PC, PlayStation 4/5 (version played); Scavengers Studio
A girl is trying to record her world at the end of an era, but what promises to be an emotional experience can often feel artificial
Exploration is a powerful motivator: no matter what kind of game we’re playing, we are driven by what stories, sights or characters wait around the next bend. Scavengers Studio makes use of that fascination with the unknown by making exploration the entire point of Season. You control a young, nameless woman, who decides to record as much of her world as she can and deliver her findings to a museum before the end of the current season, the term the game uses for its different historical eras. As she travels on foot and by bicycle, her sketches, audio recordings and photographs go into her scrapbook; the narration comes from someone reading that scrapbook in the future.
Season makes great use of its gameplay tools. Its camera comes with different filters and a focusing tool, which makes taking pictures pleasant. You have the freedom to snap or record whatever you want; even when you’re supposed to capture specific things to make sense of a mystery, the game leaves it completely up to you whether you want to engage or not, and for how long. Cycling feels great, and there is lots to see.
Season is out on 31 January; £24.99. Continue reading...
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