Posted on: April 25, 2019

dmunsil

Игр: 642 Отзывов: 3

Tremendous fun for would-be detectives

This is my favorite kind of game: short, clever and packed with ideas. It's a wholly unique gameplay mechanism paired with a wholly unique rendering engine, all combined to make about 5-8 hours of absorbing game. The basic idea is that a ship, long thought to be lost, shows up again in Falmouth harbor, and you need to figure out what happened to the 60 crew and passengers. To that end, you have a mysterious stopwatch that will allow you to see the moment of each crew members' deaths in frozen time, while you can walk around the scene and examine things from various angles, look for clues, etc. The game strikes a great balance with the difficulty: it doesn't hold your hand, and some of the deductions are pretty hard, but with perseverance essentially anyone should be able to complete the game. If you end up guessing a bit, you're in good company. Every answer can be figured out from the clues given, but a few of the clues are very obscure, so in some cases eliminating some of the possibilities and then making some educated guesses may be your best option. Definitely a milestone in gaming, and really a game that is not to be missed.

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Posted on: June 13, 2019

davewithstevens

Владелец игры

Игр: 37 Отзывов: 4

A Good Story Told in a Unique Way

Return of the Obra Dinn is a petty damn solid game but more importantly its a memorable experience that everyone should at least try. The story is not amazing and I was a little let down by the ending but I was never bored, it was gripping right from the start and will surprise you with some very carefully placed "oh shit" moments. The audio quality in general is amazing, music has great timing and is tailored to the mood of the situation(for the most part). The ques for when you go back in time are great as well, does a good job of building anticipation. Gameplay boils down to looking at a corpse and opening the watch or "memento morium" to see the exact point of death. At that point you can observe details that help determine who the victim was, if they died or escaped, and who/what killed them. Its a game of deduction and process of elimination(especially at the end) that is elevated by the stellar voice acting and character designs. The art style works for what the story is going for, its simple but charming in a rugged sort of way that gives the Obra Dinn a very distinct atmosphere of unsettling intrigue. While it may not have the replayability factor that Papers Please did it goes above and beyond when it comes to presentation and story, its one of those games where you want to erase your memories of it just to experience it for the first time again.

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Posted on: January 17, 2021

rasmith

Владелец игры

Игр: 151 Отзывов: 2

A captivating mystery

Having played (and loved) Lucas Pope's "Papers, please" previously, I knew that this game would be worth buying and playing. However, I decided time and time again not to make the purchase, mostly because of the 2-color graphics. Now that I've finally bought and completed the game, I have to say that the artistic style only helps to make the story that more mysterious. The game doesn't hold your hand, so determining "the fates" can be hard at times. Only after playing over half of the game I noticed things, that could have helped me really determine a person's identity, instead of guessing it. That doesn't determine from giving the game a five star rating. It's been a long time since I've been this captivated by a story in a game.

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Posted on: January 4, 2022

Bathtub Roach

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Игр: 429 Отзывов: 1

Best game I have played in a long time

I went in knowing very little about the game and I am so glad I did. Coming from someone who usually loathes non-linear storytelling I absolutely adored this and cannot wait to see what Lucas Pop has in store next. Finished it in three sittings totally around 11 hours to 100% complete the game and see the true ending. Only negative I will say is that as you need to revisit memories it can be quite cumbersome. I found myself spending more time than I would like to admit moving from place to place in order to revisit memories.

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Posted on: November 4, 2022

Superpunky900

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Игр: 138 Отзывов: 8

Unique mystery investigation gem

Games like Obra Dinn are proof that videogames is a medium like no other for storytelling, with infinite possibilities and great ideas yet to explore. I will not say that the way of unveiling the story is unique of this game, but it does it so cleverly, with such care for the detail, that for me it was an absolute delight to uncover the mystery of the Obra Dinn. I was so hooked to the game, so interested in the plot, so challenged by mystery, that I cannot remember any other game that had me like this. And then the audio design is also great, the music sounds good but doesn't get in the way or annoys, and the voices are good too. The graphic design may be or not be of your taste, but it is a different and interesting choice, making it even a more unique game. Even if the graphic design doesn't suit you, the story and the cleverness of this game truly deserves to be enjoyed. A truly delightful game from beginning to end.

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