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very good murder mystery
I 100% the game. unique crime scene investigation mechanic
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Return of the Obra Dinn
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LOST AT SEA, 1803
the good ship
"OBRA DINN"
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Built 1796, London ~ 800 tons, 18ft draught
Captain R. WITTEREL ~ Crew 51 men
Last voyage to Orient ~ Cape rendezvous unmet
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Contact East India Cy. London Office
for enquiries or testimony
In 1802, the merchant ship Obra Dinn set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.
Early this morning of October 14th, 1807, the Obra Dinn drifted into port at Falmouth with damaged sails and no visible crew. As insurance investigator for the East India Company's London Office, dispatch immediately to Falmouth, find means to board the ship, and prepare an assessment of damages.
Return of the Obra Dinn is a first-person mystery adventure based on exploration and logical deduction.
the good ship
"OBRA DINN"
----------------
Built 1796, London ~ 800 tons, 18ft draught
Captain R. WITTEREL ~ Crew 51 men
Last voyage to Orient ~ Cape rendezvous unmet
----------------
Contact East India Cy. London Office
for enquiries or testimony
An Insurance Adventure with Minimal Color
In 1802, the merchant ship Obra Dinn set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.
Early this morning of October 14th, 1807, the Obra Dinn drifted into port at Falmouth with damaged sails and no visible crew. As insurance investigator for the East India Company's London Office, dispatch immediately to Falmouth, find means to board the ship, and prepare an assessment of damages.
Return of the Obra Dinn is a first-person mystery adventure based on exploration and logical deduction.
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The Papers, Please creator offers up an intricate and mesmerising puzzle game with a rich and detailed sense of place.
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9.2/10
Return of the Obra Dinn stands as something wholly unique, a challenging detective game that empowers you to solve its mysteries through actual investigation.
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A beautifully constructed and powerfully atmospheric mystery that you really have to work to solve.
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Posted on: November 11, 2018
KainKlarden
Games: 769 Reviews: 59
Unique take on murder mysteries
Return of the Obra Dinn is a mystery adventure game from Lucas Pope, best known for Papers, Please. It's a huge "whodunnit" type puzzle, where you piece together narrative shown to you out of order and try to figure out what happened, to whom, how and why. The premise is rather simple - a ship returns with dead bodies on board and you, with some mysterious clock that lets you watch final moments of some people on board, need to clear the fates of every single person who was on board. Every memory is presented as a freeze frame you can explore with some great voice acting and ambience that usually contains hints, which opens with a more dramatic presentation but is later available for you to revisit at any point if you need more references. Once you've filled in the names and fates of three people correctly those people disappear from the list of suggestions for unidentified people. This motivates you to be careful with your investigation, but also do some guessing at times. Thought it does become a bit frustrating in the last parts of your investigation, once you've seen all memories and easily identified about a half of the crew, as quite a lot of the rest will require at least a bit of guessing. This also involves manually finding the correct scene you want to rewatch to refresh your memory and entering it, then exiting it, finding the next one and etc. But the game is still extremely interesting, the story is good and full of quite unexpected supernatural twists that are somewhat reminiscent of how normalcy and magic combined in the classic The Last Express and the music complements the journey quite well. If you like games that allow you to really dive into untangling the mystery, restoring the chronology and feeling like a detective and you can excuse some occasional quality of life deficiencies, this game is an absolute must have.
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Posted on: November 17, 2018
Games: 0 Reviews: 4
A Unique and Compelling Title
Obra Dinn is a unique game in the fact that most of the gameplay comes from your ability to reason and deduce. You are tasked with finding the fates of the members aboard a ship in 1803. Everything the game gives you contains clues that you might not expect at first glance. All in all this a phenomenal time with a well executed idea, supported by great music and voice acting.
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Posted on: November 23, 2018
zmast
Verified ownerGames: 9 Reviews: 2
Masterpiece
I was a bit skeptical when I decided to buy the game but... wow, this is something different. I'm at loss of words... great idea, unique graphics, excellent voice acting, earworm soundtracks, challenging detective work that makes you think. It's a very particular style and I understand not everyone will like it. The ending could have been a bit better IMHO, but other than that, all was great. 9/10 It's mindblowing to think that a single person managed to create this game from start to finish.
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Posted on: December 4, 2018
cliffjeff
Verified ownerGames: 53 Reviews: 1
Super intriguing
Gripping from start to finish. Really unique mechanics. Not easy, but not hard for someone with decent intuition and deduction skills to finish without cheating. Very satisfying to solve. Unique visuals. Plenty of surprises in the plot. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a unique experience and interesting story.
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