I didn't really know what to expect going into Her Story. The game is certainly interesting and has a lot that it is doing in an interesting and thoughtful way. The game consists of a computer terminal the player must sift through to uncover the details of a disappearance of a man named Simon. The terminal is filled with short clips that you must search through. This terminal interface is really fascinating as a mechanic, but also is the source of a lot of my frustrations with Her Story. The terminal forces you to listen carefully to each piece of dialogue, as each next search term will be constructed of details you've gotten from the previous one. My frustrations lie in both how annoying the interface is to use, and how little the game actually communicates to you what progress has been made. I'm not even sure if I actually finished the game or not to be entirely honest. I think Her Story is meant to be more open ended than I as a player would like it to be, and think from that it is simply not to my particular tastes. The performances of the lead actress are great, and she shows a lot of versatility in her ability to express different moods and tones through her speech. Overall, I'm glad I played Her Story, but I don't think its a game I'll be coming back to (5/10)

I didn't really know what to expect going into Her Story. The game is certainly interesting and has a lot that it is doing in an interesting and thoughtful way. The game consists of a computer terminal the player must sift through to uncover the details of a disappearance of a man named Simon. The terminal is filled with short clips that you must search through. This terminal interface is really fascinating as a mechanic, but also is the source of a lot of my frustrations with Her Story. The terminal forces you to listen carefully to each piece of dialogue, as each next search term will be constructed of details you've gotten from the previous one. My frustrations lie in both how annoying the interface is to use, and how little the game actually communicates to you what progress has been made. I'm not even sure if I actually finished the game or not to be entirely honest. I think Her Story is meant to be more open ended than I as a player would like it to be, and think from that it is simply not to my particular tastes. The performances of the lead actress are great, and she shows a lot of versatility in her ability to express different moods and tones through her speech. Overall, I'm glad I played Her Story, but I don't think its a game I'll be coming back to (5/10)