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Return of the Obra Dinn

Developer: Lucas Pope Publisher: 3909
18 October 2018
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Return of the Obra Dinn is among the most popular and revered indie titles of the past decade and it's really easy to see why: extremely aesthetically pleasing style, unique gameplay, unique location/atmosphere, it checks a lot of bullet points you'd hope to find in the world of independent games.

Thankfully the puzzles range from properly difficult (with a nice range from "this is a given" to "how was I supposed to know that") but none reach deep into the territory of the worst traits of adventures games (not clicking a specific pixel to progress for example or completely non-logical puzzles solutions).

The only trait with these games that remains is any replay value: despite the title, you can not RETURN to the Obra Dinn. The game is beaten once it's done with little new material to discover on a second trip. Outside this, the narrative of the horrifying creatures (both human and non-human!) that exist on the Obra Dinn has the ability to come on a bit too fast leaving you with a giant ship with a bunch of puzzles and no ongoing narrative to push you further after you've discovered each cut scene. Even the finale for completing the game is not immediately satisfying with the casual lovecraftian beast reference reference which for me, felt more empty than the rest of the references in the game.

That's minor gripes for a game that's otherwise an essential adventure game from the era. If you haven't tried it and like this genre, I urge you to play it. When's the next game Pope?
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Ali5ia Return of the Obra Dinn 2024-03-23T05:28:16Z
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4.0
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Kapitan_Pazur Return of the Obra Dinn 2024-02-26T15:48:58Z
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4.5
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Einarama Return of the Obra Dinn 2024-02-13T15:20:32Z
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4.5
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Jetboxx Return of the Obra Dinn 2024-01-10T11:32:49Z
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4.5
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staunchwoody Return of the Obra Dinn 2024-01-06T22:18:05Z
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magicshop Return of the Obra Dinn 2023-12-22T15:37:56Z
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frollicious Return of the Obra Dinn 2023-12-14T21:13:52Z
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Sanagami Return of the Obra Dinn 2023-11-25T02:13:14Z
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SockShadowPuppet Return of the Obra Dinn 2023-11-21T12:04:39Z
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Deadedededemon Return of the Obra Dinn 2023-11-09T10:12:33Z
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freeziez Return of the Obra Dinn 2023-11-04T23:49:40Z
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  • quote 2022-09-26 17:00:27.736723+00
    Never been on a farm charlie?
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    • Convalescence 2022-09-29 16:10:11.667795+00
      work fast! the wind is ALIVE
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  • ac_church 2022-11-10 16:39:17.472017+00
    hey folks, is this a good game to play with my non-gamer partner as a co-pilot/viewer? we both love mysteries
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    • hopeascendchaos 2023-02-23 18:51:46.064545+00
      thatd make the game even better probably
    • ac_church 2023-03-27 06:39:10.961841+00
      yep, it was a great choice! what else should we try?
    • HannahHunted 2023-04-20 02:19:07.93463+00
      if you liked this, maybe Case of the Golden Idol
    • Convalescence 2023-08-31 07:39:46.792218+00
      agreed with golden idol. ^

      could also recommend Riven and Outer Wilds
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  • weston69 2022-12-05 15:37:25.513599+00
    one of the most creative games ive ever played, but one with absolutely zero replay value. damn i wish i could experience it again
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    • dontwannaknow 2023-02-27 20:52:26.406692+00
      buddy wants procedurally generated puzzle games
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  • Skillager1 2023-01-06 05:49:04.167737+00
    This was really boring and repetitive
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  • palceu 2023-03-20 01:55:45.983817+00
    brilliant gameplay loop and narrative structure, but the story itself felt pretty boring to me, a bit disappointing coming from papers please
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    • Convalescence 2023-08-25 08:07:51.449134+00
      I need a new Lucas pope game to marry the best of both papers please and this. Would be absolutely mind crushing gamer goodness
    • AntonL1kesPotato 2024-01-17 18:29:37.47023+00
      the story is it's main weak point i'd say every other aspect is done well
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  • HeatherMadhouse 2023-05-25 19:31:13.832543+00
    is it bad if i don't think that this is as good as papers please?
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    • heavymetalthunder 2023-06-06 09:02:10.26008+00
      nah i feel same
    • Convalescence 2023-08-25 08:08:20.364167+00
      I’m a huge sycophant for this game and honestly I can see it too. papers please is fucking fantastic
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  • marachi 2023-07-31 17:32:22.415094+00
    Can't believe I was able to solve one of the indentities thanks to the end credits and I keep wondering if that's intentional
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    • unj 2023-08-01 15:47:29.56003+00
      I'm pretty positive that's a way to confirm something, yeah, but it can be logically deduced too.
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  • Crazystone 2024-01-17 20:00:07.814387+00
    Lucas Pope proved that boring profession is boring in papers please and here he proved that interesting profession is boring
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