CLOSED HANDS

Very interesting story. I initially thought the game would be like Orwell but this is entirely different. Only the initial plot is the same : there was a bombing. We are skimming through a script offered through various means (text like in a book, chat, emails, conversations,...) each split into timelines. We go through several branches of the story as we like to pursue the details and get to the end of the...

7 found this helpful, 2021-10-19

I've only played this game for a couple of hours so far, but it's definitely pulling me in. Very well-written, compelling, and the soundtrack is excellent. It's not really music, as such so far, but it's an ambient noisescape which dynamically swells and shifts as the narrative moves along, and adds a huge amount to the experience. It's obviously early-days yet but I can already tell that this story has a lot to...

7 found this helpful, 2021-10-07

Closed Hands is an interactive visual novel about a fictitious terrorist attack and the lives of 5 people who were indirectly impacted by its destruction. Although the terror attack is the converging event, Closed Hands chooses to focus on the action and reactions of its main characters before and after the attack opposed to showing you the actual carnage. For the most part, I agree with this purposeful choice by the...

2 found this helpful, 2024-08-29