Virginia
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Critic Reviews for Virginia
Virginia's an astonishing piece of narrative design, and a game that goes where few others are capable of following.
A slick cinematic thriller, but interaction is limited and the story loses focus in the final act.
Virginia shows instead of tells, with a raw, understated power and a calculated nuance that make even the smallest, most mundane details brim with narrative and emotional significance. While I never found a way to impact or change significant story events, the tale of family, friendship, career, and identity that Virginia tells (without uttering a single word) was enough of a reward for my limited input. The mysteries that remain by the end especially justified a second and third visit, and even now I can feel the secrets of Kingdom, Virginia and the two women whose lives changed there luring me back for another.
An engaging and surreal first-person narrative adventure packed with mystery and effective emotional moments
There are very few games as emotionally affecting as this. The story is thrilling, powerful and thought-provoking, and the music sends chills straight through your soul.
As a whole Virginia is wonderfully cinematic, and a fantastic story to inhabit as it unfolds.
Virginia is an experience able to catch the player's attention thanks to its thriller style and its narrative resources. A good videogame with an outstanding OST recorded by the Prage Philarmonic Orchestra. One of the best indie projects on its genre.
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