first.
-Amazing voice actors of course!
-Engaging story that you really want to unravel.
-Plot twists everywhere!

.:BAD:.
-The game revolves more around discovering the story than actually doing stuff which feels a bit frustrating at first
-The story ends up being too far-fetched to my taste...
-Having to play so many loops with no possibility to skip certain actions and dialogues is quite annoying, especially if you make one mistake and have to do it all over again. If you want all the achievements, be prepared to be patient!

.:OVERALL:.
A very nice original game, highly recommend but requires patience and an open mind I guess?