![]() ![]() ![]() The soundtrack, composed by Yann Latour, is deeply soothing and blends perfectly with the vibe of the city and each of its varied districts. The voice acting is well done, and with everything being fully voice acted, you get a lot more of a feeling for each character and their personalities. There’s humour in the dialogue, from the sushi chef making a joke about a looping animation to save on disk space to the electronics store owner mentioning the familiarity of Darude Sandstorm. You’ll be able to interact with people you meet, and your conversations will vary depending on which of the two characters you are actively controlling, with some NPCs requiring either Tina or Sam to prompt particular conversations in order to progress. On occasion you’ll reach certain points in the story that will trigger short cutscenes, which enhances the story with the actions of the evil Mayor Rumpf, the secrets your father had been working on (and that you must uncover), and more. The streets are peppered with ‘cyber junkies’ VR addicts that spend every waking moment tapped into cyberspace, and it really makes the world appear quite bleak. Each location is heavily detailed, which really helps to make the world feel deep and fleshed out, despite being quite small. The visual style of Encodya is gorgeous, with a Studio Ghibli-esque look to the world and the characters within. The crux of the story is that Tina and SAM must uncover whatever secrets may be held within SAM’s coding, put there by Tina’s father when she was just a small baby - before he disappeared, and before her mother’s passing. Exploring environments, looking for any items that might be of use, and keeping an eye out for anything to interact with, and exhausting all of the conversations with available NPCs there were a few moments that I did find myself to be searching the same areas repeatedly, unable to figure out what to do, or what item(s) to use or combine, but with a bit of trial and error, I’d get there eventually. If you’ve ever played classic LucasArts titles like Tales of Monkey Island, then you’ll know what to expect here. You’ll take control of both characters, being able to swap between them on the fly Tina was who I controlled for the bulk of the gameplay, as she is much quicker to move, only switching to SAM when I required him for something out of reach, to move heavy items, or for specific dialogue with NPCs. Set in Neo Berlin in the year 2062, Chaosmonger Studio’s Encodya is a point-and-click adventure that tells the tale of a 9-year-old girl named Tina and her robot companion SAM-53.
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