You’re tasked with going out and taking stock of the various denizens in the city and their romantic inclinations. The assignment is a fairly simple census. To make ends meet, your housemate hooks you up with a gig for the government. Set in the immediate aftermath of London being pulled down into the underworld, you play as a single citizen struggling to find their feet (and love) in this new status quo. It’s bold and bite-sized in ways that Sunless Skies and Sunless Seas weren’t while keeping a grip on much of the same atmosphere, gravitas and charm. Mask of the Rose feels like a savvy attempt to sway me away from this stance.įailbetter’s latest is a visual novel adventure that brings the developer’s distinct fantasy world to life in a more approachable way while putting a fresh spin on a familiar subgenre. Even as someone who is inclined towards games that put all their chips on narrative and storytelling, a text-based RPG is something of a hard sell in 2023. The supernaturally-slanted Victorian setting of Failbetter’s flagship browser-based game is one of the most intriguing games that I haven’t spent enough time in. I’ve always had trouble falling for the charms of Fallen London.
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