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I wasn’t especially fond of this game’s mostly-synthesized music, but it does at least do a decent job setting the tone.
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Oxenfree’s story not only explores some fantastic psychological horror, science-fiction and fantasy elements, but also does a fantastic job of bringing to life its characters, with Alex and her friends all superbly-written and believably-voiced (though Alex’s best friend Ren’s voice actor sounds a bit too old for his character), with some excellent sound effects used for the game’s stranger events. However, the other major elements that have carried over well in this version of the game are the story and sound. On the bright side, I should mention that the Nintendo Switch version of the game has touchscreen support, and this actually works very well. It doesn’t ruin the experience, but it does mark the Nintendo Switch version of the game as a bit inferior. However, on the Nintendo Switch, the load times are noticeably long, and effects like reflections in the water are noticeably low-fidelity. The game uses a mix of detailed, hand-painted 2D elements and simple 3D character models viewed from a good enough distance that their simplicity doesn’t show so much, with the good animation and excellent artistic design of the game covering for this lack of detail. The presentation in Oxenfree is good, but you can tell the game made sacrifices to get on Nintendo Switch, which is strange because this doesn’t seem like an especially demanding game.
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Still, players who get freaked out by creepy stuff in games may want to give Oxenfree a wide berth. The strange events surrounding the island seem foreboding and at times menacing, but this game is far more interested in the psychological elements of horror than the physical. Oxenfree is a game I would almost describe as a Horror title, but it generally falls short of scary and ends up being more creepy and unsettling. However, the group soon discovers that this strange phenomenon is more than just a fun campfire tale, and soon Alex finds herself scrambling to find her friends and uncover the secrets behind the dangers they face. This game puts players in the role of Alex, one of a group of five teenagers that head to an abandoned island for a night of drinking, fun, and checking out the strange urban legends surrounding the island’s caves. Oxenfree is a Graphic Adventure released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2016, then ported to mobile devices and Nintendo Switch in 2017.