

Otherwise, Toem is a fun experience and one that I would love to experience again.Toem is an extremely refreshing experience.

gameplay time, I would say wait for a sale if that is your main deal breaker.

If you are sitting on the fence with this title due to the price vs. And being able to choose whatever songs you want to listen to is always a great choice to give the player in games like this. The music ties well with each of the environments and blends nicely into the background. So when it’s done well, it definitely sticks out. Monochrome is not a stylistic choice made very often in games. The styling for Toem plays very well in its advantage. There is also some awkwardness with making the bus pass and the quest log tied together, since the quest log is limited to about 1/3 of the page. It was fun running around taking pictures of everything and the quirkiness of the characters left a smile on my face. But I do wish that there was one or two more worlds to explore around in.

I personally was surprised I only ended up spending three hours. The main downside is, again, the short runtime for those looking for a substantial story. For a majority of the content available, Toem makes it obvious when you want to take pictures or interact with something. The amount of things that you can take pictures of is immense and after a while, I naturally found myself focusing on items and moments that were definitely tied to a quest, even without knowing for sure if that was the case. Each of the different areas differ greatly from each other and give a different experience to the player. Each of the different The main story for Toem is very short, clocking in at around three hours or so. The main story for Toem is very short, clocking in at around three hours or so. While it isn’t perfect, and may well be too sedate for some folks, I found it to be an enjoyable journey that helped me relax and feel great for a few engaging hours. Among its recent brethren it’s perhaps a little longer and more varied in where you’ll go and what you’ll do, but with the photo taking there can be times where you’ll know what you need to do, but doing it in a way that the game recognizes can be tricky too. It will likely only take most people around 4 hours to finish, a little more or less depending on how determined you are to work out every quest available to you, but if you’re looking to enjoy a consistent stream of odd surprises and interactions mixed with what are generally pretty sensible puzzles it really scratches that itch well. Formerly featured in one of Nintendo’s Indie World Directs, this somewhat quirky and very calming title sports a distinctive black and white hand-drawn art style and encourages you to see everything in the world around you, down to the little things like hidden bugs or the occasional shy monster. I don’t know whether it was triggered by a pandemic that had everyone stuck in their houses and wishing for a chance to appreciate the world I don’t know whether it was triggered by a pandemic that had everyone stuck in their houses and wishing for a chance to appreciate the world around us but this year has produced a string of pretty amazing exploratory adventures, with TOEM being the latest to join the club.
