Wow. Just... wow.
This game is exceptional. In all the time I have spent on this portal, I have almost never seen a game of this quality. I noticed a trend in the Flash community nowadays. It seems that if you want to be successful, your flash must be funny, or retro, or have some sort of unique quality. Well, this game actually doesn't have any of those stupid things. That's what I like. It doesn't NEED them. It's just a wonderful game. I play an MMO that just got a huge update yesterday, and I planned to spend my time playing that. But, I decided to check Newgrounds and found this. I played this instead. The story is original, and just excellent. To be quite honest, I would read this as a book if that's all it was. The characters are amazing too; I feel almost as if I know each and every one of them. Of course, except the ones you obviously intended to not to be understood. But there's even more. The artwork is exquisite. Even during gameplay. That in itself is quite the accomplishment. Then there is the music. The main menu music is just beautiful. All the music is actually, I just thought that particular piece stood out. I will say, however, that the gameplay is not the best I have ever seen. But, remember that I have played many, many games and that I have high standards for what I play.
This is what the video game industry needs to return to. Beautiful stories, and challenging, fun game play. I'm so tired of the graphics whores and the FPS idiots and that unique feature bullshit. I never play long games twice in a row. EVER. Yet I am considering doing so after the completion of this, possibly on hard mode.
This is the best game I have played in quite some time. I agree with a few of the other reviews that voice acting was practically the only thing that could have made it better. I haven't beaten the game yet, so I'm not sure if it leaves room for a sequel, but if it does, I offer you my microphone and anything else you could need. Except my art. You wouldn't want that anyway. In the off chance that it does leave room for a sequel or spin off or something, and you read this, and you don't have someone lined up already, please PM me or notify me in some way. Maybe you should publicly host an audition.