Let’s run it back to a trailer that popped up in the Thinky Direct a couple weeks ago. City of Voices is an upcoming mystery game from one of the writers and designers of Rise of the Golden Idol. Good enough reason to have confidence in it. I’m still in the middle of my playthrough of Rise and I love it.
‘City of voices’ has time travel!
Honestly, the story premise sounds straight out of an 80’s comedy, in a good way. You play as a young girl who gets bullied on her first day of school (check). Then suddenly you’re transported back in time to Tikal, an ancient city of Maya (double check). I wanted so badly to make a Method Man joke there. I feel like acknowledging that will suffice. It also reminds me of What Lies in the Multiverse in a weird way. Maybe it’s the transporting someone to another world thing.
Given the influence on the game, you’ll recognize the overall gameplay style. And I like that. I think Idol-likes with different stories can be an intriguing genre to play with. So long as the inspiration is largely upheld. And obviously that’s done here. This game also has everything I need out of the genre:
4-6 hours of pure deduction gameplay—no filler!
9 scenarios to solve, ranging from a simple opener to fiendishly difficult later levels
Lovingly drawn pixel art (by an artist who can’t stop drawing trees!)
Original orchestral soundtrack guaranteed to get you singing in the shower
Thank you Steam page for getting right to the point of what this game is going to be. 4 to 6 hours is perfect for this style of game, and I’ll be sure to get this in when it comes out. There’s no release date yet, but you can wishlist it and there’s a demo available.
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