inkle is an independent development studio from the UK that has specialized in creating adventure games. It has gained recognition for such projects as Overboard!, Expelled!, Sorcery! and Heaven's Vault. Among his works, one can also find TR-49, an adventure-logic production using elements characteristic of radio dramas.
In TR-49, the action is viewed from a first-person perspective (FPP). During the gameplay we sit at a computer from the time of World War II, from which a mysterious voice comes. Our task is to go through the machine's archives, containing little-known books, letters and diaries.
To do so, we have to solve logic puzzles (for example, requiring breaking ciphers and entering codes), search for hidden links or explore more secrets waiting in individual books and recordings.
We are constantly accompanied here by the voice of a computer tutor, with whom we can talk at any time.
In TR-49 we explore the contents of the titular computer created by Bletchley Park engineers Cecil Caulderly and Beatrice Dooler. The main goal is to find the stolen book and decide its fate, as it is the key to cracking the code of reality. As we progress, we discover more secrets hidden by this device.
The source of inspiration for the tw?rc?w were cult productions(Return of the Obra Dinn or Her Story) and radio plays(The Magnus Archives and ars PARADOXICA).
TR-49 features the voices of such actors as Rebekah McLoughlin(Eternal Threads), Paul Warren(A Highland Song, Viewfinder, The Seance of Blake Manor) and Phillipe Bosher(Baldur's Gate 3). The music, meanwhile, was composed by Laurence Chapman(A Highland Song, Heaven's Vault, Mask of the Rose).
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PC Windows
Apple iOS
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System Requirements for TR-49 Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD, 200 MB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD, 200 MB HDD, Windows 11 64-bit.
Game Ratings for TR-49 Video Game.
Final Weapon: 3.5 / 5 by Saras Rajpal
TR-49 is an intricately complex puzzle game, for better and for worse. On the one hand, the overabundance of dialogue that relies on exposition, plus obtuse puzzles that emphasize trial and error rather than the deductive reasoning said to be the game's core, is often really frustrating. On the other hand, the satisfaction you feel when you solve a puzzle all on your own, the multiple endings, and the affordable price make it a game that I'm excited to play again at some point down the line, in spite of my frustrations with it.
So Many Games: 4.5 / 5 by Michael Kriess
TR-49 is a challenge to the modern gamer’s attention span. It asks us to slow down and listen to the whispers of the past, to become readers before we become players. It is a work of restraint, a puzzle box that, once opened, cannot be easily closed. It lingers in the mind like a half-remembered melody, the kind of game that stays with you long after the screen has gone dark.
Entertainium: 4.5 / 5 by Gareth Brading
Unlike Inkle’s 80 Days there’s not much replayability here but uncovering the mystery is consistently enjoyable, although I could have done with a bit more variety in the visuals, as the entire game is played simply looking at the TR-49 device or your notebook. But the story has a great deal of resonance to our current era, where falsehoods are brazenly peddled by fascist governments, and where speaking the truth is sometimes an act of rebellion. TR-49 is another fine addition to Inkle’s growing roster of narrative adventures.
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