“In rays of the Light” Recording One Play No Editing Game play

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Published on March 31, 2022 12:55:44 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fyv77BKtME

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The Light Remake (2020)

Duration: 1:00:59

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There is only you, the abandoned remains of a former life and the flourishing nature that feels great in the absence of man. This world is both gloomy and empty, but so incredibly beautiful.

“In rays of the Light” is an atmospheric author’s parable about our place in this world, life and death. Explore a mysterious territory filled with a variety of details that reveal the story. Solve logic puzzles and study text messages along the way.

The game play is expected of a walking Sim. You explore an abandoned school in Russia, using just a few items, like a flashlight, lighter, map, and crowbar. There are a few other temporary items that are stry related, so I won’t spoil them. As is customary with the genre, there are also a few puzzles to solve during your exploration. Though I didn’t find them frustrating, they are on the more logical side, which makes them more difficult than other similar games.

The story is told very passively at first, through environmental storytelling and notes to read. Abut halfway through, once you have a pretty good idea of what is happening, it gets way more aggressive in how it presents the story. Though I wouldn’t call it a horror game, some of these late game story beats are somewhat frightening. In the end, you get one of two endings based on how you played. This gives you incentive to play through at least twice to experience both endings.

The controls are simple, as expected for a walking Sim. You have movement and look as well as just a few buttons. The use button is most frequently used, then you also have jump, run, inventory, and flashlight buttons. At first I was upset at the choice for the jump button, which doesn’t match typical control schemes, but I found that I rarely needed to jump anyway. Otherwise, stairs were difficult to climb before realizing that you needed to jump or run up them.

The graphics are fine for the game. They aren’t the best, but it doesn’t need to be. The most interesting aspect was that you could activate filters to change how the game looked. Other than default, one was the original game’s colour scheme while another made everything feel like an old film.

Features:
- First-person meditative quest
- A metaphorical philosophical story revealed in the study of details and surroundings
- Beautiful visuals and melodic soundtrack (composed by Dmitry Nikolaev)
- Two endings Collapse
Developer: Sergey Noskov
Publisher:
Sometimes You
Genre(s): Action Adventure
General Number of players: No Online Multiplayer

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