If you stop reading here, no foul, guys. I'm supposed to be telling you whether or not this game is worth your hard-earned $19.99. The thing is, I don't know, and I'm not going to pretend I do. I'll tell you my reactions to this game and you can make up your own mind, which you should and will do anyway because you are smart. I'm giving Scratches a Thumb Up rating, but just barely and with a lot of qualifications. It's been a while since I've gone back and forth so much on a game rating. In fact, it probably took me longer to decide on the rating than it did to play the thing, and it was only the ending that finally pushed it into the second-tier rankings.