So, for the last two weeks my backlog's progress suddenly stopped, because I decided to replay Witcher 3 with two expansions (bought them a long time ago, but didn't have the right time and mood to play) from the very beginning, and it is a long story for me (at least two weeks more). There's no need to tell how great it is in every aspect =) At the same time, I bought only one game recently, and won another short one, which I finished right away, so I think it's okay to take a break, and there's no threat to my main clearing mission.

Just before Witcher, I've finished a visual novel - If My Heart Had Wings. I was optimistic about it at first, seeing that beautiful art and hoping for a decent slice of life story. One thing that really surprised me was audio options - you can choose a voice volume for every character separately, so you can make the most annoying ones completely silent. Approximately at 20th hour of gameplay I realized that I'm spending my precious lifetime in vain reading page after page about cutting vegetables and adoring cute duck, so I just auto-skipped the rest, as well as all alternative routes (I suppose it would've been another 20 hours, because skipping took a really long time). I can't deny there were interesting bits of story, but all of them were deeply hidden under the thick layers of boring narrative and cheesy dating sim stuff.

Another game I won and finished (in 45 minues) was ISLANDS: Non-Places. It's not a game at all, and not a movie either - I'd say it's an interactive art project, a minimalistic presentation dedicated to city life. I liked it, but to me it's something you never expect to find in Steam. I can't recommend it to everyone, but you might find it interesting if you're into modern art or unusual experiences.

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