Return of the Obra Dinn
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Critic Reviews for Return of the Obra Dinn
The Papers, Please creator offers up an intricate and mesmerising puzzle game with a rich and detailed sense of place.
Return of the Obra Dinn stands as something wholly unique, a challenging detective game that empowers you to solve its mysteries through actual investigation.
A beautifully constructed and powerfully atmospheric mystery that you really have to work to solve.
Return of the Obra Dinn marries challenging investigation puzzles to a striking visual presentation to create an adventure worth taking.
Return of the Obra Dinn is a startlingly original detective adventure full of murder, mutiny, and monsters.
Return of the Obra Dinn lives up to the hype, and then some. It's a beautifully crafted and intricately constructed detective mystery unlike anything you've played before with a harrowing narrative at its centre. Unravelling its secrets takes time and requires patience, but you'll be glad you allowed the story to play out at its own pace. What we have here is a thoroughly unique experience that will stay with you, and is among best this genre has ever had to offer.
Return of the Obra Dinn is finally on consoles, and if you've never played it before you need to play it right now.
So there you have it—we’re late to the party, but Return of the Obra Dinn is one of the best games of 2018. There are a good number of people who may not digest game criticism the same way we journalist folks may, so to be fair to us, Lucas Pope’s game is one that may fall through the cracks and be off the radar. Despite late game gripes, this mystery game is one that everyone with a computer needs to at least try. Pop in your earbuds, turn up the volume, perhaps close the lights, and get ready to watch some people die.
