The Suicide of Rachel Foster

this is such an underrated gem that i would put in the category of similar vibes to edith finch in regards to gameplay/style, i dont replay story games like this often but ive played this like 5 times now and theres something so appealing about the characters you dont even see and the story slowly unfolding. sometimes short story games are the best. mixed reviews dont know ball

I thought the reviews complaining about the quantity and quality of the voiceovers must be exaggerating. They were not. Holy crap it's endless.

Interesting story told with nice graphics and great voice acting - definitely worth a playthrough if you're into these kinda games, like myself.

I’m disappointed with this game. First, I encountered a recurring bug where the game would get stuck on a black screen whenever a new in-game day was supposed to begin. The story wouldn’t progress, and the only way to continue was to close and restart the game. For example, Day 2 failed to start entirely until I relaunched the game. The same issue happened on several other days as well. The final straw was when this bug occurred during the climax of the story (the sink scene). After bringing the required item to the sink and interacting with it, the game immediately went to a black screen and never continued. When I restarted the game, it loaded me back at the beginning of the day, standing in front of the doors. That meant I would have had to replay the entire sequence all over again. At that point, I lost my patience, closed the game, and uninstalled it. Having the game break right before the ending is incredibly frustrating and unacceptable. P.S. I ended up watching the ending on YouTube. In my personal opinion, the ending felt rushed and underdeveloped. Overall, I was left feeling disappointed and regretful about the time I invested in this game.

아버지의 사후 어머니의 유언에 따라 물려받은 호텔 처분을 위해 호텔로 갔다가, 과거 친구의 자살과 얽힌 숨겨진 진실을 알아내는 워킹 시뮬레이터 게임. 스토리를 요약하자면 [spoiler]주인공의 친구 레이첼이 16살일 때 주인공 아버지와 불륜을 저지르고 임신 9주차에 자살했는데, 알고보니 불륜에 눈이 돌은 주인공 엄마가 살해한 것[/spoiler] 이다. 스토리에 사용된 소재의 호불호는 차치하고, 이 게임의 가장 큰 문제는 '소재'가 아닌 스토리를 전개하는 방식과 게임의 만듦새에 있다. 스포일러에 표기한 반전 요소를 제외하면 사실상 내러티브라는게 없는 수준인데, 그래서인지 개발자들은 아주 기발한 생각으로 플레이 타임을 늘려버렸다. 일단 호텔의 구조를 정신병자가 설계한 것처럼 복잡하게 꼬아놓고 지도에 현재 위치를 표기하지 않았다. 그것만으로도 부족하다 생각했는지 일반 걷기 속도는 4살배기 아이의 걸음마 수준으로 설정한 뒤, 달리기는 일반 성인의 걸음 속도로 설정하는 기염을 토한다. 게다가, 스토리와 연관이 없는 쓰잘데기 없는 오브젝트에 일일히 상호작용을 추가하고, 무전기 너머로 어빙과의 시시콜콜하고 쓸모없는 아주 긴 대화를 추가하기에 이른다. 곳곳에 복선을 치밀하게 깔지 않아 게임 전체 분량의 90퍼센트는 의미없는 것들로만 가득차 있으며, 다양한 맞춤법 오류와 오타는 안 그래도 빈약한 스토리의 몰입마저 뚝뚝 끊어놓는다. 유튜브 에디션 또는 나무위키에 검색해서 스토리 보고 기억에서 지워버리길 추천.

Conditional recommendation. A walking sim with some heavy topics and a mystery/supernatural angle. I've been putting this game off for a while because I've seen many negative reviews saying that it endorses suicide and pedophilia but after playing the game my impression was that it decidedly does not endorse any of these, it just tries to show some of the seemingly innocent conditions and devastating, family-destroying, life-wrecking consequences. Pros: the atmosphere is great. Gameplay is essentially exploring a large building and there are dozens of interaction points with the environment. It is just a bit spooky as there are creaks and noises but generally fun. I'd wager that if this specific cocktail of genres works for someone, they will love this game. Cons: I felt that the sweet spot was missed in what proportion the different components were mixed. The game could have easily been a completely non-supernatural story or one that completely avoids the theme of suicide. I just felt that the team wanted to do something memorable that breaks boundaries and they broke one too many in the process.

The Suicide of Rachel Foster ¿Como Firewatch pero en la nieve? Tras haber completado el juego puedo decir que fue una de las mejores experiencias videojugables que probé en los ultimos tiempos, la historia te mantiene enganchado, el escenario del hotel está sumamente bien planteado, con recovecos por todos lados que aún habiendolo explorado todo llegué a pasar varios por alto. Diseñado para perderte y confundirte. El mismo juego con sus efectos de sonido busca engañar, confunde y te pone en el papel de la protagonista. Respondiendo a la pregunta inicial. Si es un Firewatch en la nieve, pero con sus propios elementos también. Jugué muchos títulos de este estilo y si que recomiendo este en particular. Tiene sus problemas como que no es posible deslimitar fps, quitar el desenfoque de movimiento de manera nativa o que la sensibilidad al inspeccionar objetos en mando es sumamente baja. Por supuesto también el asunto de que no es un juego para todo el mundo. Es lento, para disfrutar con calma, y analizar los detalles. Fuera de eso, lo disfrute de inicio a fin. Excelente para jugar un finde, con un cafecito y una mantita (Mi caso). De precio considero que está algo caro pero ahora mismo se puede obtener a un muy buen precio de oferta. Por la parte de rendimiento va excelente con nulos o inexistentes bajones de FPS. 167/10 Super recomendado.

It’s a dark story, yet I could see something beautiful in it all. It kept me on my toes the whole time, I loved finding all the hidden passages. An abandoned hotel, lots of hidden corridors, a death, and a snowstorm that leaves you trapped. I loved the game and can't wait for the sequel...

Very short but impactful indie game. Very sad;---suicide, grooming, pedophelia--- mind the tags, there's a dead dove in here. Great game design though, the map is very fun to walk around!

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