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Essays 08 February 2022, 16:21

author: Marek Jura

Sable. Obscure sci-fi games you may not have heard of

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  1. Genre: adventure game
  2. Release year: 2021
  3. The best thing about it:the atmosphere

In Sable, we don't fight anyone, we don't advance to the next levels, and the protagonist gets tired of climbing or sprinting relatively quickly. What distinguishes the game from the interactive comic book is basically the only possibility of finding collectibles, parts for a sand scooter and making small but significant dialogue choices.

Sable's graphics may not be to your liking right away. I had to struggle to agree with the simple line and specific animations (somewhat reminiscent of what we saw in Spider-Man: The Universe). But when I did, the journey through endless wastelands dotted with the remains of a fallen civilization or charming rock formations began to give me similar satisfaction as the adventure with Journey. There's no need to rush here. But in this case, inactivity becomes an advantage of the game. It's what distinguishes it from the competition.

Apart from that, in Sable, apart from the calming mechanics of travel, we also deal with a quite extensive narrative. As mentioned before, the choices of dialogue options do not affect anything. However, it's interesting to read not only what the title character says aloud, but also what she thinks. And what conclusions about herself she can make.

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Marek Jura

Marek Jura

In 2016, he graduated in philology at UAM. Since then, he has been reviewing prose, poetry, movies, series, and video games for GRYOnline.pl. He took his first steps in the journalism industry as a newsman in a local tabloid. He ran his own company - he designed, created, tested, and sold board games. He published several short stories and is also preparing his debut volume of poetry. Trains martial arts. A feminist, vegan, fan of pineapple on pizza, cat lover, dislikes Bethesda and Amazon, likes Lovecraft, Agents of SHIELD, P:T, BeksiƄski, Hollow Knight, performance, abstract art, game mods and dumplings.

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