![]() At one point, for instance, your daughter may be involved with certain people and that puts your family in danger. There are also times when you’re left with more weighty choices, especially when your family is involved. Some of the laws are incredibly silly, like sugar being banned as “it makes life sweeter”, for instance, and hence, you have the choice of whether or not you want to report someone for owning sugar, of all things. Similar to its prequels, you’re left with the choice of following the commands of the government/your higher-ups or siding with the weak citizens who suffer from the oppressive directives. Do you risk your position and endanger your family further or do you take the side of the weak and keep your moral compass aligned with the “good” side. All of these actions will present you with choices: Is it truly okay for you to do this? And the game doesn’t quite answer the question as it’s your choice to make. You may steal items or plant evidence on people to be able to get them arrested. You may install cameras into the fire alarms to keep tabs on your tenants. As the housekeeper/janitor, your job is to pay for a lot of bills, take care of your family, and keep the peace in the house. Your new job is to take care of your tenants’ needs, clean the washing machine, fix the utilities, and obviously report any suspicious behaviour. Genre: Strategy, Simulation, Political Sim, Point & Click, Indie, DystopianĪfter finding a suspicious virus has been planted onto your work computer, a high-ranking security officer saves you from having to serve a life sentence in the coal mines, offering you a job as a housekeeper. For today’s review, I’ll talk about Beholder 3 as its own entry in the franchise as you won’t need to play the previous entries to understand what’s going on in this game at all. Beholder 3 is yet another entry in the Beholder franchise, exploring these themes and potentially going deeper and darker than ever with some of its narratives – which isn’t too surprising as it wasn’t developed by Warm Lamp Games but by Paintbucket Games who are known for their Resistance Group Sim, Through the Darkest of Times, which places you at odds with the Nazi regime. Some of this may sound boring but the story-telling is often the most compelling factor in these games, which makes them so intriguing, especially as the narrative of authoritarian or dystopian societies is incredibly interesting and needs to be explored more, in my opinion. Polit-Sims like “Papers, Please!”, “Not Tonight”, and “Beholder” throw you right into the “action” of bureaucracy by having you fill out forms, snitch on suspicious characters, follow specific procedures and try to survive when there is so much to lose when you make a simple mistake. Highly recommended.The Beholder series was always an interesting gem among many Indie games that try themselves at presenting the player with moral choices in an authoritarian state. Remember to be always careful, though, as early game decisions can affect the late game, but by then it’s too late. Even its unique 2D art style helps convey that suspense. It has a gripping story that drives the story and helps justify your actions. A totalitarian masterpieceīy capturing the tension of living under constant surveillance, Beholder 3 manages to become more thrilling than most horror-survival titles. The addition of different factions will also ensure that a small slip-up can cost you your entire game, be careful. This makes the game exceptionally challenging and it’s where this game surpasses its predecessors. ![]() Some decision choices look inconsequential, then come back to bite you when you least expect it. ![]() This design choice helps emphasize the colorful life on the surface yet the distrust and deception that seems inherent among everyone–adding tension in the process.Īlso, despite offering a save/ load mechanism, it’s hard to get the ending you like. It has a mix of silhouette characters identifiable by unique clothing items like neckties or hairdos, which contrasts with the realistic and colorful backgrounds. Visually speaking, it looks like the 2D Flash-based video games of the previous decades, particularly those hosted on the Newgrounds website. The game, however, offers multiple paths for you to take, allowing for great replayability. An everyday father framed for false charges, he turns into a government spy to exact revenge and reclaims his life. In this masterpiece from Paintbucket Games, you play Frank Schwarz. In Beholder 3, you live in a totalitarian regime, bringing a vivid visualization of George Orwell’s novel 1984 to life.
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