Coelacanth@feddit.nuI finished The Drifter yesterday. It took me three weeks to get through a 10-hour game, that tells you a bit about how little I’ve been gaming lately. Anyway.
Game is absolutely great. 9.9/10, a must-play if you like the genre of point-and-click adventure games, and a game you should seriously consider even if you don’t.
I’ve already waxed lyrical about it in past weekly threads, so I am not going to repeat myself here. All I can add is that the game does stick the landing.
From what I have played, this is the most logical puzzle game ever. There were only something like 5 convoluted puzzles over the course of the whole game, and even those did make some sense in retrospect. Besides those five I got stuck on, I was able to figure out the rest of the game without outside help, and everything felt like it was logical and made sense.
The story is a lot of fun, it was more sci-fi than I expected but I don’t really mind it. It’s a breakneck pulp thriller and it keeps throwing curve balls at you, there is always a twist and turn and you never know what to expect. The writing is super sharp, it’s witty and fun and the dialogue is great. In the latter half there were a couple of voice actors that were only okay, but the rest of the cast is absolutely top shelf and the protagonist especially is great.
Overall I can’t say enough good things about it. The conclusion is satisfying, the main theme of the OST hitting with its heavy synths at a climactic moment was epic and there is even an emotional arc.
Play it, it’s fantastic. Even if you don’t like puzzle games, the story and presentation is great, so if you have to look up a few hints or solutions then so what? You’ll have a good time regardless.
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Drasglaf@sopuli.xyz 10 hours ago
I advanced quite a bit in Alan Wake 2:
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I finished Saga’s content, or at least as far as they’ll let me go: The concert at the lake. I have to say, Tor and Odin are my favourite characters of the franchise, with Ahti coming in second place. And I got to see Ahti a lot in Alan Wake 2, love it. Saga’s not so bad in the end, but I don’t manage to fully connect with her, I still find most of her story unnecessary. I found Casey’s story more interesting, to be honest. With Alan I just watched Zane’s lost film, the tension prior to that point was constantly building, and there is no immediate release. Now everything starts making sense, I think. The ritual to lead you on, he comes back while you stay in the room, it’s not a loop, it’s a spiral… Zane is using Wake to get out. The real question is: who is Zane? In the original game he is a writer, here he’s a movie director. And when Alan meets him he’s surprised he looks like him. Is Zane Scratch, trying to fool him to write a story to be able to escape? On the other hand, someone comments on Alan not knowing who he really is. There are still more questions than answers, but this is as far as I’ll get. Yesterday I screwed up. I decided to move from Fedora to Tumbleweed, copied Alan Wake 2’s saved games in a folder… and they’re not there. So I wiped my NVME and lost my saved game, I’d have to start over, but I’m not willing to be honest. I guess I’ll watch the rest on YouTube. I’m quite disappointed but now I have to choose another survival horror from my backlog.
Titan Station:
After finishing The Invincible for the second time, it reignited my love for space-themed walking simulators, and I had this one waiting for me. The storytelling is a bit awkward, and the voice acting is not too good, especially the main protagonist, who sounds like an amateur person with a regular mic recorded it. In fact the credits give a nickname, not a real name, unlike the rest of the cast.
But it’s a chill game and it looks quite good on my CRT, and the story isn’t bad in itself. Just the way it’s told. Now I’m looking for more similar games, we’ll see if I find more.
Damn, losing your saved games like that absolutely sucks. I’m so sorry. I’m glad you got to experience most of it, at least. The lost film in the cinema is so good too, almost more audacious than the We Sing chapter is shoving a whole ass European art house short film in there haha.
Drasglaf@sopuli.xyz 9 hours ago
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As I was watching the film’s plot develop, I was unsure whether I had to change realitiy via drawing board to save Casey, it was giving me anxiety!
Remedy are unique, I hope they keep going for a long time and don’t lose their identity. Control is my favourite game by them, with Alan Wake 2 behind it.
I’d give Alan Wake 2 an 8, I don’t give it a 9 or so mainly because the performance is all over the place and it annoyed me from start to finish. I’m looking forward to Control Resonant!