4.5/5 ★ – clunkymechanics's review of OneShot.

Completed: August 12 2020 Time to beat: 7 Hours Platform: Windows via itch.io When thinking about how to describe Oneshot - Undertale and Doki Doki Literature Club immediately comes to mind. However no matter how much I try to relate those two games, there are a lack of words for how to describe what Oneshot is *like*. My point being, Oneshot is truly not like anything else I have played before, its experience is unique and quite frankly would be hard to replicate again. Oneshot is a 16bit adventure game that requires you to find and utilise items to solve puzzles that allow you to progress through the world. What makes Oneshot special is that it uses fourth wall breaking story moments that allow you - the player - to become a part of the story as well. If you have played Doki Doki Literature Club that statement will be a bit less ambiguous, if you haven't I highly recommend you go into Oneshot blind. The things it manages to pull off are so unique, it is worth experiencing with no prior inclination. Oneshot requires two playthroughs to complete the full story and I highly recommend any player who chooses to start this game sees it out to the end(s). Usually I get bored during games that require multiple playthroughs, however Onshot had me wanting to play it repeatedly just to see the story develops over time. Both playthroughs are vastly different and worth experiencing independently. After finishing Oneshot yesterday I have not stopped thinking about it. The innovation this game uses is absolutely astounding and left me feeling refreshed and excited about video games once again. The formula is new and I love to see abstract thinking when it comes to story telling and game design. I played this game through its availability on the Bundle for Radical Justice and Equality on itch.io. It has been sorted to #2 on my ranking list for games I have played in that bundle, coming in just below Minit, which is a high stakes place to claim. Additionally, I have a low-spec laptop and this game ran fine. I would think anyone can play it on any sort of PC trouble-free.