NORTH

NORTH is a short experimental adventure game, in which we play the role of an immigrant coming to a foreign and strange country. The developer of the title is an independent two-person dev team at Outlands from Berlin. The devs have several small games under their belt, which were distributed for free on PC. NORTH is their first multiplatform and fully commercial project.

Story

The protagonist of NORTH is a desperate immigrant who escapes from the chaotic southern part of the world, crossing a dangerous, merciless desert and ending up in a seemingly safe country in the north. On the spot, he is sent to a transit camp, where he is forced to work in a mine. The appearance and culture of the host country completely surprise him and turns out to be completely incomprehensible. Despite this, he does not give up and patiently obeys all commands. We learn about the protagonist's thoughts by reading the letters he sends to his sister back at home.

Mechanics

The action of NORTH is observed from FPP. Exploring small locations, we execute simple commands, consisting in solving uncomplicated logic puzzles. With each completed puzzle we are getting closer to the goal, which is to obtain the right of permanent stay in a new country. Interaction with the world and NPCs is minimal.

It is worth noting that the game is extremely short and linear. The whole thing can be completed in less than an hour. The devs also did not introduce any incentive to repeat the campaign.

Technical aspects

NORTH's three-dimensional visuals present a completely surreal vision of the world, additionally emphasized by the soundtrack. However, due to the size of the development team and the budget of the title, the appearance of character models and details of the environment are far from perfect.

Last updated on 20 March 2018