UZAIR SYED

Forever Ago is hardly the first game about loss and regret, but the rare perspective of its older, grey-haired protagonist, Alfred, offers a quieter, more lived-in take on the subject. It asks you to sit with a man who has more years behind him than ahead of him, and who is struggling to come to terms with how much his world has changed. The story carries a lot of emotional weight and is compelling enough, but the gameplay never made me feel like an active part of it. The premise is simple.