The Gardens Between is all about reminiscing. It plays like two friends talking about all the adventures they’ve had, with the conversation flowing as they remember details and go back over stories that ve grown with the telling. Do you remember…? it seems to say. Oh yes, but before that-! And of course there was the bit where-!
This is not a feeling that comes from the words used because there are none. Instead, it stems from the gentle back and forth rhythm of the time-manipulation puzzles that make up each level of the game.