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Hi,
I wanted to talk about one of my favourite games of all time because I think really a lot of Shenmue fans will enjoy it also!
The game plays like a 3D Point n' Click Adventure but you have control of the main character using the D-Pad... yes that is a big deal to me!
But what is so captivating about this game is the plot! Summary, you're murdered in the street one day and then are taken to a state of Limbo, where you meet Homunculus - A half-being. Who gives you the power of time travel through a device that looks like a modern day tablet The concept of the game is to utilise Time Travel to go back to prior the moments of your death and manipulate events to erase that fate!
I really dig this concept and the story branches out to having you go back quite far in history sometimes to change one minor detail which ripples effects within the future!
The game is heavily narrative driven and you spend most of your time going back in time and finding objects needed to utilise in avoiding your characters death - the cool thing is there isn't just a linear way to succeed, your actions in an earlier chapter can change the route the story goes in later chapters. The game rewards exploration in thinking, as there are multiple ways to beat the chapters objective depending on the resources you can get.
The game also has a setting which just stood out to me nearly as much a Yokoska, going back in-time and seeing the similar layout in a different time is really fascinating. Like Shenmue, You meet townsfolk and become involved in their situations, sometimes even meeting their descendants in the past!
Also, the games story is genuinely good and features different endings which expand the story - Also like Shenmue I find in replaying the game there's always little cutscenes of features that surprise me just from playing the game differently.
I was just curious if anyone else has played this game it's on PC, Xbox, PS2 & Even PSP! While it's not similar in aesthetic and tone, I feel the actual gameplay and focus on narrative really connects closely to Shenmue. If you've never head of it I highly advise checking it out
I wanted to talk about one of my favourite games of all time because I think really a lot of Shenmue fans will enjoy it also!
The game plays like a 3D Point n' Click Adventure but you have control of the main character using the D-Pad... yes that is a big deal to me!
But what is so captivating about this game is the plot! Summary, you're murdered in the street one day and then are taken to a state of Limbo, where you meet Homunculus - A half-being. Who gives you the power of time travel through a device that looks like a modern day tablet The concept of the game is to utilise Time Travel to go back to prior the moments of your death and manipulate events to erase that fate!
I really dig this concept and the story branches out to having you go back quite far in history sometimes to change one minor detail which ripples effects within the future!
The game is heavily narrative driven and you spend most of your time going back in time and finding objects needed to utilise in avoiding your characters death - the cool thing is there isn't just a linear way to succeed, your actions in an earlier chapter can change the route the story goes in later chapters. The game rewards exploration in thinking, as there are multiple ways to beat the chapters objective depending on the resources you can get.
The game also has a setting which just stood out to me nearly as much a Yokoska, going back in-time and seeing the similar layout in a different time is really fascinating. Like Shenmue, You meet townsfolk and become involved in their situations, sometimes even meeting their descendants in the past!
Also, the games story is genuinely good and features different endings which expand the story - Also like Shenmue I find in replaying the game there's always little cutscenes of features that surprise me just from playing the game differently.
I was just curious if anyone else has played this game it's on PC, Xbox, PS2 & Even PSP! While it's not similar in aesthetic and tone, I feel the actual gameplay and focus on narrative really connects closely to Shenmue. If you've never head of it I highly advise checking it out
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