![]() There’s very little hand-holding in Return Of The Obra Dinn, if any at all. It’s up to you to figure out what became of these unfortunate souls, and what follows is perhaps the most captivating and original detective game you’ve ever played. The ship contains enormous amounts of cargo, so naturally, the powers that be are very concerned as to what happened to the ship and those contained within. Return of the Obra Dinn is set in the 1800s, and your shipping agent character is tasked with setting sail to the Obra Dinn, a ship stranded in the middle of the ocean whose crew have mysteriously disappeared. ![]() ![]() Like most games of its ilk though, when it begins to click you’re already sucked into the mystery and wanting to eagerly crack on to close this fascinating case. It’s probably unlike anything you’ve ever played before and, as such, is somewhat difficult to get your head around to begin with. There’s a reason why it was up for so many Game of the Year awards at the turn of 2019, though. It’s bizarre, at times excruciatingly difficult and feverishly rewarding beating the game felt like winning gold in an Olympic marathon. With the majority of the console world still awaiting Papers, Please (bar the PS Vita), its follow up is perhaps the first time those with controllers instead of keyboards have experienced the wonderful work of Pope, and Return of the Obra Dinn is perhaps even more impressive than its forerunner. After finding a dedicated audience willing to get on board with a game that on paper, probably shouldn’t ever have been as popular as it was, Pope’s narrative-based detective story feels right at home in your hands. Released to critical acclaim last October, Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope’s Return of The Obra Dinn finally arrives on consoles with quite the fanfare.
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