![]() ![]() The scripting and voice actors are top notch, and are up there with the best offerings from Telltale. This adds a wonderful naturalness to the dialogue and gives the games loads of charm. ![]() Should you wish to you can also cut people off mid sentence by leaving the screen, interacting with obstacles or even answering questions before they’ve finished speaking. What this means is you are able to explore the environment, even when other characters are speaking. The best thing about this however is the fact you always have control over Alex and never get locked into a cinematic. You control Alex with the left stick and get to select your dialogue choices using the face buttons. Yes it’s a basically a walking sim with added talking sections, but to dismiss it for this is to widely miss the mark. It plays like a 2d cross between Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture and a Telltale game. Things quickly take a turn for the spooky when Alex tunes her portable radio into an odd frequency and apparently opens communications with another dimension. Telling the story of teenager Alex, and her four friends, who set out to spend a night drinking and shooting the breeze on an abandoned island. Oxenfree continues this trend of excellence in storytelling and adds a dash of spooky mystery as well. Something the indie scene has excelled in is telling a good story, and tackling issues not generally found in the bigger budget releases. This is something which Oxenfree reminded me of, both as the childhood coming of age story, and the portable radio your carry throughout the game. In reality what this allowed me to do was to tune the TV into just the right frequency to allow me to play Metal Gear Solid, albeit in black and white. ![]() This was a secret adventure for me and felt all spooky and mysterious, like I was somehow playing the system. However what I did have was an old black and white telly with a proper analogue tuning dial. In order to play the game I needed to have a 60hrtz tv, something I didn’t own. Though it may not have exactly the same finesse as its console/PC versions, it's a game that's equally creepy as it is hilarious, and it's an absolute must-buy.Jin PS4 tagged indie / oxenfree / radio / spooky / story-driven by Stevenīack in the day I had a modded PS1, and an import copy of Metal Gear Solid. But Oxenfree is well deserved of its positive reviews and BAFTA nominations. With little action, plenty of rich story, and a lot of walking, things can be a little slow at times. If you're the sort of gamer who doesn't particularly like a ton of narrative, it's likely this won't be for you. Whether you're tapping or holding your finger down to make Alex move, it doesn't always register, and sometimes takes a few attempts to actually get going. By using pieced-together voices, stuttering static, and bassy, horn-like tones, it really does make the experience unsettling once it gets going. Where Oxenfree gets its creep-factor is its audio, which makes perfect sense. A lot of the level design is haunting, but it's also beautiful. Yeah, it's an abandoned navy base - but it doesn't look abandoned, and that's the benefit of using a view with so much negative space. Given that it covers paranormal and supernatural elements, the game manages to avoid cliche pretty darn well. The 2.5D aesthetic used for the game is wonderfully deceptive. Even the smaller decisions effect the way your friends perceive you throughout, and can alter the ending in one way or another. Its use of multiple choice is also a nice factor. Thanks to the excellent writing, top-notch voice acting, interesting characters, and some nicely timed wit, the story itself is enthralling. Of course, it wouldn't be a supernatural mystery game without someone doing something stupid to kick things off, so you end up using your radio and accidentally open up a portal to an alternate world - no biggie.Īfter waking up on a different part of the island, with your friends scattered to the wind and no recollection of the last hour, it's up to you to figure out how to get the eff out of there, pronto. It just happens there's an abandoned navy base on the island. ![]() You play as Alex, a spunky teenage girl with blue hair, and you're headed to Edwards Island for an annual beach party with your friends and step-brother. Though its controls can be a little temperamental at times, Oxenfree feels right at home on mobile and this port doesn't feel like it's lacking. Subscribe to Pocket Gamer on Oxenfree is a narrative mystery adventure by Night School Studio, but don't be fooled by its artsy aesthetic - this game's got the creep-factor, for sure. ![]()
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