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Point-and-click, Simulator, Indie, Drama
OpenCritic85IGDB85
Her Story is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Aisle. A crime fiction game with non-linear storytelling, Her Story revolves around a police database full of live action video footage.
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Contemplative, tiny, plot-driven and formally daring.
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DestructoidLaura Kate DaleJun 201510/10It's not a typical structure for a game, but the mechanics really do work in the context of the narrative. If you like the idea of an open-ended '90s murder mystery with no guarantee you'll find a solid answer to its mysteries, then I can't recommend this highly enough. Her Story is a spectacular video game, and one of the most gripping personal narratives I've experienced in some time.
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TelegraphChris SchillingJun 20155/5 starsThis is a remarkable, progressive, absorbing game, one sure to prompt fervent discussion among its players, no two of whom will have shared the same experience. Your actions and deductions may not lead to a virtual arrest or conviction, but the curiosity of your inner Columbo will surely have been sated.
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Digital SpyJoe DonnellyJun 20155/5 starsThis year has blessed us with many massive, must-play releases. Her Story regally joins the list and is one that we're sure will be discussed for years to come.
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAdam SmithJun 2015When all was said and done, I felt that my curiosity had been rewarded rather than rebuked. Her Story recognises that we have a habit of slowing down and craning our necks when we pass an accident, but it also trusts us to temper that urge with empathy. Maybe if we were separated from these events by a window and a motorway lane rather than a screen and impassable years, we'd slow down enough to pull someone out of harm's way.
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Slant MagazineJed PressgroveJun 20152/5 starsNeither the artificial screen glare nor actress Viva Seifert's performance lend credibility to the game's lady-psychopath clichés.
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IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 287 ratings.
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