The Forgotten City

很厉害，几乎没有卡点，引导做的也很好，很值得一玩

A first-person adventure game, heavily story-based, with an FPS section thrown in. The gist of it is time-looping: loop until you learn and figure things out. It’s a clever way to build a plot. The story isn’t amazing, but it feels grounded in everyday people’s issues, even though things get wild quite often. It took me around 20 hours to explore everything I could find and experiment a bit with the available possibilities. There are 3 possible outcomes, 2 of which include two or more additional ending variations, although the game only accounts for 4 ending achievements. Disabling hints from the Options menu enhances the “unfolding mystery” experience, but also renders one plot element meaningless. The music heavily reminded me of The Talos Principle (nice, ambient, religious-like tracks). The graphics look great in terms of scenery and environments, but the animations felt artificial. Voice acting was fine—until it tried to sync with the characters’ lip movements and facial expressions, in my opinion. However, the invisible walls were what I found most annoying, followed closely by the 4-5 different bugs I had to deal with.

Very clever, well written, well acted, and a shining example of what creativity and talent can achieve on a limited budget. As someone who got their degree in classical history and literature I was right at home with this. The setting and characters are memorable, and progressing during each loop is immensely satisfying. The plot is not without its holes, and some logical fudging occurs, but this doesn't detract from the overall progression of the narrative and the fulfilling sense of solving problems leading to an eventual conclusion that ties up everything with a neat bow. I look forward to Modern Storyteller's next project; the industry needs more game born of passion and creativity like this.

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Well done puzzle adventure game. I really liked it.

This is a great game, but you have to enjoy dialogue and puzzle-solving. Watching all these narrative threads and mechanics weave into a cohesive, engaging experience is a real accomplishment. 9/10

The Forgotten City to imponujące osiągnięcie – powstała jako samodzielna gra z moda do Skyrima, co samo w sobie budzi szacunek dla twórców, a historia wciąga od pierwszych chwil, prowadząc przez zagadki i wybory z kilkoma zakończeniami, które dodają replayability. Setting jest dość ciekawy, z nutką tajemnicy i starożytnego uroku, który dobrze wspiera narrację. Niestety, gameplay nie porywa – jest poprawny, ale brakuje mu tej iskry, która czyni eksplorację naprawdę ekscytującą. Mimo to, warto na to rzucić okiem za sprawą fabuły. [b]Ocena:[/b] 6/10