Jan 29, 2023 - Day 29 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 36

Game: The Descendant: Episode 1
Platform: Steam PC
Release Date: Mar 24, 2016
Library Date: May 24, 2018
Unplayed: 1711 days (4y8m5d)
Playtime: 62m

[Griss, in movie trailer VO]: "Centuries after environmental catastrophe, one man..."

You know the drill. This game opens up like Fallout, except with nukes swapped out for environmental disasters.

However, it's not an RPG. Turns out to be a point-and-click, Telltale-like interactive movie.

It feels slow, with just enough plot to keep me searching the environment to find the thing I need to make the other thing work, to solve the problem.

It's a mouse-and-single-key (E) game. Character movement feels slow, but the quick-time events are "how fast can you mash the key?"; the musical cues can be a little overbearing.

There's some flashing forward and back in time, playing two separate characters in two different time periods, which adds a layer of interest, but it's let down by the general sluggishness of the interface.

In following with the Telltale Games model, episode 1 was released free, episodes 2-5 are $21.50 for the complete set.

I didn't feel like it was worth paying that, but I want to know how the story ends; try as I might, can't find a plot summary.

Deals sites showed I could buy the entire set for A$2, so I guess I'll be playing the rest of the story.

The Descendant: Episode 1 is:

3: OK

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