![]() Luckily until then, the illusion of choice was sold so well that I didn’t once miss the lack of input. This single pivotal moment determines which of three endings ties off the long story, completely brushing aside everything Amy worked for. In fact, it isn’t until the final few minutes of the game that players are given a meaningful decision at all. ![]() Players are left to live out Amy’s predetermined journey, making small decisions that only affect dialogue. Both promise her great things beyond the temporary vaccine in exchange for her allegiance. As fate would have it, a chance encounter during a “lottery job” leads Amy to become a nexus to the masked, posh leader of the aristocracy Tiberius and the revolutionary Danton. While readily available to aristocrats, working-class citizens can only acquire the vaccine via a work-to-enter lottery. Yes, I loved her by the time I finished the story but it took me some time to see her as anything but level-headed and somewhat grey.Īmy’s convoluted journey to acquire a vaccine to Green Lung takes her through a drama of espionage, rebellion, self-discovery, and running errands. While her character nicely unfolded the challenges and choices over the course of the game, I felt it took a while for Amy to show her humanity. It’s really noticeable early on when she sings a few rhyme songs to a game of jump rope: her rendition of “Miss Mary Mack” is pitch-perfect and telling of a well-rounded actor but completely inharmonious with her role as a working-class mechanic living in post-apocalyptic filth. Amy’s voice doesn’t really help matters either while her dialogue is delivered quite well, the quality of her voice often comes off too saccharine and clean. She’s a strong, well-written character with a good sense of humor but whose benevolence sometimes makes her personality a seem tad sterile. ![]() You play as Amy Wellard, a mechanic and overall do-gooder that’s recently succumb to the Green Lung plague. Shardlight is set in post-WW3 America wherein the outbreak of a plague prompted the rise of a tyrannical government and division of classes. Despite some frustratingly obtuse puzzles and a linear albeit good story, Shardlight consistently hits the right notes, managing to be much more than just a genre throwback. Delivered through strong voice acting, pretty DOS-like visuals, and fantastic character development that feels particularly natural, the task of healing the world has never felt more personal. Wadjet Eye Game’s new point-and-click adventure Shardlight, released March 8, tells an enthralling story about repairing what’s left of an already broken planet.
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