The Alters Is So Much More Than A Game About Clones: Our Preview

Don’t call a “game about clones,” because that’s selling it short. The new upcoming release by 11 Bit Studios presents a fresh-feeling and mesmerizing sci-fi adventure, complete with top-notch atmospheric visuals and a magnificent soundtrack that could end up on best-of lists. While certain individual components of will seem immediately familiar – there's a little, Duncan Jones’s, maybe a touch of – it's safe to say that they've never been merged together like this before, or leveraged to tell a story that veers between shuffling discomfort, thrilling exploration, and emotional candor.

With the development team responsible for 2014’s hit and 2018's, it’s unsurprising that is as unconventional as it seems. With their previous games, players submersed themselves in heartbreakingly grim landscapes, drawn from the dire rationing and no-right-moves desperation endemic to survival amid the remnants left by war. Critically acclaimed but notoriously dour and stressful, reframed its themes into a frustrating and enlightening interactive experience, one-of-a-kind and emotionally absorbing, and brought unprecedented narrative heft to city-builders.

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That follows in their footsteps but with a completely different emotional palette serves as a showcase for 11 Bit Studios’ range, with the game offering an entirely contrasting but no less engrossing experience. had the very fortunate opportunity to test-drive a preview portion on location in Warsaw, walking away inspired and excited by the game’s breadth of scope, delightful strangeness, and clever interactive notions. Or, in brief: has the unmistakable whiff of a surprise hit.

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