Oxenfree
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"OXENFREE: The emotional adventure game you need to know about" - IGN
"A mix of Freaks and Geeks, Poltergeist and the best teen films of the ’80s" – Polygon
"Part teen drama, part terrifying ghost story" – Kill Screen
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. Play as Alex, a bright, rebellious teenager who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party on an old military island. The night takes a terrifying turn when you unwittingly open a ghostly gate spawned from the island’s cryptic past. How you deal with these events, your peers, and the ominous creatures you’ve unleashed is up to you.
YOU determine every aspect of Alex's story while exploring Edwards Island, uncovering the base's dark past, and changing the course of your friends' lives.
Features:
An intelligent conversation system that changes the story and your relationships based on every decision
A unique radio mechanic that allows Alex to communicate with mysterious spectres and manipulate her world
Art from Disney alum and an original soundtrack by scntfc (Sword & Sworcery, Galak-Z)
Multiple mysteries to unravel, spanning decades and lifetimes
Inspired by little-known events of World War II
Featuring voice talent from The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead, Borderlands and more
Starring:
Erin Yvette (The Wolf Among Us, Tales From the Borderlands)
Gavin Hammon (The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tomb Raider)
Britanni Johnson (Borderlands, Borderlands 2)
Music and Sound by scntfc
System requirements for Nintendo Switch
System requirements for Xbox One
System requirements for PlayStation 4
System requirements for iOS
System requirements for PC
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Shader Model 3.0 Compatible (DirectX 9.0c)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
- OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i5 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 6750 (or higher)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
System requirements for Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 14.10 or similar
- Processor: Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Shader Model 3.0 Compatible (DirectX 9.0c)
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04
- Processor: Intel i5 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 6750 (or higher)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
System requirements for Android
System requirements for macOS
- OS: OSX 10.8 or higher
- Processor: Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB OpenGL 2.0 Compatible
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- OS: OSX 10.8 or higher
- Processor: Intel i5 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 6750 (or higher)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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Oxenfree reviews and comments
The conversation system feels natural. It's the best part of this game. But it's still plagued by two of the worst issues of the genre: scripted sequences cutting off your conversations prematurely and your intentions never coming across correctly. For example, you choose "Wow, that's rough" and your character starts to mock your companion, never once showing any empathy. You'll be in the middle of some important conversation, walking along the beach when the conversation suddenly stops and you're now talking about something completely different.
The sound design is all over the place. The heavy 80's synth is used very well in the effects and soundtrack, but then there's instances where you're forced to listen to a 30 second badly looped sample for 5 minutes while you very slowly walk across the map, all the while frustrated that your character is so socially inept that they can't just say what you tell them to.
The visuals are hit or miss as well. The sci-fi horror sections had fantastic presentation, but again, we underused and underdeveloped in favor of focusing more on the conversation system and "relationship" systems.
It had a very clever "multiplayer" integration that was underdeveloped. It was just subtle enough though, so kudos for that. Would not recommend unless you're a fan of teenage romance and Stranger Things. The mystery was over explained and pretty shallow to begin with. It's obvious that it was just an excuse to make you try to be as "close" to each character as possible by the end of the game due to choices that you didn't know you were making or just didn't want to make.