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The Forgotten City

Modern Storyteller

2021•RPG•PEGI 16•About 9 hours

Taste attributes: adventuredramafantasymysterydetectivehistoricalmafia/gangstervehiclesfastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a smart RPG, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

163 ratings

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About This Game

The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure game of exploration and deduction, and a re-imagining of the critically acclaimed mod of the same name. Combat is an option, but violence will only get you so far. Only by questioning an intertwined community of colorful characters, cleverly exploiting the time loop, and making difficult moral choices can you hope to solve this epic mystery. Here, your decisions matter. The fate of the city is in your hands.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Trapped in a secret underground city during the Roman Empire, twenty-six lost souls cling to life. In this precarious utopia, if one person breaks the mysterious Golden Rule, everyone dies. As a time-traveller drawn two thousand years into the past, you’ll relive their final moments in an endless loop, exploring and interrogating, and changing the course of the day with each secret you uncover. Only by cleverly exploiting the time loop and making difficult moral choices...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureDramaFantasyMysteryDetectiveHistoricalMafia/gangsterVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipDeep rivalryFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Time travelCharacter customizationDetectiveInvestigationTime manipulationMultiple endingsRoman empireMurder mystery

Where to play

Details

Developer: Modern Storyteller
Publishers: Dear Villagers, Plug In Digital
Released: 28 July 2021
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 7h rushed, 9h normally, 13h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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