One complaint comes from the inability to skip repeated sections of text and voice. Easier episodes will take less than 30 minutes, while the more complex mechanics of Episode 3 took closer to an hour. Closer to Paper’s Please than The Witness, the player is often given the solution via convoluted instructions or an actual manual.
The puzzles are on the easier side, allowing the game to move at a brisk pace.
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No Code has a firm grasp on what makes text adventures so compelling and incorporated those mechanics perfectly into a modern package. No Code embraces the #1 rule of scary movies and puts the burden of imagination on the gamer, increasing the terror far beyond anything a game developer could show on screen.Ī simple line of text or voiceover often sent chills down my spine and had my mind racing. The horror aspect reaches beyond the usual jump scares to expertly encapsulate a rising sense of dread. Again, I’ll mention the way No Code combines multimedia is truly inventive and helps Stories Untold stand out in a unique way. The viewpoint generally focuses on whichever machine you are operating per episode, although there are plenty of surprises I won’t spoil.
The first episode for example, features a text adventure played on an old PC.
I forgot that FMV could actually be effective.Įach episode introduces new mechanics, mostly centered around analog technology from the ’80s. The production values don’t suffer from the small size of the team as No Code works beautifully within their scope, combining media in surprising and effective ways. Stories Untold is a short (3-4 hours max) horror/adventure/puzzle game from No Code , an independent developer out of Glasgow, Scotland. Yes the marketing of Stories Untold is too close to Stranger Things – especially the ’80s title credits and John Carpenter-esque soundtrack – but there’s so much more bubbling beneath the surface that demands the attention of any gamer interested in a unique blend of horror/adventure.
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