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Essays 20 April 2023, 14:57

Oxenfree. 15 indie games with the best storylines

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  1. Year of release: 2016
  2. Developers: Night School Studio
  3. Story in a nutshell: it was supposed to be a good old beach party, not ghosts from another dimension

Oxenfree is a great example of a coming-of-age story in a strange world, containing elements of a youth thriller and paranormal horror. A good comparison is Netflix's Stranger Things. The main character is a teenager called Alex. The girl organizes a party on the island with a few of her friends. After reaching the location, it quickly turns out that it once was a military base, and the last of its permanent residents has died just recently.

Oxenfree went a long way to deliver a dialog system that ensures a natural flow of conversations, of which there's a great deal in the game. There are misunderstandings, quarrels, and lots of unsolved private matters that we'll have a chance to tackle. Things get even more complicated once the teenagers encounter a rift between dimensions and the group gets torn apart. It is a well-written story that has great suspense, and the events are genuinely interesting.

Sebastian Kasparek

Sebastian Kasparek

Feels most comfortable in the editorials section at GRYOnline, and sometimes he also writes reviews. A fan of all kinds of culture, who reaches for works from both the top and the bottom shelf. He likes to immerse himself in niche games and productions that are hard to define unequivocally. Appreciates an analytical and critical approach when dealing with cultural works. Prefers unique, strange, visually crazy games that boldly tackle more interesting narrative issues. Addicted to high-octane productions, fighting games, big robots and arcade. Huge fan of Grasshopper Manufacture studio. He likes to catch up on forgotten "hidden gems" from years ago, especially from Japan. Interested in games and the people behind them. Strongly addicted to cinema. A huge fan of Mads Mikkelsen and Takeshi Kitano. He also loves Inio Asano's manga and Tsutomu Nihei's aesthetics.

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