I really like the story and the characters in Oxenfree, it has some underdeveloped elements here and there, but it kept me engaged. The game itself, however, was really boring a lot of the time with how slow the characters walked from place to place. I also have an issue with how the dialogue system is handled, you get roughly 3 seconds to pick your dialogue option and more often than not picking it will just interrupt the line that was being said previously, meaning it's possible to actually miss on important dialogue by picking your line. The overall execution of this sytem is awkward as hell, which is inexcusable considering Telltale games have been doing this kind of shit for years before Oxenfree came out.

A new game+ option appeared in the menu once I finished the story and I believe it probably has alternate endings and shit, but just thinking about the tedious gameplay moments I had in between each story bit makes me not really feel like doing a second playthrough.

Reviewed on Aug 16, 2023


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