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Oxenfree |OT| Alle Alle Auch Sind Frei
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More_Badass
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Played for 3 hours, just
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How far am I into the game?
unlocked the gate to the Addler estate
How far am I into the game?
Added. Greatly appreciated.
metsallica
Member
Took me 7 hours but I really took my time. I'd say you're more than halfway.
So glad people are finally playing and enjoying this. I thought it was a wonderful experience and can't wait to go back and play it again.
Ya same here. I'll grab this once it drops to $15.
No rush to get it, and its not like there's nothing to play.
More_Badass
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Pretty sure I know what part you're at
GavinUK86
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Uh... the ball.
More_Badass
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Oh, I think you played it differently than me. I had a different "shit got weird" part about an hour in
GavinUK86
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Oh, interesting.
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Deleted member 80556
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This is something pretty important. This game gives very good vibes.
More_Badass
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Okay, just finished. Took me about 5 hours
So...does that ending mean it's a time loop? Is she actually possessed? How variable were people's endings?
Neverforget
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Glad I'm not the only one thinking that dialogue sounds stilted. Erin Yvette is very good, but the line readings from the other characters sound pretty rough in trailers.
Same.
More_Badass
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What I disliked:
- Climbing walls got annoying after the third or fourth time
- Ending felt kind of abrupt
What I liked
- But I didn't want it to end
- From a narrative standpoint, every aspect was fantastic. Dialogue, characters, the pacing. I loved it
- The walk-and-talk mechanic for dialogue choices was really effective and something I'd liked to see adopted by other games
- When stuff started happening, it was done so so well. The game nailed its unsettling moments and eerie elements perfectly, without needing jump scares or anything like that
- The atmosphere and art style was gorgeous
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- Climbing walls got annoying after the third or fourth time
- Ending felt kind of abrupt
What I liked
- But I didn't want it to end
- From a narrative standpoint, every aspect was fantastic. Dialogue, characters, the pacing. I loved it
- The walk-and-talk mechanic for dialogue choices was really effective and something I'd liked to see adopted by other games
- When stuff started happening, it was done so so well. The game nailed its unsettling moments and eerie elements perfectly, without needing jump scares or anything like that
- The atmosphere and art style was gorgeous
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It's called a supernatural thriller, but really it's cosmic horror/Lovecraftian, and when I realized that, it was great
More_Badass
Member
I wonder how the Oxenfree movie will be
More_Badass
Member
This clip in one of the dev videos never happened for me. I wonder if it was cut, or that's how much things can change
https://youtu.be/ZzLM-1XN6_0?t=400
https://youtu.be/ZzLM-1XN6_0?t=400
OK, just finished it and it was absolutely amazing. A couple of spoilery thoughts and questions:
In the end, I was on good terms with Clarissa, made Nona and Ren be together and bonded with Jonas, so... pretty much the best possible outcome, although the pie charts at the end showed a couple of options for every major decision.
I thought the ending worked really well overall, but the time-loop scare at the end seemed a little cliché and kind of unnecessary.
So I assume there are more endings to this than convincing the ghosts to let you go. I expect you can take the deal and either sacrifice yourself or leave and let Clarissa die? Or at least there was a prompt for leaving. I'm glad I ignored that and talked my way out of it.
I thought the ending worked really well overall, but the time-loop scare at the end seemed a little cliché and kind of unnecessary.
So I assume there are more endings to this than convincing the ghosts to let you go. I expect you can take the deal and either sacrifice yourself or leave and let Clarissa die? Or at least there was a prompt for leaving. I'm glad I ignored that and talked my way out of it.
More_Badass
Member
What did you think of the
Interstellar-esque "it was me"
I wonder what or if those dialogue choices affected anything
User 479360
Banned
Hoping to start this today.
Is it very difficult?
Is it very difficult?
More_Badass
Member
Not at all. Not really any real puzzles, it's more about the story and the character relationships.
I don't really have an explanation for that, but I don't think they influence anything. Someone on the Steam Forums suggested that they're messages for future players, kinda like bloodstains in Souls games. I'm not sure if I buy that, but it sounds just plausible enough that I can't completely rule it out.
More_Badass
Member
Well considering
it had your Steam name over the character, I'd buy that.
Oh right, I completely forgot about that. It's probably true then, which makes the whole idea and sequence really cool in retrospect.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Not available on Australian Xbox store yet.
GavinUK86
Member
It always reverts back to 720p when you go back into the options screen but the resolution actually sticks to whatever you select and apply.
More_Badass
Member
These two moments in the launch trailer never happened for me. I guess you need to be with different characters maybe or make different choices along the way
https://youtu.be/NAhrOoNR4ng?t=67
https://youtu.be/NAhrOoNR4ng?t=67
I'm not sure it does that with me? I just find it weird, that the subtitles are so close to the bottom of my monitor.
I'm also getting stressed out playing this game, admittedly I have only played two minutes so far, but I gotta get used to the tempo of the conversations. Sometimes my bubbles (dialogue) disappears before I even get to read my choices, because I'm reading the subtitle of what the other guys are talking about.
I haven't been paying attention to this game because I thought it was an XOne exclusive.
But now that I found out it is coming to PS4, I am definitely interested, read some very positive reviews, and it seems like the type of game I enjoy a lot.
But I better not read too much, I don't want to spoil my experience.
But now that I found out it is coming to PS4, I am definitely interested, read some very positive reviews, and it seems like the type of game I enjoy a lot.
But I better not read too much, I don't want to spoil my experience.
NipplesAndToes23
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My bitch Frank wrote the review for Polygon and she seemed not to like it.
Yeah, the PS4 announcement was just a few days ago. Had to edit the PS4 logo into the |OT| literally the day of release. No date yet though.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
The way Allegra was talking about the game, especially how she started off made it sound like she didn't like the game, but she gave it a 7.
GavinUK86
Member
You can tell with how clear and sharp the text is if it's running at your monitor's native resolution or not.
And yeah I agree, I've missed quite a few speech bubble selections because I was listening to conversations and reading the subtitles. A lot of the dialogue overlaps but it seems intentional. It's a bit annoying.
Possumowner
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Some really decent reviews for this.I shall jump in on the PC version,looking forward to it
It's stressing me out.
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