Posted on: October 20, 2024
Dustin.593
Verified ownerGames: 104 Reviews: 1
The vanishing of Eathan Carter
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is now also available in Redux version - Unreal Engine 4 remaster of the original PC game.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery game that focuses entirely on exploration and discovery. It contains no combat or explosions of any kind. If our game leaves any scars, we hope you won’t be able to see them.
You play the game as Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter. Realizing the boy is in grave danger, Paul arrives at Ethan’s home of Red Creek Valley, where things turn out to be even worse than he imagined. Ethan has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, which Paul quickly discerns might not be the only local murder worth looking into.
Inspired by the weird fiction (and other tales of the macabre) from the early twentieth century, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter aims to significantly evolve immersive storytelling in games. While it features a private detective and quite a few mental challenges, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is not an especially puzzle-ridden game. Our focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the essential humanity of our characters.
Still, the discoveries won’t happen on their own, or without your help. Using both Paul’s supernatural skill of being able to communicate with the dead, and your own powers of observation, you will discover the mystery behind a trail of corpses, the roots of a dark ancient force lurking in Red Creek Valley, and the fate of a missing boy.
- Explore and interact with the beautiful yet ominous world of Red Creek Valley, which was created with the use of revolutionary photogrammetry technology that allows for nearly photorealistic environments.
- Communicate with the dead and see how they died in order to gather clues that help you piece together the truth behind Ethan’s disappearance -- and the fate of his family.
- Experience, in non-linear fashion, a story that combines the pleasures of pulp, private eye, and horror fiction, all of it inspired by writers such as Raymond Chandler, Algernon Blackwood, Stefan Grabinski, and H. P. Lovecraft.
- Conduct the investigation on your own terms and at your own pace. Although there are a few scary bits in the game, players will have no need for sedatives. Our game is less about terror and more about clammy unease.
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Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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3.5 hMain
4 h Main + Sides
4 h Completionist
4 h All Styles
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8.5/10
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter's story is powerful, and its world is one of the most beautiful I've ever played through.
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82/100
A tense and spooky stroll through a gorgeous world, some fun supernatural detective work, and an efficient script with sparse dialogue.
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8/10
Freeform exploration can be tedious, but the tense moments will have your heart racing
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Posted on: November 30, 2024
Pokiehl007
Verified ownerGames: 329 Reviews: 14
The Ending Ruins the Game
Good gameplay, I enjoyed getting a peek at how an investigator thinks and analyzes crime scenes. Good graphics, good sound design and music. Feels immersive. Good story up until the ending - then everything is ruined.
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Posted on: December 5, 2024
Hoxmot
Verified ownerGames: 357 Reviews: 2
Beautiful, Short, and Memorable Journey
The game is very good, though a bit too short. It features beautiful graphics and a compelling story. I appreciated how it subtly guided me forward without being overt about it. I felt like I had the freedom to explore and make my own choices, yet I always ended up exactly where the developers intended me to go. The puzzles were relatively easy, and some could be solved through brute force (which, admittedly, I resorted to a couple of times). Despite this, the overall experience was enjoyable, capped off with a satisfying ending. I definitely recommend this game to everyone, and I can imagine it must have been a breathtaking experience upon release. However, a few shortcomings prevent me from giving it a perfect 5/5 rating.
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Posted on: December 6, 2024
ejiky
Verified ownerGames: 94 Reviews: 1
Beautifuly made game and good story.
I liked this place, the river, the forest. It's so bright and beautiful and so rightly contradict story plot. The story about Carter family seems well written and could be seen as psycological or mysterious horror.
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Posted on: January 18, 2025
8marble.soda8_5536
Verified ownerGames: 1 Reviews: 1
I'm confused
I think the game overall is fine. It's very pretty, but I don't have a lot of direction. Key items often blend into the environment and can't be seen in the non-existent inventory. I don't hate this game, but it feels less than optimized.
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