Board 8 > Platinum #281: Return of the Obra Dinn

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https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/9786-return-of-the-obra-dinn/ArcticCress
https://www.truetrophies.com/game/Return-of-the-Obra-Dinn/trophies?gamerid=5963

Return of the Obra Dinn is another indie title made by Lucas Pope after Papers, Please. I always liked Papers, Please so I thought I would also enjoy this title as well. And for a while, I think it was very interesting progressing through the mystery and finding out the certain fates of the crew members onboard. However, as the game progressed, I found many things to be annoying; mainly the inability to look at a specific death scene whenever possible (and when loading it up, the audio plays while moving in the scene, which is incredibly distracting). Also to note is the minimalist art style makes it very hard to see certain death scenes or pinpoint a cause of death - I had many people with the wrong cause of death for a good amount of time because I just couldn't see what the game wanted me to. Finally, I'll admit that I brute forced a bunch of the puzzles as some of the hints were really obtuse - I looked at the ways you were 'supposed' to figure out everyone without guessing and there was no way I was figuring some of these out, especially coupled with the art style. I did find the game to be interesting enough throughout, but in the end I was somewhat disappointed overall. I do recommend playing it at least once though - maybe at a steep discount though.

This one's gonna be a hard disagree from me (and at least a handful of people in the board). 10/10 game for me, it's one of the few I wish I could go back and experience for the first time again.

Thanks for the heads up I'll make sure to play it with a trophy guide to finish it as quickly as possible

noooooo shine noooooo