

What happens after you die? It's the question plaguing humanity for as long as we've had conscious minds. Reviewer's Note: While I'll try to be as vague as possible, I'll put a LIGHT SPOILER warning up here to be safe. The game also references the metronome in its story, and how it is used to measure time.By Lee Mehr, posted on 11 April 2023 / 1,946 Views

However, each time the metronome does appear, you can choose to blink or stay in the moment for a while. Since this game relies on eye movement, you may start to become conscious of your eyes and feel as if you can’t blink or else you might lose the moment you’re in, especially when the metronome appears.

Sometimes things happen too quickly, and we can’t grasp or remember every single second. However, this itself can be a metaphor for life.

On the other hand, sometimes you might blink without meaning to and miss out on a moment in life, which can get frustrating if you’re trying to listen to all of the conversations and you unintentionally progress the storyline. However, this game system can get tricky because if a player blinks too quickly, the game will not be able to catch it. There are also instances where you are given a time limit to choose whether to blink or not, and when making decisions, you have to blink at your choice. Players can quickly progress the story by blinking. The controls for this game are rather easy. If the game ever stops detecting the player’s blinks, they can always recalibrate the sensitivity by pressing the space bar. If players choose to play with their eyes, they will have to keep in mind that because this game uses its own particular, nontraditional mechanics, they will have to make sure that they are in a well-lit space and their eyes are visible at all times. Fortunately, there is an option to play the game without the real-life eye blinking and players can just click the left side of their mouses. When starting, players will have to give camera access to the game in order to play. Before you know it, your bedroom has changed and you’re in the middle of a world art history class taking notes. A couple more blinks, and you’re a piano genius who failed a math test. With each blink you make, you are slowly growing up, playing with toys and taking a bath while dad’s brushing his teeth and mom’s talking about how the meeting with the committee went. Blink again, the man and woman in front of you are celebrating your first birthday. You blink once and all of a sudden, you’re seeing things from a toddler’s point of view. You’re sitting at the beach talking about some memories with the woman in front of you. The screen turns black, and splashes of color begin to show up. He then asks you to motion over his hand and blink at the eye icon. At the very beginning of the game, you come across a wolflike creature who says that you can’t speak or touch anything, but you can blink.
