But there’s more to this place than your average publishing house.
So begins their quest to resolve this little mix up - and this is where the fun truly begins.
Speaking of getting sucked in, that’s exactly what happens next to Mio and Zoe.
Hmm, yes, something nefarious is definitely going on here…
I won’t go intotoomany story points here, as I wouldn’t want to spoil too much.
But I will say this: each of the main story levels I played through felt wonderfully creative.
The result was effectively one big futuristic side-scrolling experience, with shades of both Portal and Metroid.
He was one tough cookie, let me tell you.
It was all suitably enchanting.
During the preview, I played through two of these side stories.
Let it be known “Hold Y to wallow” is now my favourite video game prompt.
Let’s just say this: this story is perhaps not one for vegetarians.
Oh, and there was also the small detail of a battle going on around them, as well!
Quite simply, I loved it!
(And by the way, I got the highest score).
I already want to go back and replay the sections from the preview, this time as Mio.
I’m also intrigued to see how and if the game develops its interesting-sounding back stories for each writer.
I died a fair amount, I won’t lie.
What’s more, the steeper difficulty curve just made the end results that much more satisfying.
I imagine it being akin to a runner’s high.
Split Fiction is creative, funny, clever, it’s just… oh, it’s just great!
I really can’t wait to play more.
