Half Past Fate is a bundle of joy not only for fans of rom-coms, but for those who enjoy character-driven adventures and are looking to immerse themselves in a slow-paced, feel-good collection of human stories.
Half Past Fate
Serenity Forge · Mar 12, 2020
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Half Past Fate is a rom-com adventure with a charismatic 3D art-style. Follow the journey of 6 ordinary people who found each other in extraordinary ways. From eight hours to eight years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.
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- 6.0Half Past Fate isn’t a bad game by any means, and is a fine way to spend a few hours – but it’s not much more than that. So really it’s the perfect representation of the lightweight romantic comedy films it looks to mimic.
- 7.0Half Past Fate has a lot of style, interesting characters and a gentle tone that stands out from other retro-style RPGs. Romantic comedy is an underrepresented genre in games and Half Past Fate reminds us that it’s a niche worth exploring.
- 8.0Our only major complaint with the game is that it's often quite stubborn in pointing you in the right direction. The environments themselves are quite contained, so you won't ever be stuck for too long, but there were certainly multiple occasions in which we felt like we'd spoken to every NPC, investigated every possible avenue of exploration, and yet we still couldn't quite figure out what to do to progress the story. Of course, the solution is always there, but often felt rather hidden away; some kind of subtle hint system would have gone a long way in assisting with this.
- Half Past Fate managed to hold my attention even if it didn't entirely sweep me off my feet. The gameplay is a little lacking in variety, but the characters and their world are vibrant and full of life. As you follow their ups and downs across these 12 vignettes, it's impossible not to root for each character to succeed in their quest for love.
- 6.5While Half Past Fate is pleasant, that's really all it has going for it. There's nothing bad about it, but it just doesn't do anything to stand out. I'm always excited to see more diverse protagonists and better representation in video games, but I also want to be engaged by the characters and world through writing and gameplay. The fact that Half Past Fate fails to make any of these things consistently interesting is disappointing.
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