Oxenfree is my first game from studio nigh school studios and I am looking forward to playing all of there past and future games. Going into Oxenfree I had some sort little idea of what I was in for with the theme and mystery around it but, the story was really gripping with all of the characters of protagonist Alex, Best friend Ren, new step brother Jonas, Ren's crush Nona and Clarissa who is Nona's best friend and has a history with Alex ( I wont spoil anything). All characters are very well written with there own inner issues and are very relatable. Voice acting is very much on point I could not find any flaws with it all voice actors performed very well and you could feel the emotion in them when heavy moments hit. Music really sets the tone for the game it gives of a very heavy strange things 80's synth feel and I am all for that. Art direction is very beautiful with all the water colors it gives the game a very unique feel to it. Gameplay is basic very much a 2d side scroller in a way with a lot of character moments while walking from point a-b and that is where you get the most out of the characters. There is a very cool gameplay mechanic with a radio and they way it is used within the game is very unique and I have never seen something like that before which is very refreshing. Oxenfree is a very good game and not long at all, which would make good for a few playthroughs to get different endings with character choices you make throughout the game.

Reviewed on Sep 07, 2023


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