![]() Exploring mountain viewpoints, local bars, and businesses, will quickly suck you into all the drama surrounding this little town. ![]() The opening couple of hours are great at reeling you in and making you want to find out more. With this potential foul play in mind you’ll get to chat to the locals and see if you can shake anything loose. She quickly confides in you that she thinks there is something off about her Dad’s death and wants you to look in to it. One person who is pleased to see Sam is Nick’s daughter. ![]() While he wrote the story for all the right reasons many of the out-of-work miners are not particularly pleased to see him back. The town’s main industry was mining so this had a big impact on the local economy. Before he left Basswood, he wrote a big story about the poor working conditions at the local mine which eventually lead to it’s closure. There’s definitely tension in the air and you’ll notice it as soon as Sam makes his entrance at the wake. Life is Strange fans will not want to miss out on what is yet another quality DONTNOD joint!Ī PC Review Copy of Twin Mirror was provided by DONTNOD Entertainment for this review.Twin Mirror Review – Atmospheric Adventure Currently, Twin Mirror is on sale for 35% off of its usual $34.99, but I could envision this dropping even more in the future, especially once it hits Steam after its Epic Games Store exclusivity. While Twin Mirror still has that signature janky motion-capture that doesn’t exactly sync with the expressions and has some less-than-stellar action bits that will take you out of the immersion, the story inside the game is a prestigious continuance of the studio that is full-steam-ahead. At the same time, its magnificent environments, which DONTNOD have perfected at this point, didn’t fail to stun me at every turn. It maintains a breakneck pace as it takes place over the course of about two days. As a contrast, Twin Mirror wastes no time with filler. A common complaint for Life is Strange 2 is that some scenarios were dragged out for too long. Twin Mirror is not episodic like the rest of DONTNOD’s titles, but that’s not a problem for me. Engrossing dialogue will place the disposition of each person in plain view, leaving you in the driver’s seat for how the rest of the story plays out. The characters you’ll encounter along the way will present to you integral choices that will affect the flow of the story. This investigative edge is essential in uncovering the mystery that plagues the town of Basswood. Sam will immerse himself within his thoughts, based on context clues he gathers, to envision the past in vivid detail. What follows is a night of blackout drinking and a need to discover what happened while Sam was incoherent.Įnter Sam’s “Mind Palace”. On top of that, his previous girlfriend (who declined his proposal) was romantically-involved with his deceased best friend. As a journalist, he penned a controversial article that led to the closure of the mine that had fueled the economy/workforce. We quickly learn that, as Sam returns to his old West Virginia hometown for the funeral of his best friend Nick, he isn’t exactly welcome. The main character Sam Higgs is both blessed and cursed with an imaginary friend that opens a dialogue with Sam on a frequent basis. ![]() Where the draw of Life is Strange was the protagonist’s time-rewinding powers and 2‘s gimmick was telekinesis, Twin Mirror opts for a different approach. While it is not a direct homage to Twin Peaks and Black Mirror, those series’ are thematically relevant. I had further faith in the dev after experiencing Life is Strange 2, a true masterclass in interactive storytelling that garnered a rare 10 out of 10 from me.ĭONTNOD had a busy 2020, releasing all three episodes of Tell Me Why, and closing out the year with Twin Mirror. The developer, hot off the heels of Remember Me, entered the adventure game realm with the first episode of Life is Strange, which expounded my love of Telltale’s several great efforts in the genre. My history with DONTNOD’s titles dates back to more than half a decade.
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