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Oxenfree |OT| Alle Alle Auch Sind Frei
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User 479360
Banned
Yeah, it's a glitched game for sure.
The achievement will unlock. It'll just be delayed. Common problem on X1.
Thanks. I honestly knew that, but just needed reassurance as per the damned OCD.
GavinUK86
Member
Just finished it. Such a good game, really surprised me. The first surprise of 2016 already.
One weird thing happened after the credits though, unless it's intentional. I can't continue or reload your game. It starts at the ferry again as a new game and all the collectibles are gone. That's pretty shitty.
I ended up convincing the ghosts to leave us alone. Using the name Francis seemed to make them remember.
Saved everyone, made up with Clarissa, Ren and Nona are together, Jonas and Alex are happy and Michael is still dead.
I chose to go the college nearby in the final choice.
Then all that tape thing happened so it's pretty ambiguous what actually happened. I like it.
I also collected all the letters and found all the hidden spots where you have to tune your radio.
Saved everyone, made up with Clarissa, Ren and Nona are together, Jonas and Alex are happy and Michael is still dead.
I chose to go the college nearby in the final choice.
Then all that tape thing happened so it's pretty ambiguous what actually happened. I like it.
I also collected all the letters and found all the hidden spots where you have to tune your radio.
One weird thing happened after the credits though, unless it's intentional. I can't continue or reload your game. It starts at the ferry again as a new game and all the collectibles are gone. That's pretty shitty.
GavinUK86
Member
The end point is pretty obvious. One of the characters lets you know.
User 479360
Banned
Exactly
It gives you the point of no return speech near the end, so this makes sense.
I missed four of the supernatural events and found one letter. I sucked at finding collectibles in this game.
It gives you the point of no return speech near the end, so this makes sense.
I missed four of the supernatural events and found one letter. I sucked at finding collectibles in this game.
More_Badass
Member
Has anyone done a second playthrough yet?
If the game is a time loop, would be cool if in future playthroughs, characters remember stuff from past playthroughs
GavinUK86
Member
If anyone missed it, because it's on Skybound's youtube channel not the developers, there's a really interesting 4 part video introducing the team and the game.
OXENFREE | Part 1: The Story
OXENFREE | Part 2: The Art
OXENFREE | Part 3: Mechanics & Gameplay
OXENFREE | Part 4: Characters & Voices
I'm definitely going to do a second playthrough tomorrow. Switch up some choices to see what changes.
OXENFREE | Part 1: The Story
OXENFREE | Part 2: The Art
OXENFREE | Part 3: Mechanics & Gameplay
OXENFREE | Part 4: Characters & Voices
I'm definitely going to do a second playthrough tomorrow. Switch up some choices to see what changes.
mcwizardry
Member
The game is pretty interesting so far but it sure does crash to Dashboard a lot on XB1.
Zomba13
Member
Just finished it. I really liked it. (ending spoilers below)
Collectables:
Choices:
Ending:
All in all I really enjoyed it. I loved the art and style of the game, I liked the dialouge and voice acting, I liked the weird shit with ghosts stuff.
Collectables:
I got all the anomalies and all the letter. The letters seemed to have impacted my ending because it gave me stuff to talk about. Don't know about the anomalies. I dunno if you can miss photos but I imagine they can be different like one I had with Ren and Nona close together.
Choices:
I ended up getting Ren and Nona together, made up with Clarissa but ended up distant with Jonas though I didn't really mean it that way, I ended up missing one dialouge prompt and one I picked was taken in a way I didn't intend.
Ending:
The time loop thing is kinda cool but also kinda disappointing. Not in a "this is bad story waaah" but in a "it's disappointing that these characters might not be free and clear". I ended up trying to convince the ghosts to remember who they were and it seemed to work, until the time loop thing during the final photo talk over thing. I really liked the whole you leaving messages thing. I think what someone said with them being Dark Souls like things is right because you can see the usernames in the reflections and I know that it wasn't mine during those times (though I couldn't make out whose because it's distorted and backwards). I ended up just saying what I was told at those points because I thought it was like, a time loop constant thing and didn't really realise until after. Mine all told me basically to stay neutral though when I actually went into the past I told the brother to go for it with Clarissa and I tried to help Jonas with the tape player/radio thing (which yeah, was stupid but maybe it got him out of the way for the finale? Maybe he might've interfered at the end? I dunno.)
All in all I really enjoyed it. I loved the art and style of the game, I liked the dialouge and voice acting, I liked the weird shit with ghosts stuff.
did you really
save everyone
Michael is still dead?
Karak
Member
Enjoyed it and finished up review. Not exactly sure about the price though. But in the end I enjoyed it.
Review for ACG Link
luckily just 1 overal glitch and that was just climbing the rocks not working 1 time.
Their use of music was brilliant in many ways but also a bit clumsy from time to time as well. Highlight though was channeling John Carpenter at the tower background.
Review for ACG Link
luckily just 1 overal glitch and that was just climbing the rocks not working 1 time.
Their use of music was brilliant in many ways but also a bit clumsy from time to time as well. Highlight though was channeling John Carpenter at the tower background.
Chance Hale
Member
4K support seems to be broken currently, it just loads a 1920x1080 window without even downsampling it. Oh well, I'll wait for them to fix it.
Dandy Lyin
Member
Really love the atmosphere, music, and characters. I tried to gather all of the collectibles, but only ended up with 10 anomalies and 8 letters. Moving around the island becomes painfully tedious, so I just couldn't be bothered to keep looking.
Just finished it now. I couldn't be bothered getting all the collectibles either.
Really great game though, an 8/10 from me. I felt like it had a bit of padding at the end though.
I loved the soundtrack, and just general vibe. I don't know how I'd describe it though, it's very 80s esque teenage suburban like? No I give up. I'd say the atmosphere reminded me of Donnie Darko in some way.
Is this the studios first game?
Really great game though, an 8/10 from me. I felt like it had a bit of padding at the end though.
I loved the soundtrack, and just general vibe. I don't know how I'd describe it though, it's very 80s esque teenage suburban like? No I give up. I'd say the atmosphere reminded me of Donnie Darko in some way.
Is this the studios first game?
Zomba13
Member
That is one of the things stopping me from replaying right now. The pace is fine for a first run but when I want to go again I don't want to have to walk around the island again to grab everything because it's so slow.
I just finished this. It was enjoyable but for whatever reason, it never fully grabbed me. I wasn't fully invested which is a shame. Certain things were brilliant though like the dialogue system, fully VO'd branching narrative, atmosphere and art.
I may try a playthrough again in the future and see how I feel then.
I may try a playthrough again in the future and see how I feel then.
So I watched this game on Steam Train, and it seems very cool. It looks like it would be right up my wife's alley too, but before I take that plunge... This is pretty clearly intended to be a horror game, right? I keep seeing the movie title Poltergeist getting thrown around. I assume characters can die, and that's fine, but how graphic is it?
If it's a ton of blood and guts, my wife will not be down to play it, in which case, I'll just play it by myself. Anyone willing to rate it on a scale of 1 to Corpse Party?
If it's a ton of blood and guts, my wife will not be down to play it, in which case, I'll just play it by myself. Anyone willing to rate it on a scale of 1 to Corpse Party?
User 479360
Banned
Don't worry about blood, guts or any sort of gore. It's not that type of game.
More_Badass
Member
The horror comes from eeriness, unsettling unnerving atmosphere, and such. No jump scares or gore
VibratingDonkey
Member
An hour and change in. Dialog's fun. Visually pleasant. Voice acting's alright. Spooky things are starting to happen. There's some niggles, like Jonas got stuck climbing a wall once, I wish they'd applied effects to voices to simulate echo, distance etc. And did I really have to go forth, then all the way back and then all the way forth again in that cave?
But I like it.
But I like it.
More_Badass
Member
It's part of the atmosphere. I didnt even realize what had happened until the characters realized it and I had the same "oh shit, this is not good" reaction they did.
liliththepale
Banned
There were a couple of moments for me, too, when the lack of audio modulation was immersion breaking. I think it's mostly there to disguise some of the weaknesses of the AI.
For example, the AI is shit at getting out of your way on any of the climbable walls or ladders. To solve this, the devs just made it so your partners try to wait until you've finished climbing before they get on and climb. I say "try" because it is possible to climb back onto the wall/ladder when they're still on it and share the space with them. Then a lot of ugly visual clipping happens as your character models intersect.
If there was audio fall off, the yoyo-ing of the NPCs would be a lot more obvious, so I'm okay with how they left it out.
boredJonathan
Member
Just started this based solely on the good word of mouth and loving the touch points - but I'm a little confused by the thought bubbles with peoples faces popping up.
I'm assuming it's a good thing? There hasn't been any real communication on what that is actually trying to convey, and I'm apparently a little dense right now as it's flying over my head. If it's supposed to be that they liked what you said - then why does it seem to sometimes happen even if the response wasn't actually liked? Is is just a variation on that Telltale 'So-And-So Will Remember That'?
Any input? Only played for about 20 minutes, but I liked what I saw so far. Thinking I am going to save this for a night when I can really sit down and put some time into it, instead of only getting an hour or so into it tonight and turning in.
I'm assuming it's a good thing? There hasn't been any real communication on what that is actually trying to convey, and I'm apparently a little dense right now as it's flying over my head. If it's supposed to be that they liked what you said - then why does it seem to sometimes happen even if the response wasn't actually liked? Is is just a variation on that Telltale 'So-And-So Will Remember That'?
Any input? Only played for about 20 minutes, but I liked what I saw so far. Thinking I am going to save this for a night when I can really sit down and put some time into it, instead of only getting an hour or so into it tonight and turning in.
liliththepale
Banned
You have it right. It's just a so-and-so will remember that icon.
I don't think the game needs it. The dialog runs naturally enough that you should be able to automatically clue in to how people will react. Maybe it's there for people who want to game the system.
boredJonathan
Member
Ahh got it. That makes much more sense - and I'd agree, even at this early point in the game it seems super unnatural to the flow. Everything else about the dialogue seems lovely, but this one bit kept leaping out at me and was distracting.
Definitely looking forward to getting in more time soon!
Just finished. Really liked it, though ended on a kinda sour note when the game told me that I prevented
when I actually damaged my relationship with
Feeling like I might have to go back for another run now. I think I'd enjoy that if only for the music, visuals and dialogue anyway.
Nona and Ren from dating
Ren in order to give him loads of time alone with Nona. I pretty much forced the two of them together at every possible opportunity.
Feeling like I might have to go back for another run now. I think I'd enjoy that if only for the music, visuals and dialogue anyway.
The game has problems. It feels like the voice actors were not really coached in the booth because nobody reacts to things appropriately.
Also, I don't know if they really researched radios before making the game. At one point a comment is made that a low frequency radio signal wouldn't be able to reach off of the island, when low frequency radio waves travel farther than high frequency waves.
Also, I don't know if they really researched radios before making the game. At one point a comment is made that a low frequency radio signal wouldn't be able to reach off of the island, when low frequency radio waves travel farther than high frequency waves.
I don't understand the logic here. Many games at different pricepoints run the gamut of length. 7-8 hours seems pretty good to me.
People are used to indies being cheap I guess. The price tag did make me reconsider on first glance.
Zomba13
Member
It took me around 4 hours to get a pretty good ending and all the collectables. Game is definitely made for multiple play-throughs though.
They're very nonchalant about what's happening in front of them most of the time. They rarely ever sound scared. Sometimes the script is off, but most of the time it just feels like a bad read. A Whedon-esque snarky tone runs through the entire game and it sucks out a lot of the tension.
When a friend is literally hovering midair and clearly possessed by something, their voices barely even escalate. It's just a sort "Um... what's happening?" https://youtu.be/qBvxnUWcBcQ?t=1057
Most of the script's problems are in Ren and Clarissa.
Also I don't know if these kids would know who Carmen Sandiego is, but I suppose a time period isn't mentioned.
Finished it.
Still, great game.
That'd be cool. Very Undertale.
Damn...
Just damn, that ending. I felt like I knew it was going to happen, but it still stung.I tried to Pacifist my way out by getting them to leave us alone and everything.
Just damn, that ending. I felt like I knew it was going to happen, but it still stung.I tried to Pacifist my way out by getting them to leave us alone and everything.
Still, great game.
That'd be cool. Very Undertale.
It knew. It knew everything. It could see into my soul :|
Finished it and love it! The dozen or more crashes didn't hurt my opinion, but I sure hope they got ironed out with this upcoming patch.
I liked the dialog, and while I agree there's little to convey there was actual fear in the character's voices, tone and emphasis was done very well throughout. I had to wonder if the subtitles were of the actual script, as there was plenty of asterisks around words that needed emphasis ("You *have* to get out of here, *neoGAF*!" for example). The voice actors hit those notes well, but I'm hardly in the know regarding the level of direction they were provided.
It was nice to play something scary that wasn't actually scary, if that makes sense. The fear was present, but I never was uncomfortable or anything, which is a huge plus for me. I'm a wuss and even games like RE6 have me shaking, so it's great to play something without having to pause every 3 minutes for a breather.
I liked the dialog, and while I agree there's little to convey there was actual fear in the character's voices, tone and emphasis was done very well throughout. I had to wonder if the subtitles were of the actual script, as there was plenty of asterisks around words that needed emphasis ("You *have* to get out of here, *neoGAF*!" for example). The voice actors hit those notes well, but I'm hardly in the know regarding the level of direction they were provided.
It was nice to play something scary that wasn't actually scary, if that makes sense. The fear was present, but I never was uncomfortable or anything, which is a huge plus for me. I'm a wuss and even games like RE6 have me shaking, so it's great to play something without having to pause every 3 minutes for a breather.
Askherserenity
Member
So I just finished it. Ending spoilers.
I didn't get all the collectibles, I didn't let Jonas talk to his mom (was it actually his mom?), Ren and Nona got together, made up with Clarissa and was close with Jonas. I tried to save everyone and for a minute there I thought it actually worked...until the actual ending. Is there no way to escape that? Is it always a time loop? I felt so bummed after thinking I had saved everyone. Now I don't know wtf is going on.
More_Badass
Member
You didn't save everyone....You didn't save Michael
Yeah, I know. I really need to do a second playthrough
Yeah, I know. I really need to do a second playthrough
Askherserenity
Member
Yeah, I just read up on other peoples endings. Ugh. I wonder where I messed up. Also wonder if the time loop still happens with Michael.
I'm not sure if it's just the length of the game or just the way it tells its story but I feel like Oxenfree is way more replayable than most heavy cinematic/story based games.
More_Badass
Member
I agree. I never replay choice-driven narrative games like Walking Dead or Life Is Strange, like ever, but I'm definitely going to replay Oxenfree. Loved the characters and the choices never felt like the binary good/bad, nice/mean, etc. choices of other similar games
Plus there was more freedom compared to similar games like
choosing to rescue Ren or Clarissa first.
choosing who to take with you to the shops
liliththepale
Banned
damn it. I just tried running a completely silent playthrough. It started off super awkward and everything, but then at the top of the first hill she is forced to speak when you go to push the trash bin against the fence. Ah well. At least I failed quickly rather than halfway through the game or something.
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