Posted on: December 6, 2015
betwixt
Verified ownerGames: 247 Reviews: 2
Best ever
I've played lots of this kind of game over more years than I'd like to confess and I think so far, this is the best yet. I played the Linux version with Ubuntu 15.10 and had to swap to Nvidia graphics instead of the stock 'Neuvau' ones otherwise the frame rate was too low but from then on it was 100% responsive with no video glitches at all. The only critisism is there is no game instructions in the package but having played the other Frictional games I could see the key actions are more or less the same. At the start I thought "did I just spend money on this garbage??" but believe me, when the lead character visits the clinic, everything changes. The graphics and sound suddenly come to life and you are not only in VERY different scenery but you are left wondering what is real and what isn't. Throughout the whole game you are not sure if you are suffering brain failure, a technical failure in the treatment at the clinic or were hijacked to a different world. The story slowly unfolds and leaves you with some challenging moral choices to make. Like the other Frictional games, there are bad guys but no weapons, you just have to avoid detection or run for your life. The scenes 4,000m under the sea are breathtaking and 'immersive' in more ways than one! Almost everything is interactive. Don't forget to carry Catherine with you, I forgot at one point and had to backtrack a long way, or you will not be able to open doors later in the game. One last thing - keep watching after the final credits roll by, everything is made clear!
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