Papers, Please

Papers, Please might sound like a cheap mobile game at first glance, but is really 2 amazing games perfectly merged into one, with a great atmosphere reminiscent of the USSR and the Berlin Wall. In the first game, you have to inspect travelers and verify that their paperwork does not contain discrepancies. Violate protocol too often, and you lose money. The goal is to be as efficient as possible to keep a sufficient income for your family, which is actually really hard, especially with the constant terrorist attacks, As each day pass, new regulations have to be enforced, and the space available to manage everything quickly gets filled up, so it is a constant and surprisingly fulfilling challenge. The second game is one of political thriller. As part of your work, you will encounter recurring characters, victims of fate, spies, corrupt officials, criminals and terrorists that all want your help, often in humorous, puzzling or murderous ways. Since doing so adds extra stuff to manage and may also violate protocol, it has a direct effect on your performance. But that only matters if you and your family can survive the month... The game takes a bit more than 4 hours to complete, with a lot of replay value to this game thanks to multiple endings and a challenge mode. Overall, the sheer quality of Paper, Please and its addictive nature is well worth paying full price for it. Highly recommended. Glory to Arstotzka.

On the face, this game is a fairly immersive documentation sim, whereas the player must heed every miniscule detail presented before you on the screen to properly admit or decline immigrants. But the game expands on that further with how "Events" happen in game. Every day is different, and paying attention to what people say, ask, and what crops up in the newspaper can have an impact on your job as well as this arching storyline of political mystery and intrigue. Its still new, but I'm fairly certain that for how many branching choices and storylines there are in this game, there should be a strong community forming around it and people sharing details of their own playthroughs

Fans of Papers Please have a hard time recommending this game. Often i am faced with a simple and slightly horrified "no". That is once i get passed being an apologist for the simple retro graphics. The words " You stamp passports in a passport office" as a summary of the basic gameplay isn't appealing. And is sometimes further hampered by the additional "In some weird utopian soviet unionesque country". I remember laughing when first reading a synopsis of the gameplay, i played it out of sheer curiosity of the high reviews it recieved. I only encourage you to do the same.

This game makes you feel sympathy for a nameless, faceless protagonist. Second, it makes examining documents according to stringent bureaucratic procedures fun and addictive (no, seriously!). And if that wasn't enough, it also has just the right mix of dark humor and dreary thematic elements. Did I mention that it's addictive?

If somebody is telling different time of duration compare to what is on the entry permit, then It makes suspicious enough, and I won't let him in. But I'm the one who gets penalty, because this person was clear to empty (as per the game). I'm doubtful about if I should let a person in with inconsistency in his words, and especially in a country like Arstotzka where the personal safety and well-being is very, very questionable... Although the atmosphere is very good, makes anxiety in me to be faster and more accurate, because if I do not do my job well enough, then my family will suffer.