![]() In a second playthrough, I realized the other choice - sparing the little red scarf - isn’t earned by choosing “correct” dialogue options, but, uniquely, by changing my actions during the gameplay. ![]() And to my horror, Anne treated the lifeless husk in her home as just a mess to clean up later. I suppose I assumed Forgotton Anne would tell me beforehand if distilling a Forgotling’s anima was akin to using a gun on it, but it didn’t. Even though domino-effect consequences didn’t reveal themselves in this short demo, my first major decision left me second-guessing myself, and questioning Anne’s assumedly good nature.Īt the prompting of the tutorial, I used the Arca on an alleged fugitive red scarf Forgotling, only to watch it fall to an unceremonious heap on the floor accompanied with a “this outcome could have been different” memo. Regardless, as a narrative-heavy adventure game, it’s obvious Forgotton Anne’s bread-and-butter will be the weight of the choices the player makes. As I only have access to the first 20 minutes, I assume the puzzles’ difficulty will ramp in accordance with progression, and more items, like Anne’s wings, will be found that alter the platforming. The puzzle solving didn’t require much thought or experimentation, nor did the platforming, but it broke up the dialogue enough to keep up the momentum. True to the developer’s goals, Forgotton Anne is a seamless experience with no loading screens between the ever-important dialogue, and light platforming and puzzles, retaining the feel of an ongoing animated feature. The world is fueled by a magical energy called anima, an energy Anne can manipulate with a device on her wrist, the Arca, to overcome obstacles in the 2D world.Forgotton Anne is certainly beautiful, the story mystical, but how’s the gameplay? Anne is the Enforcer, tasked with keeping order, and Master Boku the mastermind behind the operation meant to get them home. These Forgotlings can be friends or foe to Anne and Master Boku, either as workers building an Ether Bridge back to the human realm, or as rebels rising up against something yet to be made clear - perhaps Anne and Master Boku’s escape. Anne, the main character, is stuck in a mysterious place dubbed the Forgotten Lands with Master Boku, where objects long forgotten also inhabit. Forgotton Anne’s story premise is something to be expected of the whimsical, anime-inspired style, too, creating a cohesive aesthetic.
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