That caught me off guard but I think it was beautiful Iris chose that memory to share with the Ancient Sisters. You can tell the developers have so much love for their home, and I genuinely feel honored we got to see it in a different light. Honestly that entire chapter was gut-wrenching.
I failed to keep my words, but I still bought it at this instant to support the team!I had it in my wishlist because of a couple of tweets mentioning the game, but seeing all these stellar impression will make me play it over this week end!
This part isn't very clear to me. It seems Iris started to commute with the aliens (And Youngest misunderstood it for sex?), and the whole thing started to take a tool on her mental health. Chapter 4 sequence with Medic made her look very cruel, but the subsequent chapters showed her instead more protective and kinder toward her sisters whom she didn't want to share the duties of commuting with the aliens?
i'm halfway through it and there's some mild exploration but if walking sims don't excite you then this isn't for you. it's basically all story.Does the game have fun gameplay or is it all story? (Not knocking, I just don't look to games for story any more)
The appeal of this game is the story, the world building, and striking visuals to accompany the story. Gameplay is walking around some very cool locations and set pieces and talking to interesting people. It is a very theme-heavy and layered story. You don't play this one for the gameplay.Does the game have fun gameplay or is it all story? (Not knocking, I just don't look to games for story any more)
The appeal of this game is the story, the world building, and striking visuals to accompany the story. Gameplay is walking around some very cool locations and set pieces and talking to interesting people. It is a very theme-heavy and layered story. You don't play this one for the gameplay.
I don't think the CCP would like this game. Important to the story are the experiences of Hong Kong diaspora who left in the early 2020s due to the heavy political repression that came about after the 2019-2020 protests. It's very easy to draw a comparison between the arrest of political activists in Hong Kong and the way ALLMOTHER abuses the Sisters. The very first major event in the story is the protagonist snitching on the person that she's closest to for thoughtcrime.Cant buy it in China for whatever reason....
Hopefully keys will pop up in keystores soon.
The game really wants you to get rid of Mauve huh? I originally only turned the lights off on the Red Guard and the Principal since the description of an agent of change sounded good on paper. Then Secretary gave me a bunch of negative appraisals for nearly all my choices leaving me confused and I got an ending where Mauve just kills Blue, Fixer, and Healer followed by the game just kicking you back to the choice. I turned the light off on Mauve this time and all my appraisals came back positively lol.
Just starting Chapter 7 now, could someone tell me roughly how much I have left in the game (in spoiler tags in case others don't want to know)? Just trying to figure out if I can finish this thing out tonight or wait until I have another solid chunk of time to play.
The game really wants you to get rid of Mauve huh? I originally only turned the lights off on the Red Guard and the Principal since the description of an agent of change sounded good on paper. Then Secretary gave me a bunch of negative appraisals for nearly all my choices leaving me confused and I got an ending where Mauve just kills Blue, Fixer, and Healer followed by the game just kicking you back to the choice. I turned the light off on Mauve this time and all my appraisals came back positively lol.
The game really wants you to get rid of Mauve huh? I originally only turned the lights off on the Red Guard and the Principal since the description of an agent of change sounded good on paper. Then Secretary gave me a bunch of negative appraisals for nearly all my choices leaving me confused and I got an ending where Mauve just kills Blue, Fixer, and Healer followed by the game just kicking you back to the choice. I turned the light off on Mauve this time and all my appraisals came back positively lol.
There are a couple of elements you basically can't keep and a couple of elements you basically can't remove. I initially approached it's a videogame and went like "I'm sure Watcher's memories will redeemed the worst elements!" but it seems some choices are basically dead ends. I'd be interested to read about all the possible choices you can make, it seems all the "good" ending end pretty much with you exploring the ruins of the base?
Started it this afternoon and have just finished chapter 3 after 3 hours. Really liking it so far. The writing is great, very emotional and very heavy at times but it has its hooks in me and I'm so intrigued to see how everything is going to unfold.
Love the visuals as well. Really nice use of colour and some great framing at times during scenes.
My only gripe so far has been keeping track of where I've been and where I'm going around the Orchard. Feels a little complicated but I'm sure as I go through it more, I'll learn/remember routes to particular areas far more easily.
But yeah, great game so far. I'd been eagerly awaiting it since it was revealed so I'm so glad that it's come together well and seems to be doing well for the team. Really fantastic debut title this one. Think I'm actually enjoying it more than Animal Well so far, though I've only played that for an hour so far.
3 chapters left + an epilogue. I'd say you definitely still have a few hours ahead of you.
No problem!Perfect, thank you! Really enjoying the game, what an amazing week its been for indies.
This is something I think about a lot. Can't find the quote but I remember Miyamoto saying something along the lines of being more interested in the ideas of those that don't make games over those that do. After making games for a while, you sorta become insulated and stick to familiar conventions and concepts rather than trying to experiment with bold ideas. You can extend this idea beyond games and into any creative medium, really.The thing that stood out to me on top of the reviews was that the developer Sunset Visitor is making their debut game, with a team of artists experienced in other disciplines but new to games. It made me think a bit about another game I really enjoyed from a few years back, Norco.
I'm a bit into Chapter 4 and it just feels like each chapter keeps one upping the previous one omg
Adored the presentation of the narrative in the third chapter, it's incredible to see what the devs have accomplished with the budget they have - despite the 'budget' feeling of the game you don't get a sense that their vision has at all been restricted.
I keep hearing good things about this but know next to nothing about it other than checking out this OT vestan
Maybe I should go in blind and just enjoy it.
I legitimately don't even know what the gameplay genre it is, I know it's sci-fi and I can see from the imagery from the OT that its stylized and there's some aliens that arrive in the past or something. That probably enough info for me to just want to play it - I'm a sucker for narrative driven games so it seems this would be very much up my alley.
Broooooooooooo this game really is something else. I'd say our tastes are aligned and this is an easy recommend from me. If you want something meaty that you'll be thinking about for a long time, this is the one. Jump in as blind as possible and let it take you for a journey.I keep hearing good things about this but know next to nothing about it other than checking out this OT vestan
Maybe I should go in blind and just enjoy it.
Broooooooooooo this game really is something else. I'd say our tastes are aligned and this is an easy recommend from me. If you want something meaty that you'll be thinking about for a long time, this is the one. Jump in as blind as possible and let it take you for a journey.
I legitimately don't even know what the gameplay genre it is, I know it's sci-fi and I can see from the imagery from the OT that its stylized and there's some aliens that arrive in the past or something. That probably enough info for me to just want to play it - I'm a sucker for narrative driven games so it seems this would be very much up my alley.
And I suppose most of the guardians weren't evil. Well, maybe. Am I right in saying the massive death and destruction wasn't about greed and hunger, but more the way a kid might stomp some ants? The emotional signals we give off in a massacre was just interesting to them.
And while most Guardians tired of earth and left, you had the one obsessive who was codependent on Iris and her angst and just couldn't get enough. You take and they take, however the phrase. I think someone earlier in the thread said Iris was a shell of herself by the end.
I wonder if she simply killed all the sisters who were moved to the other side, for her master's pleasure.
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