Stories Untold
Developed by: No Code (@_NoCode)
Published by: Revolver Digital (@devolverdigital)
Stories Untold is a unique blend of a text adventure game and a point and click game. It’s an anthology of 4 chapters that come together to tell one overall narrative.
The first chapter and where the story begins is called “The House Abandon.” The player finds themselves at a computer and engages in a text adventure.
The second chapter takes place in a lab where the player performs experiments on a mysterious device and the third chapter takes place in a mysterious lab where the player has to input codes into a computer.
The last chapter ties together what exactly is happening in the previous three chapters. Stories Untold is a game to be played with as little information as possible which is why my descriptions above are vague.
For people that are unfamiliar with text based adventure games and point and click style of games Stories Untold will be hard game to play, and most likely not an enjoyable experience.
The atmosphere and tension that is created by the writing and art design makes Stories Untold incredibly engaging throughout the first three chapters. Unfortunately for some players that will all fall apart as they play through the fourth chapter and progress towards the conclusion of the story. The game throughout the first three chapters is unsettling, and downright scary at times. The developers use altering backgrounds, flashing images and voiced dialogue to create a sense of dread and did a great job in making me feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Stories Untold is a game that if it clicks with you, will be an instant classic but otherwise will be a frustrating experience with an unsatisfying conclusion. A lot of the enjoyment in playing Stories Untold comes from the players own imagination. Reading into the developers writing and making assumptions as to what is going on. Like most horror stories, the mystery is often better written than the conclusion. I enjoyed the story the developers told and don’t regret my time with Stories Untold. This is a game I would recommend people pick up on a sale. My total play time was somewhere between 2-3 hours.
Pros:
The soundtrack
The story (at least through the first three chapters)
Cons:
The conclusion to the story (for some people)
Played on: Xbox Series X, purchased from the Xbox store.
Review Score: 3.5/5
Developed by: No Code (@_NoCode)
Published by: Revolver Digital (@devolverdigital)
Stories Untold is a unique blend of a text adventure game and a point and click game. It’s an anthology of 4 chapters that come together to tell one overall narrative.
The first chapter and where the story begins is called “The House Abandon.” The player finds themselves at a computer and engages in a text adventure.
The second chapter takes place in a lab where the player performs experiments on a mysterious device and the third chapter takes place in a mysterious lab where the player has to input codes into a computer.
The last chapter ties together what exactly is happening in the previous three chapters. Stories Untold is a game to be played with as little information as possible which is why my descriptions above are vague.
For people that are unfamiliar with text based adventure games and point and click style of games Stories Untold will be hard game to play, and most likely not an enjoyable experience.
The atmosphere and tension that is created by the writing and art design makes Stories Untold incredibly engaging throughout the first three chapters. Unfortunately for some players that will all fall apart as they play through the fourth chapter and progress towards the conclusion of the story. The game throughout the first three chapters is unsettling, and downright scary at times. The developers use altering backgrounds, flashing images and voiced dialogue to create a sense of dread and did a great job in making me feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Stories Untold is a game that if it clicks with you, will be an instant classic but otherwise will be a frustrating experience with an unsatisfying conclusion. A lot of the enjoyment in playing Stories Untold comes from the players own imagination. Reading into the developers writing and making assumptions as to what is going on. Like most horror stories, the mystery is often better written than the conclusion. I enjoyed the story the developers told and don’t regret my time with Stories Untold. This is a game I would recommend people pick up on a sale. My total play time was somewhere between 2-3 hours.
Pros:
The soundtrack
The story (at least through the first three chapters)
Cons:
The conclusion to the story (for some people)
Played on: Xbox Series X, purchased from the Xbox store.
Review Score: 3.5/5