A point-and-click adventure game that takes place on a European train shortly before the outbreak of World War I. The game attempts to simulate real time with a non-linear story and dozens of fully voiced characters.
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I love train media and I love historical fiction. The plot is very fun to follow and lord do you have no idea how the end of this game plays out trust me. The only thing knocking it down for me is really how ahead of its time it is. The game plays out in real time with characters having different conversations and actions predetermined that means that often you have very little to do for long periods of time or tons to do in a short amount of time. It's extremely inventive but needs a fast forward in addition to the rewind as well as a better "chapter" skip option. This is mostly because there are so many ways to fail and getting back to where you need to be can sometimes be very tedious. The narrative and sound design are great though I really want to find like a whole playthrough w/o commentary and use as an audiobook or white noise.
⭐⭐ Great visuals - hand drawn from a video, fully recreated train in a videogame
⭐⭐ Great audio - multiple languages, all native speakers, great music tracks
⭐ Okay gameplay - game itself a little basic point and click
⭐⭐ Great aesthetics - it immerse you greatly
⭐ Bonus points - one of a kind game, great rewind mechanic
⭐⭐ Great audio - multiple languages, all native speakers, great music tracks
⭐ Okay gameplay - game itself a little basic point and click
⭐⭐ Great aesthetics - it immerse you greatly
⭐ Bonus points - one of a kind game, great rewind mechanic
This is a very unique adventure game. I'm still in the middle of it, so I don't know where it's going yet, but I'm into it regardless.
Honestly fucking stellar. Feels like something that used every fucking thing it could use to do something bold and daring.
More games need to use trains as a setting. Cars are mid.
More games need to use trains as a setting. Cars are mid.
A bit surprised by the middling score here. Granted, it’s not the most accessible game (you probably want to play it on DOS through GOG if you can), and its nature can leave you going back and forth on the train trying to find out what to do a good amount. Still, there isn’t much else like this, and I continue to vividly remember nearly every character. Artistically, it was and remains a treat. I find something new every time I play it.