Review: The Song of Saya (PC)

Review by Matt S.

With Saya no Uta – The Song of Saya in English – now available over Steam, I’ve got an excuse to review what is quite an old game. And write about it. There’s so much I can write about. In terms of narrative technique, the way the game works with the unreliable narrator is fascinating, the very Marquis de Sade use of grotesque sex as theme is sublime. Its Lolita themes. What the game tells us about the nature of perception. The subversion. The underground aesthetics. There are so many directions to take a discussion about this game I probably will write all these pieces, because replaying Saya no Uta has reminded me of just how Saya no Uta is a genuine, bona fide masterpiece, worthy of a lot of discussion. I’ll start with a more general review, though. Just because it’s the best place to start.

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