Technobabylon

Technobabylon ended up being one of those games that I didn’t expect to last this long, yet at no point did it feel like the game or plot was dragging, even across 12+ hours. I don’t want to spoil the story itself, but the writing is genuinely excellent. The voice acting is great across the board, but the soundtrack is what really tied everything together for me. So many scenes land perfectly because the music fits the mood so well. It could just be me since I’m a sucker for synth/EDM music and simple drone-like tracks :) The characters feel like actual people with histories and motivations instead of existing just to hand you an item or block a hallway until a puzzle gets solved. Everyone feels like they belong in the world. Puzzle-wise, the game does a really good job guiding you without shoving obvious hints in your face. Almost every solution felt logical and fair. It was only near the very end where I got completely “wrenched” and stuck on a puzzle that required combining multiple characters, quick timing, and using items in a way the game had never really asked of you before. I did feel like the game foreshadows the main reveal a bit too heavily halfway through, so the ending lost a little of that huge final payoff for me. Even so, this is still a fantastic cyberpunk adventure with memorable writing, atmosphere, and likable characters that actually feel like they have chemistry with one another.

Yeah!