“It’s about the fact that the choices they make are what make bad things happen. You can check out the developer’s diary trailer below. In addition, it was revealed that the first chapter of the game, dubbed “Lost on Arrival,” is scheduled to be released in early 2019.

Also, it shows how the rustic town of Basswood and the characters who dwell in that world play a major role in establishing the mood of the game.

The video centers on Basswood, West Virginia, which is the setting of the game. Help Sam as he embarks on a thrilling twisted investigation to find the truth, with his memory as his only weapon.īandai Namco and Dontnod Entertainment showed more about the psychological thriller Twin Mirror, in a Developer’s Diary trailer, entitled “A Place for a Thriller.” As Sam awakens the next morning, he was surprised to see his shirt covered in blood and no memories of his activities the previous night. Sam is suffering from a terrible breakup and is returning home to attend the funeral of his old friend. Players will follow the role of a 33-year old investigative journalist named Samuel Higgs. You can check out the announcement trailer below. Now, we can’t wait to see how the players react when all the pieces of their investigation fall into place within the game. When the dust settled, all evidence pointed towards Twin Mirror being a stunning emotional journey. 'Twin Mirror is a frustratingly uneven adventure it feels slow-paced yet ends too quickly, it features a wide cast of characters but doesnt give them. While we were scripting the player’s investigations within the game, we suddenly found ourselves researching just how far the limits of the Narrative Adventure genre could be pushed in the real world. Also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Twin Mirror appears to be a very interesting game since it is “heavily rooted in the concept of duality, redemption, and self-acceptance and is on track to deliver a stunning emotional journey.” In fact, Bandai Namco is delighted for their very first dive into a narrative-driven adventure game.Īlso, Dontnod Entertainment is beyond excited to share with everyone how good this game’s going to be. The upcoming psychological thriller game is wrapped around a twisted investigation where your memories, decisions, and relationships will determine Sam’s complicated fate. It is an upcoming thriller narrative adventure game that follows the story of a journalist named Sam. Welcome to Basswood, West Virginia.ĭontnod Entertainment and Bandai Namco announced their collaboration on a new project called Twin Mirror. Instead, they seem like two concepts that are at odds with each other when they could have been something more compelling and less cookie cutter.Wake up. The use of Sam’s double could have been fairly interesting if it was woven into the greater mystery. Plus, given Dontnod’s previous titles, the studio has the capacity to tell an interesting psychological murder mystery. The presentation to tell a well-crafted story is absolutely in this game. My major hangup about this game is that I want it to be better than it actually is. Sam Higgs just isn’t an interesting enough character However, it does add to that sense that Twin Mirror doesn’t live up to the studio’s other output. When experiencing the multiple endings by replaying two sections, you’re getting around nine hours of game. My first playthrough clocked in at just about seven hours. On top of that, this is also one of the shortest of Dontnod’s games I have ever played. Having experienced all the game endings, you have no way you can side-step the bad one unless you are deliberately trying to sabotage your playthrough.

He must choose between his doppelganger’s opinions and his need to find the facts while trying to solve a trite murder mystery. Instead, the game paints a pretty substandard tale of a man caught between two worlds. At first, the story gears up to follow in those footsteps. In my preview, I likened the story to early Christopher Nolan films such as Following, Memento, and Insomnia-with a touch of Inception thrown in with the high concept mechanics. The presentation of Twin Mirror is its most immense saving grace The only places where the impressive visuals are not great are in the random non-essential townspeople that only appear in the hub town area. Frankly, I was a bit surprised given how modern adventure games often handle character animation. It’s also worth noting that the build of the game ran smoothly with very little to no hitches. Encounters like these stand out because of all the little details Dontnod includes. Near the end, there’s a section when the games start to go a little trippy.

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