Overboard!
Released
Release Date: June 2, 2021
Visual novel, in which we play the heroine trying to cover the traces of a murder she committed. Overboard! has a non-linear plot formed by our decisions.
Release Date: June 2, 2021
Visual novel, in which we play the heroine trying to cover the traces of a murder she committed. Overboard! has a non-linear plot formed by our decisions.
Overboard! is a visual novel game in which we have to carry out a kind of "anti-investigation". Game was developed by independent studio inkle, which is known for such projects as 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and Pendragon.
The action of Overboard! takes place in July 1935, on board of SS Hook - a passenger ship sailing from England to New York. The main character of the game is Veronica Villensey, who at the end of the cruise decides to murder her husband. The protagonist now has eight hours to cover her tracks, wash away all suspicion and, ideally, find another culprit before she sails for America. Due to the non-linear structure of the story, which ending we see and which events we take part in depends on our actions and the choices we make.
At first glance, the gameplay in Overboard! does not differ too much from what we are accustomed to in other visual novels. The game involves following the story, talking to characters, and making decisions that affect the further course of the story.
What makes this game different from most other productions of this type is the fact that we have a strictly limited amount of time to conduct our "investigation" (eight hours as the title says) and every action we take causes the precious minutes to elapse. And you have to admit that there is a lot to do here. We have to talk to passengers and try to collect as much information as possible about what they know about the case, as well as explore the ship in search of evidence to get rid of. It's worth remembering that not all of the available actions and paths we can take are important or useful, and not all of them will lead us to a happy ending.
It's impossible to do everything in a single playthrough, so we have to work out the perfect crime, after which not even a shadow of a suspicion will fall on us, by trial and error. The game is also designed and encouraged for multiple playthroughs; dialogue choices or choices we've made in the past are highlighted and scenes can be scrolled through.
Graphics in Overboard! is kept in a colourful, cartoon style. The soundtrack makes the game more attractive.
Platforms:
PC Windows June 2, 2021
Android July 22, 2021
Apple iOS June 2, 2021
Nintendo Switch June 2, 2021
System Requirements for Overboard! Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
CPU 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, 200 MB HDD, Windows XP 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
CPU 4.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, 200 MB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Overboard! Video Game.
Nintendo Life: 9 / 10 by Kate Gray
Where 80 Days was about the broad implications of travelling the entire globe, Overboard! focuses instead on the minutiae of a single day, and the intricacies of interaction. It's a glorious study in how to create a delicate Rube Goldberg machine of dialogue and dependencies, as a cast of mostly terrible people waltz around each other with ulterior motives and pre-existing feelings about everything, including our Veronica and dear, departed Malcolm. It's excellent: play it.
PC Invasion: 8 / 10 by Tim McDonald
Charming, witty, and very replayable: Overboard flips the whodunnit on its head and proves that it can, indeed, be good to be bad.
GameSpew: 8 / 10 by Chris McMullen
Overboard is not the biggest game in terms of a single playthrough, but you’ll dive in again again until you’ve polished your excuses and suspicion-dodging shenanigans. Throw in a superb soundtrack, a gorgeous visual aesthetic and you’ve got a game to die for.
Average score from votes.
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