Posted on: November 21, 2019
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Narrative Adventure That's Also a Game
Basically, this is the kind of game that Telltale would like everyone to believe they made - basically an adventure game with great graphics, interesting plot, and multiple choices that actually matter (in that they can significantly change the way the game plays out, and not just one or two minor things). So it's in effect a graphical adventure with "puzzles" generally consisting of choosing what to say in dialogues, looking for items to use (and then using them), or using your skills (in dialogue, to solve puzzles or just to "notice" things in what the game calls "opportunities" - which unfortunately only require you to click on an obvious point on the screen before the generous timer expires). Yes, "skills": these are the RPG mechanics in the game. Near the start of the game, you choose your "class" (diplomat, investigator or occultist), and this changes how the game plays out - at least in theory. Only the skills that you have may be used, and your class gives you about a third of them. You have a pool of "effort points", and using skills uses those points. Unfortunately the RPG mechanics start to feel a bit half-assed almost immediately. It doesn't take long before you have all the skills, which means all skills will be available to use whenever they pop up (the only locking of options is whether you have the skill or not - the actual level only decreases the "cost" of the skill). There are an abundance of consumables, they're easy to find, so running out of effort points rarely happens, so these mechanics lose their significance quite quickly. That said - there are not only multiple possible endings, there are also multiple paths, some of which significantly change how things play out. There are also actual puzzles in the game, which require some thought (although they can be failed with interesting results). Apart from the awful final chapter, this game would be an instant classic - despite this, I recommend this for any (narrative) adventure or RPG fan.
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