I'm going to preface this review by saying "It's 5 minutes, give it a shot."
This will contain as minimal of spoilers as possible - it IS only 5 minutes.
Story: 7
There really isn't much to say about the story, as it is 5 minutes. HOWEVER, given that, the short works with this time constraint very well through its introduction of back-story through both dialogue and flashback snapshots.
Despite the cliche story and associated elements - in this case, the fate of our protagonist's father, the journey by train, the emotional catharsis through meeting the watchmaker - the emotions built up cannot be disregarded. The short exceeds
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Dec 31, 2014
First time ever writing a review, figure it's a new year, time to try writing reviews. Ok, that aside, on with the review:
This will be spoiler-free, rest assured. Story: 6/10 There isn't much to say about the story - it builds up a world, but it's only within the framework of roughly 40 minutes or so. Much doesn't really happen; there is a small direct conflict physically portrayed in the episode, and then the conflict mentioned but not shown as part of the world-setting/backdrop. Given that this episode was released under the pretense of promoting a JRPG that's to be released in late-January, it does a ... |
