It was a clever decision for these interactions to happen as you clamber around the island, helping to distract you from wandering back and forth between locations. But, as you explore Edwards Island, it is the branching conversations that you talk through that help to make their relationships feel more believable. Oxenfree excels in its storytelling, even if the pacing can sometimes feel off and the characters never reacting to the otherworldly events that they have caused with enough horrified alarm. It doesn’t take long before everything goes horribly wrong, the malevolent spirits that you have stirred seeking their revenge – the group soon racing around the island to avert disaster. What starts out with an alcohol-fueled game of Truth or Dare, soon sees Alex and Jonas explore a darkened cave nearby where their unending curiosity sees them open a triangular, ghostly rift a pocket radio. And, it’s also the chance for her to get to know Jonas, her new step-brother, for the first time. Now, some years later, she is travelling to an old military island for an overnight beach party with her group of dysfunctional friends. You play as Alex, a smart but rebellious teenager who is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of her brother.
Now on Nintendo Switch, it’s a game that, coupled with its relatively short length, is best experienced in one sitting and with headphones on, if you can. Oxenfree is a game that has been enthusiastically muttered about to me on repeat occasion, but, up until now, I hadn’t had the chance to check it out for myself.įor those that may not have heard of it before, Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller. It’s not The Upside Down and there’s no Demogorgon to run away from, but Edwards Island soon becomes just as chilling a place to be.
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