![]() ![]() No Code’s previous outing, Stories Untold is rooted in atmosphere and Observation is no different, stepping things up in the visual department to aid that feeling. All of these intertwining personal stories and relationships layer on top of each other to help build atmosphere, which is something Observation offers in abundance. ![]() Imagine being able to hit the pause button on the Nostromo and comb through Kane’s diary – that’s the kind of backstory insight you get from these documents and voice recordings. You are encouraged to explore each of the station’s former inhabitants’ living spaces to find out more about them and their lives, leading to quiet moments of smaller scale drama. While the plot is intriguing, and drives Observation along on at a good pace, there’s plenty of calm amid the chaos. It’s a storytelling mechanic, too: as you find new technical information around the space station, gaps in SAM’s memory core start to fill. It’s then up to you to work out the specific solution to the task, using everything you’ve learned while steadily drip-feeding new ideas into your memory, in many ways mimicking how an AI learns over time. ![]() “The method for solving each puzzle is provided as a scanned document or analysed schematics obtained while exploring the environment. ![]()
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