Posted on: June 16, 2021
codewriterdavis
验证所有者游戏: 627 评论: 6
Outstanding work of art. Great writing!
This game has definitely earned all its 5-star ratings. Paradoxically, it has probably earned all the lower ones just as well. On its face and in its most literal interpretation, it's a pixelated railroad of minigames with just three branching lines. However, once you spend even one hour with it, it's very likely that you will become hooked on the story. No spoilers but, the end of the story is essentially revealed at the beginning of the game in a sort of "act 0" foreshadowing. Still, thanks to brilliant writing, you won't be able to guess how you make it from act 1 to the end. You'll be blindsided by important revelations that turn out not to change the plot but only underscore it, and seemingly inconsequential decisions which alter the final outcome noticeably. The gameplay is very narrative -- lots of reading, and no voice acting and plenty of abstract drink mixing and cyber-pottery -- but this detracts nothing and, if possible, adds some charm and arguably another layer of surreality. The soundtrack (by Fingerspit, I think) is superb and modern, although I repeatedly had flashbacks to the Blade Runner soundtrack as well as to the excellent soundtrack of the original SNES Shadowrun game. Great! The writing, which forms the true core of the game, is superb. I was confronted on multiple occasions with extremely heavy philosophical questions and, while NOT forced into hackneyed "gray area" choices, was instead asked to select, among many sensible outcomes, which would be the most sensible. Awesome!! This is exactly what all serious games should be making us do. We, on being confronted with a false reality, are forced to reflect on our own true reality, but can enact our decisions within the comparatively safe framework of the game. If you need to shoot some nazi-zombie-shark-aliens, look elsewhere for now and come back later, but If you're in the mood for something cerebral, good-hearted, but pulling no punches, this is it!
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