Posted on: February 19, 2023

Megabyte

Gry: 559 Opinie: 112

Surprisingly well crafted

Oxenfree lives up to most of the tropes you expect out of an indie Point-and-Click game on the surface. The graphics are fairly simple, there obvious mechanics you expect for the genre are simplified to the point that some are non-existant, and it’s about a teen-girl in generic horror situation X. But if you dig deeper, you find the horror situation is executed with extreme talent and skill, making it much more involving then you would ever expect, the obvious mechanics missing are taken over by new subtle and exceedingly well crafted ones, and the graphics while simple, are used exceptionally well along side the sound to create one hell of an eerie atmosphere that will keep you rolling. Simply put this game is going to come out of left-field to those that look past the obvious, and in fairly refreshing way. It won’t challenge you much in the traditional sense, but you will be left wondering which choices you made and how you talked to the other characters affected your end result. If this intrigues you and you have a taste for creepy games, you might want to give this game a shot. But you still might want to wait for a sale since, like many games of this type, it is actually very short (I finished it in under 4 hours). However, if you are looking for a challenge to finish the game rather then to see your way to the best ending (which in itself could be up to you to decide), this game is simply not made with you in mind.

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Posted on: May 1, 2017

lorddestroyer

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Gry: 258 Opinie: 4

Very good mystery adventure game.

I really enjoy this game. Mostly adventure games bore me at some point - this one I finished second time and I'm going to take another round. It's fresh, it gets you in, you care about characters, and the mood is mostly fantastic. This game won't scare you. It's to relaxing and it's more like reading a good book. It's not bad, just - hardcore horror players, be warned, this is more mystery, than creepy. If you like "Stranger Things' mood, mixed with "Life is Strange" and "Firewatch" - you'll like it. The plot seems to be pretty simple, but after you finish the game... you propably will start a new one - there is a good reason for it, but I won't spoil. Yet, there are cons: As was said before - the option of picking course of conversation looks good on trailers, and it's one of reasons why I bought the game, but time for pick the dialog opiton is DRASTICALLY short. You have to read three sentences in those bubbles, written with kinda teenage font, most of the time characters are still having a conversation, so it's hard to focus (especially if English isn't your primary language) dialog bubbles soon dissapear, leaving you with no option. Often you don't hear the whole conversation - you choice cut it in the middle, with Alex saying the option you picked. Besides playing another game leaves the main character with precisely the same dialog options as the first time... and it shouldn't. Those who played know why.

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Posted on: July 8, 2018

Auttheum

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Gry: 577 Opinie: 6

Brilliant Characters

First off, if you're looking for a game that's primarily based on tough action or challenging puzzles or something of that nature, this isn't what you're looking for and you should move on to something else. If you're more interested in storylines, then keep reading. This game is almost entirely focused on the dialogue and storyline, and that is where it really shines. The dialogue is realistic and interesting, and leaves a lot of room for interpretation by the player. The game leaves multiple surprises and changes depending on how one plays (without going too far in detail, one of the first interactions in the game allows to player to either be open and welcoming, hostile and confrontational, or just stay out of things), and the storyline is compelling down to the very last sentence of gameplay and even on replays. I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys games for their characters and storylines.

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Posted on: August 31, 2018

sebiTCR

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Gry: 108 Opinie: 1

no title

Pros. -A dramatic story -Good graphics -Great soundtrack Cons -Letters are hard to find

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Posted on: September 17, 2016

FKAWMEWB

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Gry: 171 Opinie: 22

Pretty, and surprisingly substantial.

"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not..." Five youths spend a night alone on an island. What starts out as a somewhat lame beach party goes horribly wrong when they unwittingly awaken the ghost of a WWII tragedy. Never heard a plot like that before, right? Honestly, it was the pretty visuals that made me buy this, walking those tiny characters through those surreally beautiful landscapes. But it's actually a great narrative game all around. In response to another review, the conversation system is the best part of the game in my opinion. One to three speech bubbles appear over Alex's head. When a response or decision is expected of her, the bubbles stay on the screen, but if she's just going to voice an opinion or make some clever remark, they will fade, indicating that the right moment has passed, the conversation has moved on. Don't you ever wish you had thought of that witty one-liner two seconds sooner? Like this, the game really keeps you on your toes: You start talking as Alex without knowing the first thing about her. You really create her by being her, discovering her and everyone's story as you tell it through her mouth. At the same time, you have to keep up with the general repartee and define your place in a heterogeneous group of friends. Though most of the dialogue choices seem inconsequential, I restarted the game five times in the first hour to get what I felt was the best possible Alex- but in the absence of savegames, you eventually just have to live with who you are and keep going. While this all sounds like coming-of-age commonplaces, it ties in beautifully with the outer plot: One fatal miscommunication decades ago set all of it into motion. Can Alex, equipped with her trusty pocket radio, open the literal and figurative doors to fix the dialogue choice another radio-woman made in the distant past? Most dialogue choices in life are inconsequential, too, but you don't know which until at least some part of that game is over. Can Alex use the mysterious time loops they encounter to fix some of her own unadmitted guilt, clicking the right speech bubbles for her former self? Oxenfree is not Dear Esther (the tentative link here being that both are short, largely linear games set on lonely islands with comm towers, focused on reaching out to the past), but while its attempts at youthful banter may occasionally seem a bit strained, it does pack a surprising amount of substance into an entertaining teen-mystery shell. (I feel the current full price is justified too, not least with the beautifully drawn graphics and the huge amount of voice acting.)

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