Author(s):
\nMez Breeze and Andy Campbell<\/p>\n
All The Delicate Duplicates is a short single player first-person digital narrative game that
\ntoys with the concept of time: reality isn\u2019t stable or linear here, but unfurls across a
\nstoryworld that bends, flexes and (in some instances) duplicates.
\n_Story_
\nJohn, a computer engineer and single father, inherits a collection of arcane objects from Mo,
\nhis mysterious relative. Over time, John and his daughter Charlotte begin to realise that
\nthese objects have unusual physical properties \u2013 and that the more they are exposed to
\nthem, the more their reality and memories appear to change.
\n_Main Mechanics_
\nAll the Delicate Duplicates is a PC game – containing a non-linear \u2018Back [+Forth] Story\u2019 \u2013 that
\nuses familiar FPS game mechanics to allow free roam around (often surreal) interactive
\nenvironments. Using a mouse and keyboard and\/or gamepad, players explore objects,
\ndiaries, journals, newspaper cuttings, mobile phones, laptops and other items left behind by
\nthe work\u2019s characters, helping to piece together an elastically fragmented storyline.
\n_Features_
\n\u2022 Haunting freeform environments with open exploration.
\n\u2022 Non-linear narrative that pieces together through interactive discoveries in the
\ngameworld and a text based backstory.
\n\u2022 Music by acclaimed audio creator Chris Joseph.
\n\u2022 Commissioned by The Space.
\n\u2022 Supported by Tumblr through their International Digital Media and Arts Prize.
\n\u2022 David-Lynch-like intrigue (if we do say so ourselves) via a variable storyline.
\n_Description_
\nInspired by the possibilities of fiction, digital poetry and experimental digital art, All the
\nDelicate Duplicates tells a complex psychological story through game engine technology.
\nDeveloped from the ground up by digital artists\/writers rather than traditional game
\ndevelopers, the work challenges traditional storytelling within games by spanning multiple
\ntime periods, incorporating animated and transitional texts as physical manifestations within
\nthe gameworld, and leaving the story wide open to multiple revisits and interpretations.
\nThe poetic, hybrid language Mezangelle forms a central part of the non-linear language in
\nthe game. It remixes the basic structure of English and computer code to create language
\nwhere meanings are nested inside each other. Players will need to read; re-read; then
\nre-re-read again in order to piece together the narrative.
\nIn regards to what makes All the Delicate Duplicates unique and pushing the edges of all
\nsorts of gaming and story-telling boundaries, the following reviewers unpack this by stating:
\n\u201cLuminaries of [short interactive fictions] include Journey and Limbo and Firewatch, and it\u2019s
\nsafe to count All the Delicate Duplicates amongst such company…All The Delicate
\nDuplicates is refreshing simply because it works the brain in ways that few other games
\neven bother to try. It\u2019s certainly a game that sticks with you.\u201d \u2013 Fuzzy Pixels
\n\u201cFew games leave me speechless, but that’s exactly what happened when I finished All the
\nDelicate Duplicates\u2026This is incredibly effective storytelling that will stick with you long after
\nthe credits roll, and may end up being one of my favorite gaming experiences of the year.\u201d \u2013
\nDefunctGames
\n“I could lose myself in this for hours. This feels so new, unlike anything I\u2019ve ever seen.” \u2013
\nBeta Tester at the 2016 Game City Festival.
\n\u201cI rarely ever play a game twice, especially campaigns or story-driven games\u2026However All
\nthe Delicate Duplicates wants to smash that…And while your first time might be quick,
\nsecond time around you\u2019ll likely take your time and soak in what the game has to offer. All
\nthe Delicate Duplicates has certainly left a mark. I\u2019ve thoroughly enjoyed my time with a
\ngame that I could see kick start a new form of storytelling.\u201d\u2013 N3rdabl3<\/p>\n
All the Delicate Duplicates works best when installed on a 64-bit PC with a strong graphics
\ncard. As audio and interactivity are key components of the work, a monitor, keyboard and
\nmouse (or alternatively an Xbox controller), speakers\/headphones, and a reasonable
\namount of memory are needed.<\/p>\n
Modality of presentation: PC-Game<\/p>\n
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\nSteam: http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/531140\/All_the_Delicate_Duplicates<\/a>.
\nURL to Video: https:\/\/vimeo.com\/onetoonedevelopment\/delicates-walkthrough<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"