It allows the practitioner to create a space in their mind that they can imaginatively navigate. It's an ancient technique (also referred to as the Method of Loci), which Cicero discussed in his De Oratore. Sam's gift for rational thought results in the Mind Palace. The traits that made Sam a talented journalist are tools in the player's toolbelt, too. There’s even some fun Bandai Namco brand synergy in Sam recalling his and Nick’s childhood Pac Man competitions. Discovering objects evoke memories of Sam's past, and hearing his thoughts on the people that he once called neighbors is especially enjoyable. Dontnod is great at this kind of environmental storytelling, and Twin Mirror is no exception. You'll investigate densely packed areas, read documents, and analyze objects to get to know the cast of characters and uncover clues to the cause of Nick’s death. In classic Dontnod fashion, that investigation mostly plays out via dialogue with the locals-some of whom hate Sam for the problems his reporting caused, and some of whom are old friends. Though the local police have ruled the death an accident, Nick's preteen daughter, Bug, suspects foul play, and Sam agrees to investigate. But, when Nick dies in a car accident, he finally feels he must return to Basswood. The pain of all this is still fresh for Sam. In the time since, Anna has started dating Sam’s longtime best friend, Nick.
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She turned him down and, struggling with the personal and professional devastation, Sam left town without a word. In the midst of this firestorm, Sam proposed to his girlfriend Anna, another writer at the paper. As a result, the mine closed, putting a huge swath of Basswood out of work and pushing the town into an economic depression. Two years prior, Sam published a damning investigative piece on unsafe practices at the Basswood mine, which employed a huge portion of the town. In Twin Mirror, players take on the role of Sam Higgs, a tenacious investigative reporter returning to his hometown of Basswood, West Virginia, after a period of self-imposed exile. Twin Mirror comes to a conclusion just as the plot and gameplay are really beginning to gain momentum. It's longer than an episode of Dontnod's serialized games but still shorter than what it needed to be to explore characters with depth and tackle the heavier subject matter and themes its narrative alludes to. However, Twin Mirror's exploration of its story and mechanics suffers somewhat from its brevity, relative to Dontnod’s recent work. The result is a focused crime thriller with some great character work. With Twin Mirror, Dontnod abandons the episodic model it has experimented with since 2015's Life is Strange in favor of a six-hour standalone release.
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