Posted on: August 18, 2016
mintee
Verified ownerGames: 802 Reviews: 122
minimalist game packs a punch
I sort of knew what this game was about before starting, having watched 10 minutes of a lets play so started ready to take notes and delve into the story. However the lack of an intro, tutorial and interface did take me back for a minute until I figured out what to do. you really are dumped straight into the game and have to find your own way. The game is short, I 'finished' in around 5 hours but it was very immersive and the time flew past. Curious, I went to a websight later to find a list of search terms to finish up all the files stored, I figure that may take another hour or two. Its not necessary but there are little snippets of info I would like to find out. Like a nerd I took copious notes, even starting a fresh note pad for the game. It wasnt until near endgame before I realized that it wasnt really necessary. There is no end game for you to plug into your findings of what happened, it just kind of ends when you feel like it. Brief note taking of verbs is all that is needed to keep track of your searches. There is a neat database icon that shows how many of the films you uncover and the game allows you to come back and continue searching words until you unlock them all. The story was very interesting, the actress was really good. There was one clip, I wont say what it was, but I got goosepimples and a 'what the heck' moment. I have played many games, indeed 5star AAA games that did not hold my interest like this game did. I do feel for players going into the game thinking its a standard action game, or even an adventure game. They may be disappointed, its more like a Tale Tell game with much more interaction on your part. I liked it alot and look forward to more from the dev
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