A walking sim obviously, but at times it feels like its leaning more towards an investigative game, other times a horror game, and sometimes even a supernatural thriller. Simon Poole’s musical score is hauntingly beautiful and sets the tone perfectly for a lonely and desolate town plagued by tragedy.ĭraugen feels like it doesn’t really know what kind of a game it wants to be.
The landscapes as well as the village itself are beautifully rendered and look like something you would actually see in Norway in the 1920’s. At first I had no problem with thoroughly inspecting every drawing and newspaper clipping within each room of the house. I will give this game credit it’s absolutely gorgeous. Why? This isn’t gameplay, it’s superfluous button mashing.ĭraugen moves at a glacial pace and instead encourages you to take your time observing your surroundings.
If you want to look at a painting, you click on it, it zooms in, and then you have to click “Look” in order to actually look at it. However, this game makes you press the button again even if there are no other options to choose from. This is understandable when you have an item that you can do several different things with, like a book where you can choose to turn the page, read the current one, or take it with you. Although, when you pick up an item you’ll have to press the button again to actually interact with it. The gameplay is exactly what you would expect from a walking sim: walk, run, and interact with objects. Believe me, I’m actually making this sound more interesting than it really is. Upon arriving you’ll find that the whole town appears to be deserted and the mystery surrounding what happened to its inhabitants, as well as your sister, becomes your obsession. You’re on a mission to find your sister, Betty, a journalist who went missing while investigating a small Norwegian fishing town called Graavik. In Draugen you play as an American naturalist named Edward, who is accompanied by a spirited young girl named Lissie. The question now is which end of the spectrum does Draugen sit? On the other end of the spectrum were titles like Tacoma, ELEA: Paradigm Shift, and the disastrous Flowers Are Dead, which failed to impress in just about every way. Games like SOMA, The Stanley Parable, Through the Woods, and Infliction were able to keeps players invested throughout their experience.
With little to no gameplay elements other than walking, running, or interacting with objects, the game needs to be strong in a lot of other areas to keep players entertained. Together, you must explore this scenic coastal community - nestled amongst the fjords and mountains of rural Norway - in your search for Edward's sister, and unearth the darkness that lies beneath the picturesque surface.Walking simulators are a tough type of game to get right. But you're not alone: at every step of the way, Edward's accompanied by his ward, Lissie a gregarious, independent and enigmatic young woman. You play Edward Charles Harden, an American traveller who's come to Norway to find his missing sister. Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir tale of suspense and mystery, set in 1920s Norway.About DraugenFrom the studio that brought you Dreamfall Chapters, and the creative team behind The Longest Journey and The Secret World, comes a first-person psychological mystery set in 1920s Norway.The year is 1923.
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