Inua is a mystical point & click adventure about three protagonists with intertwined fates, living decades apart in the Great North. Manipulate their minds and restore the original balance of life.
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Honestly I think this was beautifully made, it was a wonderful mix of history, Inuit culture and fiction. I loved the graphics and the voice acting was chef's kiss
It took around 2.5 hours to play, which I think was the right amount of time to tell this story.
Personally I did find the characters really interesting, especially the Inuit! I love learning more about all the characters throughout the game.
If you aren't familiar with the Lost Franklin expedition, or with Inuit culture, I would recommend reading a bit before playing the game.
Do recommend if story driven visually beautiful games are your thing!
It took around 2.5 hours to play, which I think was the right amount of time to tell this story.
Personally I did find the characters really interesting, especially the Inuit! I love learning more about all the characters throughout the game.
If you aren't familiar with the Lost Franklin expedition, or with Inuit culture, I would recommend reading a bit before playing the game.
Do recommend if story driven visually beautiful games are your thing!
This... I really, really wanted to like this game. Its premise sounded promising, and its artstyle looked pleasing. Unfortunately, Inua failed my expectations.
For one, the game's short. Too short. None of its characters receive proper development for me to care about any of them, and most of them are frankly assholes who just seem unable to look past their own preconceptions. This narrative desperately needed more time to flesh them out, or at least inject some nuance into them, but it just doesn't have time to do that when it needs to keep the plot moving.
Speaking of which, the plot. It's fine. Having the three time periods interact with each other, with each of their protagonists' struggles overlapping, was nice - but since this game is mostly plot-driven, none of the struggles its characters face, which are foundational to the story's overall message of hubris and over-determination, translate into a mechanic with which the player can interact and relate. It's a passive experience.
So what did I get from it? I'll say some positives - the artstyle is consistently pleasing, its soundtrack is powerful, and its dialog mostly works, even if some of the voice actors end up botching some of it. And the message it is trying to tell, that sometimes people get way over themselves and cause calamity because of it, is something I rarely see in media, and something I think is important to remind ourselves sometimes. We always hear of the determined achiever that succeeded against all odds, and never of the countless failures who persisted and failed and got their friends in a worse situation.
Unfortunately, while the underlying message worked, its execution didn't. It's a short, garbled mess, marred by an empty ending, and as such, I can't move myself to recommend it.
For one, the game's short. Too short. None of its characters receive proper development for me to care about any of them, and most of them are frankly assholes who just seem unable to look past their own preconceptions. This narrative desperately needed more time to flesh them out, or at least inject some nuance into them, but it just doesn't have time to do that when it needs to keep the plot moving.
Speaking of which, the plot. It's fine. Having the three time periods interact with each other, with each of their protagonists' struggles overlapping, was nice - but since this game is mostly plot-driven, none of the struggles its characters face, which are foundational to the story's overall message of hubris and over-determination, translate into a mechanic with which the player can interact and relate. It's a passive experience.
So what did I get from it? I'll say some positives - the artstyle is consistently pleasing, its soundtrack is powerful, and its dialog mostly works, even if some of the voice actors end up botching some of it. And the message it is trying to tell, that sometimes people get way over themselves and cause calamity because of it, is something I rarely see in media, and something I think is important to remind ourselves sometimes. We always hear of the determined achiever that succeeded against all odds, and never of the countless failures who persisted and failed and got their friends in a worse situation.
Unfortunately, while the underlying message worked, its execution didn't. It's a short, garbled mess, marred by an empty ending, and as such, I can't move myself to recommend it.