This time around, instead of following Alex and her high school pals on their overnight bonfire party gone awry, the focus is on a new set of characters who are decidedly older than their teenage counterparts. So, it’s no surprise that the small preview I got to see from Oxenfree II exudes that same level of spoken artistry as the original. ![]() It’s up there with Disco Elysium and Firewatch as the games where I could spend hours just listening to the characters shoot the shit. A combination of the realistic-yet-stylized writing, wonderful performances, and implementation of the Aaron Sorkin-esque “walk-and-talk” mechanics all work together to create characters that just sound right. And after seeing a brief hands-off preview demo of Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, it’s clear that the follow-up understands the exact directions that an expansion of this universe should go in.įor my money, the original Oxenfree contains some of the most natural and conversational dialogue in any game ever. Night School Studio’s debut took the beating heart of the LucasArts-era adventure game, packaged it in some of the most remarkably stylish visuals and sound design imaginable, and made it feel like something wholly unique. 2016’s Oxenfree is one of the defining indie games of the last generation.
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