Return of the Obra Dinn

What a ride. Fantastic concept, story, visuals and gameplay. It's so satisfying figuring out all identities, finding clues, and sometimes giving desperate guesses and getting away with it. This is not a puzzle game that needs a guide in any way. Not to say it's not a challenging experience, more so that the challenge is very balanced and doable. Because the story is so cohesive and feels very rewarding to figure out yourself, the puzzle is something that anyone can easily become so engaged with that analyzing every aspect of it is pure joy. I recommend this to basically everyone. My only critique is that the visuals, though beautiful and wonderfully implemented, are something that for people with sensitivities for migraines or seasickness will probably struggle with. They are quite harsh.

This is generally a good game with a few problems. (no spoilers in review) You have to explore a number of scenes on a doomed ship, and figure out exactly what happened to each crew member. Each scene gives a bit of the puzzle, and put together you can figure out the whole picture. The graphics are, IMO, amazing, but I certainly understand how they might be polarizing. The author developed amazing new dithering techniques and has published papers about it. The deductions are mostly reasonable and interesting, there are a few very very subtle things that we did eventually figure out. That does give a good sense of accomplishment when you get it. The game generally makes it easy to track your discoveries and take notes of partial information that you have. There were a couple things that either seemed like a stretch or it was hard to find exactly the right way to input them as answers, but overall no huge complaints. My big complaints are about the UI. Ultimately, I have two major complaints. First, is getting back to a scene you've previously been to. You have to find your way back to the part of the ship where it happened, and interact to get to that scene. That's bad enough, to have to remember more or less where each scene happened so you can return to get more clues in the future. Even worse, some of the scenes are only accessible from *inside other scenes*. Sometimes having to navigate multiple scenes to get to where you want it. It was a huge source of frustration, and ruined the immersion because suddenly you're fighting against the game instead of thinking about where clues are leading you. Second, the game continually forces you into new scenes. Many MANY times I was exploring looking for clues in one scene, and then suddenly you're uprooted into entirely new information. This only compounded the navigational issues because then you have to remember to go back to the previous scene when you're finally allowed, remember where to go, go there, and remember what it is you were looking for. This more than anything is my largest complaint with the game. It continually ignores the players will and hijacks you into its forced and poor pacing. I certainly enjoyed the game and would recommend it, though with a few caveats.

It's hard but fun, great art and great solving progress. I can't solve it myself, but playing through guild is still a great novel. An outstanding detective game,

挺好玩的

Quel émerveillement devant un nouveau classique... d'un nouveau genre? Nous voici face à un style de jeu de détective très original. Pas un crime, mais un équipage complet disparu au retour de l'Obra Dinn. En votre possession, un journal très détaillé à remplir, ainsi qu'une montre magique vous permettant de visualiser les derniers instants de chaque cadavre à bord. A vous de reconstituer les différents actes de cette longue tragédie maritime, ainsi que d'identifier tous les passagers, et leurs destins funestes. Au programme donc, reconstitution morbide, collecte d'information et vrai processus de réflexion. Car les infos déterminantes sont rares, et il faudra déduire beaucoup de choses. Observation requise pour ne pas rater les noms et relations nommés, les détails vestimentaires, les modes de travail, les positions et les localisations, les groupes ethniques et sociaux à bord du navire. Une œuvre sublime, qui nous aspire dans le récit d'une histoire sombre et fantastique. N'hésitez pas à vous jeter dessus!!

a true MASTERPIECE

Captain Pope ! J'ai un rapport particulier avec ce Obra Dinn, j'avais adoré Papers Please et pourtant Obra Dinne m'est tombé des mains plusieurs fois. C'est 8 ans plus tard que je suis retombé dedans et quel plaisir. Oui le jeu ne vous prendra pas par la main, le premier quart est vraiment chaud et il faut s'accrocher. Mais quand on est dedans le jeu devient une obsession et on veut compléter ce fichu carnet. Comme Papers Please, ce jeu en inspire d'autres, pour notre plus grand bonheur. Lucas Pope est vraiment le capitaine du jeu indé !

While it is one hell of an experience for what it is, when I opened up the journal I conjured up a more varied and interesting story than what I ended up getting, so there was some sense of disappointment especially if you've read a lot of these "lost ship odyssey" stories.

good