An Unforgettable Adventure : Forgotton Anne

<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The first thing that blew me away about Forgotton Anne was the visuals&period; Then I was amazed by the characters and captivated by the story and the world&period; I realized Forgotton Anne is a masterpiece&period; The visuals&comma; hand-drawn and animated frame by frame are breathtaking&period; It is like watching a Ghibli movie&period; The characters and atmosphere draw you into the world&period; With handcrafted scenes and great voice work to match&comma; it’s like you are playing an animated feature&period; It kept me invested from start to finish&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The Graphics<&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Like I mentioned earlier&comma; the visuals in this game are amazing&period; They translate fluidly and all the characters move smoothly&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s just gorgeous to look at&period; The few 3d effects only enhance the experience&period; And the cutscenes look like they were pulled straight from an animated movie&period; The characters visibly express their emotions well&comma; even the ones that don&&num;8217&semi;t have proper faces&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s easy to see how they are reacting to certain things because of how expressive they are&period; The backgrounds show off a watercolor style that remains beautifully colorful and melds with the finer details of the game&period; ThroughLine Games should be applauded for how truly beautiful they have managed to create this world&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s eye candy in the truest sense&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The Story<&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The story is a well-crafted tale that goes down the usual routes that a story of this nature takes&period; You are Anne&comma; The Enforcer&comma; one of two humans in the Forgotten Lands&comma; where everything forgotten ends up&period; Forgotten Lands is largely made up of inanimate objects known as Forgotlings&period; Anne wakes when the rebels attack the Tower&comma; the place where she and Master Baku reside&period; She goes to stop the rebellion so Master Baku can finish building the Ether Bridge&period; The Ether Bridge is a device that will allow them to travel back to Earth&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The story is pretty simple but quickly delves into deeper themes&period; Choices you make affect how Anne is seen in the world&period;  And these choices either pay off later or backfire&period; Some of these choices were a little harsh and some unfairly railroaded&period; Sometimes one misplaced dialogue choice would leave you with nothing but the worst choice&period; While that might be the point&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s hard when you want to be diplomatic but the game has railroaded you into causing harm&period;  It&&num;8217&semi;s a minor gripe&comma; but taking control out of the players&&num;8217&semi; hands like that just feels off&period; Itia my only major complaint in an otherwise excellent story&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"DEhWSVyj8kI" title&equals;"Forgotton Anne - Release Date Trailer &lbrack;PEGI&rsqb;"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;youtu&period;be&sol;DEhWSVyj8kI"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;DEhWSVyj8kI&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Forgotton Anne - Release Date Trailer &lbrack;PEGI&rsqb;"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The game’s controls work fine&period; There were some jumping puzzles I got frustrated by because the animation caused Anne to move slower than I really wanted her to move&period; But I contribute that more to my lack of patience&period; The controls do end up feeling a little stiff in some other places as well&period; But there is nothing majorly wrong with them&period; Other than those minor gripes&comma; they seem to work as intended&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>The Audio<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Finally&comma; the game’s sound is phenomenal&period; The game’s score is beautifully composed and hits all the right notes&period; The music is perfectly suited to the settings and backdrops&period; There is a huge musical selection with a new song on almost every stage of the game&period; The music in the game feels almost just as important to the artwork and complements it brilliantly&period; In addition&comma; the sound effects are of good quality&period; They don&&num;8217&semi;t exactly stand out among everything else&comma; but because they fit well&period; The last piece that completes the game is the voice work&period; Anne’s voice actor deserves a lot of credit&comma; as she carries the role well&comma; and really brings emotional depth to the main character&period; The sound overall only helps to enhance the story and makes it a complete package&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Forgotton Anne is probably one of the best indie games I have had the enjoyment of playing&period; The beautiful hand-drawn visuals&comma; orchestrated score&comma; and well-written story&comma; make this a completely cinematic game&period; I heartily recommend it to anyone that&&num;8217&semi;s a fan of story-based games&period; Forgotton Anne is an instant classic&period; <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;