The Forgotten City
Modern Storyteller
The golden rule is nothing new. But this game takes it and twists it brilliantly into the medium of puzzle-solving, history-loving, video gaming.
Video Game · Xbox · 1 Player · Mystery · ~20 hours
An imaginative, refined mystery where you are a modern somebody dropped into an ancient city following only the golden rule: do unto others as you would have done unto you.
You jump in, get your bearings, and then let it steadily melt your mind.
The story escalates higher and higher to a brilliant payoff. I am a sucker for slow building music, movies, scenes, etc. You will need some patience for this one and I definitely didn’t 100% crack the mystery on my own.
The historical references are rich and rewarding throughout. The art design is a high point for the experience. And the gameplay for the game parts is perfectly workable.
This isn’t your typical video game experience. It’s more of a moderately-interactive Myst-like mystery. Don’t expect much combat or platforming or the like. But the detail and writing and decisions lean in (along with the story’s surreal high-stakes payoff) so it’s well worth seeing this one through.
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