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What Remains of Edith Finch Discussion (Nintendo Switch) [game] |
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Posted: 07/10/19, 00:43:14 |
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on: 07/10/19, 00:43:51 |
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Posted: 07/22/19, 09:46:08 |
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on: 07/22/19, 10:09:28 |
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Welp, finished it.
Would definitely say it is one of the most creative story games I have played. As I said above every one of the little stories it tells feels unique, in style and storytelling, and unlike a lot of "walking sims" each story tends to have its own unique gameplay attached to it. With that said, you're still just playing a story, so there isn't a whole lot of choice or anything, you're mostly playing your part to move things forward.
Not really sure what else to say. It's an "experience".
It IS $20 for a 2-3 hour long game with no real replay though. I don't know if it should have been longer per se, but for my tastes I tend to prefer games that are a bit meatier. So whether that is worth it or not, you decide. I never really regret my purchases but sometimes I do think "I should have waited for a sale." I mean, you can basically play through this in a single sitting if you want (I did 2 sittings.)
Also I feel like the ending didn't really explain anything? It teased like it was going to, then your mom interrupts you. So it remains a mystery. Which is fine, I guess, but all this weird stuff happens and I'm left no closer to understanding why than when I started?! Of course, the whole point is probably that there is no real mystery, just people trying to make sense of a lot of bad luck but still. The game is presented in such a fantastical way, what with the weird layered house and like... moving a house across the sea?! and things like that, so it feels like if the answer is nothing is strange and it's just a bunch of stories average people tell themselves well, I dunno!? Feels like it could have done more? |
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Posted: 07/23/19, 10:34:08 |
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on: 07/23/19, 10:44:24 |
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Posted: 07/23/19, 19:25:04 |
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Posted: 07/24/19, 01:27:53 |
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on: 07/24/19, 01:31:37 |
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@Hero_Of_Hyrule I saw that one last night and I think it is probably the most accurate interpretation barring the developers coming out and telling us something else (have they ever done that?!) It makes sense in a very coherent way. I think one thing though with my experience playing through the game is that because so many of the stories contain so much fanciful and abstract stuff going on, I wasn't sure what parts we could consider real. For instance you bring up the kid with the swing. While playing I assumed the whole swing next to a cliff part was part of the fantasy, and that the reality was just something like he tried to flip and fell and broke his neck. I guess thinking about it that doesn't make much sense since that wouldn't be much of a fantasy, but I dunno, that was my interpretation at the time. What about the "scream queen" daughter though? How does she work into this theory? Wasn't she just murdered at 16? No one really neglected her did they? Also is the whole part with her boyfriend going into the basement supposed to be real? Because how would he get down there if the key was still where it was supposed to be when she went to check on him?! |
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Posted: 07/24/19, 04:38:06 |
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on: 07/24/19, 04:42:42 |
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