In Time Hollow you play as a young man by the name of Ethan who has awakened on his seventeenth birthday to find that the world is not the way he left it. You are soon introduced to a group of close friends as well as some more mysterious persons shortly before being thrown into a mission to save them all.
Ethan finds he has the ability and obligation of controlling time. He is forced to use this ability to right wrongs of the past in order to preserve a future.
This game is in a word: fantastic. I got it this morning as a present and did not put it down until I finished it. It lasted about ten hours and was perfect pleasure the entire time. The world of Time Hollow twists and bends so quickly that you will never be bored.
The art is at once compelling and aesthetically pleasing and the story is beautifully written. The characters you are certain to actually care about, though you spend only a few short hours actually getting to know them.
Time Hollow also makes a great use of the DS touch pad. It is not too insistent that you use it that it's annoying or hard, but instead utilizes almost all of the buttons in a way that makes the game itself playable with one hand if you so choose. The menu set up is easy to grasp and quick to maneuver, which is always a plus for games that you need to constantly check in on the status of items you are carrying.
I tried to think of a complaint for this game, as it is always wise to have both good and bad, but honestly I could not. All in all it was one of the best games I've played all year; I would highly, highly recommend it. Even with the amount of games I want to get through I would take the time out to play this one again.
Final score: 10/10