Despite his very short success with his first video game:oxless‘, a title with two-dimensional perspective and a certain depth (named 2.5D), Night School Studio is a young Californian band that has only been around for ten years. However, they can be considered their true masters. What is yours? Well It offers a very innovative scenario-based experience supported by a fast, intelligent and well-integrated dialog system.in which we respond quickly and naturally to a variety of conversations to convey the idea that we “manage” the adventure. This system is no stranger to its creators, who are part of houses like Telltale Games, famous for their chat adventures.
supernatural adventures
‘Oxenfree’, the video game in question, and its sequels, can be confused with those who let you “choose your own adventure” where the player assumes that they can control events with their reactions, in reality only when the developer presents a single story split into very similar narrative sequences. A solution that is as effective as it is common among video game creators. All these tools have cheats and the possibility to choose ‘Oxenfee’ or ‘Oxenfree II’ during events.
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals – Trailer
In any case, both elements are accepted among the gaming community without much issue. Usually the formula allows us to choose from a trio of different responses for each of our interactions with the other characters, but this time we also have the possibility of communicating via a Radio at certain times and connecting to the radio from the first part. All this indicates a higher level of freedom of action, but in reality, yes, it is a gimmick that makes us part of the plot and introduces the plot very effectively, because the production is very talented, making the game more “ours” by making the player believe that each of the answers adds something from their role.
Riley’s Odyssey
‘Lost Signals’, the subtitle that gives the sequel its full title, tells the story of Riley Poverly, an environmental researcher who returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate radio frequency signals that are causing equipment malfunctions. electronic. Things soon get messy and she witnesses strange events that she must solve.
Oxless II it offers a great map that we have to explore from the beginningwhich deprives us of the surprise factor when it comes to recognizing the contours of our playground. Access to the entire island is unlocked during the adventure, but perhaps the exploration part is made less surprising by the fact that the scenarios are complete or nearly complete from the beginning. The future of adventure is well written, but When it comes to screencasting, we sometimes have the feeling that we have to get from one place to another without too much difficulty. and almost nothing needs to fall. At most, we found some puzzles that provide the necessary difficulty and challenge for the player in the parts of the game.
It can be played in English with Spanish localized texts.
On the other hand, regarding its strengths, ‘Oxenfree II’ is visually appealingand the inspiration of a good soundtrack is undeniable but where real talent is perceived is in the creation of the scripts and the performance of the dubbing actors. This is one of the aspects where you can see the hand of Netflix, which bought the company in 2021 and localized the game’s texts into 60 languages. It also made this second iteration of the brand feel bigger, better finished because its developers were able to include everything they couldn’t complete in the first installment, giving it a feel of work with much higher production values.
results
As a video game ‘Oxenfree II’ is attractive and exciting. Its best asset is undoubtedly the dialogues: natural, dynamic and funny, which gradually unfolds a suggestive and mysterious plot.. as if A mix of an interactive movie and a retro video game. It’s a combination that has undoubtedly caught the attention of Netflix, whose executives have already indicated that they will welcome a video game-based series in the future. Until then, it’s worth spending a few hours on the experience because we all know that series based on video games are a lot more fun if you’ve already experienced the original adventure.