Well that sure was a something huh? I have something to admit, I didn't care for Her Story. I didn't find the plot interesting, nor did I really like the way the 'game' worked. Immortality on the other hand? I was very much more into this thanks to a much more dynamic set of actors and an interesting mystery that unfolds as you go.
Toss in a real feeling of age as the game cycles through three quite different feeling film-making styles and a set of plots where you cant quite work out where the characters and actors begin and end and its a really intriguing display.
But then why is this a 3.5 and not a 4 or a 4.5? Well its the game mechanics getting in the way. As unique and odd the mechanics of shifting from scene to scene by picking out actors and objects from each clip, it leads to a general feeling that you're really not accomplishing much for the first hour or so. Then when you do hit that first accomplishment, probably by chance, you realise what you need to do to find more.
That alone would be fine, a lot of games do this and truth be told, the first time this happens its actually quite exciting, but the game just cant help itself and soon you'll actually be stumbling across HUGE plot reveals by casually clicking something innocuous and it slightly ruins any accomplishment in the process. After all, who needs to solve a mystery when a misclick accidentally leads you to the answer.
Without spoiling too much (I'm trying so hard), the end reveal does maybe justify that feeling but it still doesn't quite stop those moments of 'Oh. Right...' from spoiling the overall questions the plots throw up.
Dont get me wrong, its still very much a game worth playing through and if you happen to have games pass, its one of those titles thats best going in as blind as possible with the minimal of plot information on hand... I just wish it wasnt so eager to spill its secrets on a whim.
Toss in a real feeling of age as the game cycles through three quite different feeling film-making styles and a set of plots where you cant quite work out where the characters and actors begin and end and its a really intriguing display.
But then why is this a 3.5 and not a 4 or a 4.5? Well its the game mechanics getting in the way. As unique and odd the mechanics of shifting from scene to scene by picking out actors and objects from each clip, it leads to a general feeling that you're really not accomplishing much for the first hour or so. Then when you do hit that first accomplishment, probably by chance, you realise what you need to do to find more.
That alone would be fine, a lot of games do this and truth be told, the first time this happens its actually quite exciting, but the game just cant help itself and soon you'll actually be stumbling across HUGE plot reveals by casually clicking something innocuous and it slightly ruins any accomplishment in the process. After all, who needs to solve a mystery when a misclick accidentally leads you to the answer.
Without spoiling too much (I'm trying so hard), the end reveal does maybe justify that feeling but it still doesn't quite stop those moments of 'Oh. Right...' from spoiling the overall questions the plots throw up.
Dont get me wrong, its still very much a game worth playing through and if you happen to have games pass, its one of those titles thats best going in as blind as possible with the minimal of plot information on hand... I just wish it wasnt so eager to spill its secrets on a whim.
Jamesbuc
1 year ago