TR-49
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Critic Reviews for TR-49
Inkle builds a weirdo computer for the ages, then let you use it to solve a beautifully-written mystery. Outstanding.
Inkle mixes archive-surfing and audio drama to create a surprisingly powerful story of obsession and a machine.
A fabulously imaginative and unique take on the budding detective genre, that mixes clever investigation work with an unpredictable but gripping story.
The UK game developer's latest is a database mystery constructed from an archive of fictional books. Their combined contents threaten to crack the code of reality
While there were a couple of things that didn't quite work for me, the stories that the machine holds, the strong writing, and the novelty of the game itself elevated TR-49 into something that really pulled me in.
They don’t just present an overarching series of arguments over the very purpose and place of fiction so much as they embody it. As the game puts it, “The world is the sum of our beliefs,” and in that light, TR-49 becomes a world unto itself, a heartbreakingly beautiful artifact of an alternative history.
