Written past times Kris Galvez
Title: Subsurface Circular
Developer: Bithell Games
Publisher: Ant Workshop
Price: $5.99
Genre: Adventure, Puzzle
Also Available On: iOS, Steam
When you lot retrieve of visual novels, you lot unremarkably retrieve of anime-like games amongst a lot of readings as well as choices. The setting of these games unremarkably has you, existence a guy, doing all it takes to woo girls as well as attain an ending amongst 1 or several of them. There are all the same exactly about of these that endeavour to get upwards themselves from the others past times either having exemplary floor or exactly otherwise telling a unique floor which tackles our problems inward existent life. Having played through Subsurface Circular for Switch, I tin country that it is 1 unique as well as experimental visual new from Thomas is Alone's Mike Bithell.
This techno detective noir floor is told from the perspective of a Detective Tek (robotic slaves managed past times humanity) who is tasked amongst investigating shady dealings on the subway's circular line. You basically pass the floor of the game sitting through the prepare cart piece dealing amongst a multifariousness of other Teks piece solving a mysterious missing Tek case. All of this is exactly done past times reading through lots as well as lots of texts as well as choosing responses to interact amongst the other passengers of the Subsurface Circular.
These Teks, rendered gloriously inward the Switch covert as well as almost looking similarly, get got a multifariousness of personalities that brand them almost human. Some are happy amongst what they do, exactly about are ambitious, exactly about are content amongst what they have, exactly about are programmed to honey as well as exactly about are exactly pitiable due to their programming limiting their actions. All of this is quite metaphysical floor wise, piece Teks are advanced plenty to experience human to the player, they soundless lack the way or the existent awareness that nosotros humans have. They are soundless slaves to their human managers who command their twenty-four hr menstruum to twenty-four hr menstruum activities much similar what nosotros do inward existent life.
There is a lot to live on said nearly the floor but maxim besides much is meliorate left experienced. The primary game itself consists of making conversation to these Teks as well as although in that place are a lot of choices, you lot soundless basically become inward at the same outcome. What makes each of these interesting, is that each Tek is a puzzle that demand to live on unravelled. They get got problems of their ain that they are sometimes non keen on saying. You demand to purpose “Focus Points”, basically code words, to solve a puzzle or occupation that each Tek is experiencing. There is a lot of fun to live on had amongst these puzzles as well as they are never repetitive. I myself recommend you lot jotting downwardly notes for exactly about of these.
Presentation wise, I believe that Subsurface Circular makes purpose of the Switch hardware well. The graphics are prepare clean for what they are as well as everything runs well. The soundtrack consists of electronic that sets the mood for the story. What I honey nearly the game on the Switch is that when played inward handheld mode, you lot are basically peering into the Subsurface Circular's cart. The hard disk drive Rumble of the Joy-cons lends itself good every bit you lot tin experience the prepare piece it traverses the hush-hush railway. Doors opened upwards as well as you lot tin subtly experience them opening amongst the Joy-cons inward your hands. It's similar the Switch itself is the prepare cart as well as the feeling is all besides glorious inward your hands.
As of now, Mike Bithell's brusk experimental narrative is 1 of the best stories e'er told available for the Switch. It is unique as well as ambitious piece existence brusk as well as cheap. It tells a lot nearly our lives as well as makes commentary on obsolescence inward the human face upwards of an evolving world. As visual novels tend to succeed or neglect inward the thespian relating to the characters, I tin country that Subsurface Circular is besides effective for what it tries to convey to the table. For the toll that it has on the Nintendo Switch eshop, I tin definitely recommend this championship to everyone wanting to read a swell narrative tale over the weekend.
Pros:
- Presentation wise, the graphics as well as soundtrack suits the game well.
- The characters are rattling smartly written as well as they all experience besides existent fifty-fifty if they are human made Teks.
- The story, piece linear, is compelling.
- This is 1 of the best uses of the hard disk drive Rumble for the Joy-cons inward my opinion.
- The toll is great!! $6.00 is a inexpensive toll for this masterpiece.
- The puzzles are practiced as well as organically tied into the masterful dialoguea.
Cons:
- Not for everyone every bit it requires lots as well as lots of reading.
Score: 9/10
Note: This review is based on the retail prepare provided past times the publisher.
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