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Future Unfolding
Released On: Mar 15, 2017
76
6.6
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
76
50% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
76
50% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Thoughtful, bold (in colour and execution), and with absolute faith in its players to handle being cast into the glorious unknown, Future Unfolding is a rare delight. If these words inspired any desire to play it whatsoever, then do so; before you learn too much else about it.
A smartly designed and beautiful puzzle exploration game. [Issue#185, p.81]
There is no ‘best way’ to play this, other than in a quiet room with your headphones firmly in place and nothing to distract you.
Future Unfolding doesn’t compete with the open world delights of this season’s big hitters like Horizon: Zero Dawn or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but instead offers a wonderfully relaxed and immersive combat-free alternative. It’s a safari rather than a big game hunt, but one that deserves to be explored.
The heady blend of peaceful and puzzling at work is worth your full attention.
At the outset, Future Unfolding is magical experience; an elegant world waiting to be explored, with wonder at every step. But with each discovery, the wonder disappears – and isn’t replaced with anything new. Once you’ve uncovered everything the game has to show you, puzzles soon become petty barriers, the magic runs out and the procedurally-generated world loses its charm. In the end, Future Unfolding keeps unfolding for just a little too long.
Future Unfolding has a bold idea behind it, and creatively it is impressive that this game was made from a three-person team. Unfortunately some decisions didn’t quite work in the big picture and there won’t be many hours in the game before the player will stop enjoying the journey and start feeling trapped in a mirror room.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.6
53% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
13% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
33% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.6
53% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
13% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
33% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
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Summary Future Unfolding lets you explore a mysterious landscape filled with life. Decipher the surreal logic of its world and open up new areas to discover.
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Mar 15, 2017
Developer:
- Spaces of Play
Publisher: Spaces of Play
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