Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow comes Today

Oh boy. This game was hard for me to judge.
At first I really loved it and wanted to write an instant recommendation, then I found some problems that lead me to not recommend it ... but as you see, I finaly switched again.
The visual style and the story are relly great. Especially the second one kept me more or less finish this game in one sitting.
Also the harsh brutality that is shown fits the setting really well and didn't felt to be 'just for effect'.
But there are things I nearly couldn't forgive this game.
One thing is the plausibility of the characters. In this harsh setting you are told the motto of the New World is "You gotta do what you gotta do!" ... and nearly everyone told you to stop with your behaviour or else ... end then nearly everytime no consequences. You provoke baddies dozen of times and the game not even offer you a possible death if you are going too far.
The other thing is the "episodic" nature. I just was aware of this, when I finished the game. Then I searched for part two and found out that there is no second part. The game is from 2015 and the last time the next game is mentioned is in 2016. So the possibility of a conclusion is nearly zero.
But while the second part nearly killed it for me ... after some thoughts I was glad it ended the way it ended. Because often such good first parts of a splitted story gets worst in the later parts.
So I now see this game as a stand alone with a mysterious ending ... and with that view I can recommend it.

Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
My estimated review score before playing: 7/10
My final review score: 10/10
Buy/Pass?: Buy. I bought it on sale, but I would pay full price for it.
Pros:
+ The surreal moments are excellent!
+ The puzzles are slightly confusing, but aren't extremely hard.
+ Good character & world building.
+ Good voice acting.
+ As a horror fan I love all the names of the achievements.
+ The map is easy to navigate.
+ After talking to my wife about Rose I raised the original score I gave this game.
+ Now I consider this game a 10/10 perfect game. One I'll definitely add to my favorites.
+ The ending is great! It's highly intelligent & perfect written.
+ I do want a sequel, but I digress.

Cons:
- Personally, there are no cons.
- However, some people were let down by the ending.
-/+ people are upset because they fear another game in this franchise won't come out.
Warnings:
! There are a lot of warnings in this game I feel I should mention to people who are sensitive.
! This game isn't "Gummo" or "The Serbian Film" level, but it tries to push the envelope.
! This game has alcoholism, child abuse, domestic abuse, police brutality,
! prostitution, rape, sexual abuse, & suicide.
! Children lined against a wall for a firing squad, and even see a child die.
! Please like/love, respect & take care of yourself if these topics trigger you and do NOT play this.

Final Notes: This is a short game. I completed everything in <8 hours. Keep that in mind when/if you go to buy the game. I got mines for cheap, however had I known the game was this good I would've paid full price. The dark, mature content & story are excellent. I dig the artwork, especially all the hanging bodies in Suicide Park. I don't like the music played during the pause menu, but all of the other music is decent. The music played during the third chapter is actually pretty dayum good even. This game can be extremely depressing, but it's cathartic in it's beautifully grotesque & morbid manner. I say pick it up if you can handle it. If not, definitely stay away. Also, this is probably a game not to play with any children running around.
Achievement difficulty: 2/10
Approximate time to 100%: I completed everything in 7.8 hours.
Collection Achievements: 0
DLC-Only Achievements: N/A
Does difficulty affect Achievements: N/A
Grinding Achievements: 0
Guide available for 100%: Yes
Missable Achievements: Yes. Most of them are. There's only 4 you can't miss.
Multiplayer Achievements: N/A
Number of playthroughs needed: 1
People on AStats who have 100% at the time of this post:
RNG-Achievements: 0
Time-gated Achievements: 0
Unobtainable/glitched Achievements: 0
Genres:
2D
Adventure
Alcoholism
Atmospheric
Casual/Relaxing
Child Abuse
Children Die
Combat - No Combat
Dark
Dark Humor
Depressing
Disturbing
Domestic Abuse
Dystopian
Emotional
Episodic
Game Length - Short
Gore
Graphics - Comic Book
Great Ending
Great Soundtrack
Horror
Horror - Cosmic
Horror - Psychological
Immersive
Indie
Linear
Mature
Mental Health
Mouse Only
Mystery
Noir
Point & Click
Police Brutality
Post-Apocalyptic
Prostitution
Psychological
Puzzle
Rape
Religious
Sci-Fi
Sexual Abuse
Story Rich
Suicide
Surreal
Well Written Characters

🌦️---{Graphics}---🌦️
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ Paint.exe
☯------☯
☐ It doesn't have
☐ Bad
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Fantastic
☐ Make your own story
☐ Its multiplayer what did you expect
⚔️---{Gameplay}---⚔️
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It‘s just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Staring at walls is better
☐ Just don‘t
🎵---{Audio}---🎵
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ Earrape
❤️---{Audience}---❤️
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Humans
🖥️---{PC Requirements}---🖥️
☑Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boiiiiii
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
☠️---{Difficulty}---☠️
☐ Just press ‚A‘
☐ Easy
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
⚙️---{Grind}---⚙️
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks/cosmetics
☐ Isnt necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You‘ll need a second life for grinding
☐ Microtransaction wow yeah NO THANKS/ Battle pass F.U to
۞---{Game Time}---۞
☑ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
💲---{Price}---💲
☐ It’s free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If u have some spare money left
☐ Wait for that SALE drop
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
☐ Microtransactions for a good cause 😈
🐛---{Bugs}---🐛
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
☐ Fallout 76

Short and straightforward United States in 2020 simulator. You awaken in a concentration camp, witness numerous acts of police brutality and there is a deadly pandemic going on. The voice acting is lacking in spots, but the unique artwork and music make up for it. This is also the best example of clever achievements in a point and click I have ever seen. It is really easy to get tired of how truly bleak, dark, depressing and hopeless the setting is - the game is gloomy and does not have a silver lining anywhere, but the game conveys that bleakness perfectly.
The game cuts off abruptly and there is currently no chance for a sequel, but what is there is thought through and well written.

Great Game...but it's only Part 1!
This game made me really mad because it's only half/part of a story. If this kind of thing makes you similarly mad then maybe skip this title. If you are ok with it then this game is full of beautiful art, serviceable writing and fun puzzles. It should have had a clue in the name like "Part 1" or "Beginning of the End" or something. I'm so angry.
If you can't tell from the screenshots the game looks amazing. It's a visual treat even at its most horrifying. It's clear that someone took a lot of care with this and it shows. The puzzle and game design are both excellent as well; the story flowed easily and the puzzles felt logical.
The writing won't win any awards but it's serviceable. It's a little on-the-nose while describing moral failings in the apocalypse and this means that not all the emotional beats land as they should. I didn't mind it though, the story/characters were good enough that it didn't bring down the overall experience.
In short: Great game, I would recommend it wholeheartedly if they had just signalled the fact that it was Part 1 of X. That's all. That's all I wanted. Worth it at full price just for the production quality, I bought it on sale and that's probably the only reason I'm still recommending it despite my frustration.

Gloomy, dark, nice. Classic style point-and-click puzzle/story adventure.

Absolutely exciting game with some surprisingly good twist. I really enjoyed the game, and the way of getting the secret achievements. In that pandemic times It was quite creepy and science fictional experience too. I am absolutely recommend this game : )