American Arcadia review - a charming but simplistic spin on the Truman Show
I worried a bit about American Arcadia because of how much of a departure it seemed to be from Call of the Sea, Out of the Blue's first game, which I really liked. Why ditch a template that seemed to work so well? Why leave first-person mystery adventuring behind for a platformer set in the 1970s? Like I said, I worried.I shouldn't have. American Arcadia is a departure from Call of the Sea, but now that I've played it, I'm happy to say the hallmarks of Call of the Sea are absolutely still there. There is first-person puzzling and adventuring, it's just not immediately apparent, and there is a compelling mystery running through the game. And while 1970s America isn't as eye-catching as the tropical island of Call of the Sea, American Arcadia does manage to turn a look, and there's plenty about it to recommend.Let's cover the basics. American Arcadia is a game about a man escaping from inside a TV show, which has thus far been his whole life, a bit like The Truman Show - with one crucia
I worried a bit about American Arcadia because of how much of a departure it seemed to be from Call of the Sea, Out of the Blue's first game, which I really liked. Why ditch a template that seemed to work so well? Why leave first-person mystery adventuring behind for a platformer set in the 1970s? Like I said, I worried.
I shouldn't have. American Arcadia is a departure from Call of the Sea, but now that I've played it, I'm happy to say the hallmarks of Call of the Sea are absolutely still there. There is first-person puzzling and adventuring, it's just not immediately apparent, and there is a compelling mystery running through the game. And while 1970s America isn't as eye-catching as the tropical island of Call of the Sea, American Arcadia does manage to turn a look, and there's plenty about it to recommend.
Let's cover the basics. American Arcadia is a game about a man escaping from inside a TV show, which has thus far been his whole life, a bit like The Truman Show - with one crucial difference. This is not a TV show about only his life, but everyones' lives who live in the utopia known as American Arcadia.
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