Papers, Please

Was a lot since a game got me involved so much. Is a wonderful game with deep insights about nations, bureaucracy, personal lives and much more. The game is addictive and fun, and offers a lot of differents endings - so it's playable up to - at least - 20 times. Much more to say, but I think I can't describe it well enough: 'Papers, Please' must be played!

Nowadays, most games try to appeal to a wide variety of people. Papers, Please says F Off with that rule and introduces a original idea with cool mechanics.If you are being very disappointed with most projects being announced being too generic, this is the game for you. The only drawback of this game is that some features are a bit clunky, but that might be on purpose from the designer.

For me checking people's paperwork was just as little exciting as it sounds. Ugh. Other that than the game is funny, original and well realized.

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