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I played The Forgotten City for free via PS+ Extra and it’s one of my all-time favorite gaming experiences! I urge anybody who hasn’t played it yet but is remotely interested to not look up a goddamn thing about this game beyond this blurb of mine (because spoilers are easy to stumble upon) and play it ASAP!
What is it? It started as a Skyrim mod developed by a lawyer who wanted to make something that’s less of a game per se and more of an interactive story that delves into philosophical quandaries like the nature of morality. It’s a first person game where you go to an island and wind up in an ancient city of sorts. There’s a kind of groundhog day element to it and you have to figure out how to stop that from happening. It’s a bit of a mystery, but nearly all of the gameplay is running around and talking to various characters, all of whom have unique personalities. It’s like a really robust Fallout New Vegas mission, but without all the combat. You’ll probably get through it in 20-40 hours.
Okay, now that that’s outta the way, who wants to rant or gush about this little game?
I had high expectation going in but I quickly found it flawed.
It’s enjoyable but the settings feels like a gimmick more than something brought to the very end. The people talk and feel like modern people in costume and there’s plenty of dialogues that betray a lack of attention toward credibility.
I respected the immersion in a world that for once was actively engaging with magic / religion and I was so so disappointed where once again I found they went for a rather bland and slightly offensive alien solution.
At least I had a great laugh at the museum where the most impossible of character path were laid bare in front of me.
Also you can’t save the assassin wtf?
7/10, wouldn’t drop my job for it again.