Glimpses

[Originally written on 12 Apr 2020]  I just finished playing this game and…I don’t know, it’s very, very different from all the games I’ve played in my life so far. It’s a peaceful game, to use a crude term. It’s a huge departure from all the action- packed, adrenaline fuelling games that I’ve recently played. And it really reminds me of the Dream Chronicles series. The music, the environments, the voice overs, everything…even the way the story is narrated. There’s not much to do in the game. It’s not like those strategy games where you have to think about your next moves, or like an action – adventure game where you have to punch your way out of a sticky situation, or even like a puzzle game where there   are neither enemies nor friends but just mind – numbing puzzles. There’s nothing of that sort in Edith Finch and yet it feels enjoyable. It’s what you might call a “Walking Simulator”, where you just walk, explore your surroundings and interact with the objects around ...