That’s all well and good, until the developers litter their environments with tons of random eye-catching items as part of a Kickstarter bonus. These games require you to look at everything around you to find something that stands out so you can hopefully discover a clue or glean some knowledge on how things work in that world. That’s about as much direction as you’ll get in this game.īelieve it or not, the squiggly blue and black gel tile is a math puzzle.Īside from the normal frustrations of trying to solve complicated puzzles with almost nothing to go off of (which is the norm for these games), there are a few other factors that aggravated me. You’ll eventually meet the town’s seemingly only other survivor and he’ll task you with some pretty unusual requests. It seems empty aside from a few holographic messages from previous citizens. You’ll wake up to find that a large chunk of a town called Hunrath, has been taken and placed within an alien world. Before you know it, the light fills everything and the world as you knew it is gone. You are wandering through a campground when you see strange bright lights in the sky, all while listening to a recorded message from a stranger describing the same kind of event.

You start off in Obduction with, well, an abduction. Now that it’s being ported to the Xbox One, I couldn’t pass up the chance to see what new adventure awaited me.

Staying true to their style, Cyan released Obduction back in 2016 for the PC, but I wasn’t able to get to it at the time.

It was a new gaming experience for me, as Myst provided almost no hand holding whatsoever and forced the player to rely purely on thorough exploration, puzzle solving skills, and keen observations. The strange and mostly empty worlds captivated me instantly, as did the mystery as to what had happened to the two strangers trapped within a couple books who were begging for my assistance. I’ve been playing their games ever since Myst was released in 1993. I have been a big fan of developer, Cyan, for many years now.

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