Does this game have a good plot?

[𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔲𝔰 𝔄𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰]

Basically the title. Does this game lean towards gameplay or actually tells a nice story?

[Sunsetter]

Absolutely.

[Froh]

Yes. But also yes.

[Lunaire]

Haven't finished the game so I can't confirm on the plot itself but the setting of the plot is really cool imo.
TLDR: a portion of the population dies every year with no recourse and you're next.

[Dave_El_Jefe]

Yes but Acthually Yes

[aliensalmon]

I have three party members so far, but all the characters (including non-playable ones) are pretty good and captivating so far. I'm currently taking a break but I can't wait to play again after work!

[GuNNuP]

Originally posted by Lunaire:

Haven't finished the game so I can't confirm on the plot itself but the setting of the plot is really cool imo.
TLDR: a portion of the population dies every year with no recourse and you're next.

Somewhat spoilers, One or more of the party isn't in their last year.

[bean]

Wow, I just came here to the forums to ask the same thing. I watched the trailer and was hit with two immediate reactions.

1- this game has top-notch production value. it is hard to create visuals that distinguish a game from the rest nowadays and even in the RPG space; which is even more crowded, this game really does stand out.

2- There seems to be no story, just a bunch of tropes flashing on screen.

It would be a shame if the game has some formulaic and boring plot full of modern conventions. It has been a looooooooooong time since we got a game that featured both a great story and an amazing looking / innovative game.

[Lunaire]

Also, the opening itself hits like a truck if you have a functional heart. Prepare a box a tissues. :)

[icantsee]

Yes

[Bizarre Lad]

Yes, yes and yes.

[Uminak]

It's too early to tell, people just started playing. Game journalists claim that the story is great, but I trust them about them as much as I trust my dog not to jump after a piece of meat that falls off of my table.
What I can confirm is that the writing and direction is top notch. It's fully possible that the story quality will nosedive in quality later, but so far I can thoroughly recommend it.

[GuNNuP]

Originally posted by bean:

Wow, I just came here to the forums to ask the same thing. I watched the trailer and was hit with two immediate reactions.

1- this game has top-notch production value. it is hard to create visuals that distinguish a game from the rest nowadays and even in the RPG space; which is even more crowded, this game really does stand out.

2- There seems to be no story, just a bunch of tropes flashing on screen.

It would be a shame if the game has some formulaic and boring plot full of modern conventions. It has been a looooooooooong time since we got a game that featured both a great story and an amazing looking / innovative game.

did you play it longer than 20 minutes. there is like 3 hooks right at the beginning. His romance, THeir struggle to make this expedition count, and anomalies that contradict the premise.

[Bizarre Lad]

Originally posted by GuNNuP:

Originally posted by bean:

Wow, I just came here to the forums to ask the same thing. I watched the trailer and was hit with two immediate reactions.

1- this game has top-notch production value. it is hard to create visuals that distinguish a game from the rest nowadays and even in the RPG space; which is even more crowded, this game really does stand out.

2- There seems to be no story, just a bunch of tropes flashing on screen.

It would be a shame if the game has some formulaic and boring plot full of modern conventions. It has been a looooooooooong time since we got a game that featured both a great story and an amazing looking / innovative game.

did you play it longer than 20 minutes. there is like 3 hooks right at the beginning. His romance, THeir struggle to make this expedition count, and anomalies that contradict the premise.

the guy doesn't even own the game.

[Lunaire]

Originally posted by GuNNuP:

Originally posted by Lunaire:

Haven't finished the game so I can't confirm on the plot itself but the setting of the plot is really cool imo.
TLDR: a portion of the population dies every year with no recourse and you're next.

Somewhat spoilers, One or more of the party isn't in their last year.

That is clear pretty early on though, so yeah not much of a spoiler. So I guess it depends on who you identify with the most.

[Lunaire]

Originally posted by GuNNuP:

Originally posted by bean:

Wow, I just came here to the forums to ask the same thing. I watched the trailer and was hit with two immediate reactions.

1- this game has top-notch production value. it is hard to create visuals that distinguish a game from the rest nowadays and even in the RPG space; which is even more crowded, this game really does stand out.

2- There seems to be no story, just a bunch of tropes flashing on screen.

It would be a shame if the game has some formulaic and boring plot full of modern conventions. It has been a looooooooooong time since we got a game that featured both a great story and an amazing looking / innovative game.

did you play it longer than 20 minutes. there is like 3 hooks right at the beginning. His romance, THeir struggle to make this expedition count, and anomalies that contradict the premise.

The first anomaly's name though... look it up and it might not be a real anomaly, if you see what I mean.