You can take a break from all the chitchat by digging into the characters a little more, which involves surfing through a menu to see which traits they’ve picked up and examining their inventories. These bars seem to exist mostly as window dressing, not really impacting the game. But I was never able to discern how or whether this affected the conversation in any significant way. The characters we speak with have dynamic bars that indicate how they feel about you, whether they’re wary, appreciative, or accepting of your comments. We’re talking about several hours of text dialogue punctuated by the occasional bit of movement across small maps so your character can go talk to someone else. Article contentīut even for those who can swallow the darkness, Unrest‘s conversation-based play faces the problem of being a bit too same-y. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. You’ll come to sympathize with and understand why a priest is willing to work for a new temple under a man he may not necessarily like or respect (he has to swallow his pride to feed his family), and why a teenage girl is willing to risk everything, including her life and her family’s social standing, to avoid marrying the man to whom she is betrothed. The playable characters feel real, their motivations and rationale revealed through lengthy, well-written chunks of dialogue. I have to give Unrest props for its sophistication. The player wades into these problems in multiple roles, ranging from the princess of the royal family to a Naga official sent to assess the humans and their intentions. It’s through this diverse cast of protagonists that we get to see the complex, difficult, and surprisingly familiar issues and crises that the people of Bhimra face.Īnd it is this same collection of thorny, realistic problems – plus the player’s inability to easily address most of them – that left me feeling down in the dumps once everything was said and done. Activate your Online Access Now Article content If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription.
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