I went into Return of the Obra Dinn expecting to mildly enjoy it and move on, but it ended up being easily one of my favourite games of 2018 .
Both the visual style (using a monochrome filter to mask its 3D graphics) and the lack of quality-of-life features ( forcing you to backtrack constantly or to manually flip through pages of a book ) deliberately evoke PC adventure games of the 80s. Rather than feeling outdated, it felt nostalgic -, much like the pulpy and simple story it's portraying. It's a type of game and a type of story that just isn't around any more.
A little bit of guesswork is needed sometimes, like most old adventure games and it can be a tad frustrating when you're stuck, but Obra Dinn is clever in providing you with just enough threads to pull on to identify the fate of the crew.
If you get a kick from solving mysteries, Return of the Obra Dinn is 100% a must-play.
Both the visual style (using a monochrome filter to mask its 3D graphics) and the lack of quality-of-life features ( forcing you to backtrack constantly or to manually flip through pages of a book ) deliberately evoke PC adventure games of the 80s. Rather than feeling outdated, it felt nostalgic -, much like the pulpy and simple story it's portraying. It's a type of game and a type of story that just isn't around any more.
A little bit of guesswork is needed sometimes, like most old adventure games and it can be a tad frustrating when you're stuck, but Obra Dinn is clever in providing you with just enough threads to pull on to identify the fate of the crew.
If you get a kick from solving mysteries, Return of the Obra Dinn is 100% a must-play.