21 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 265.7 hrs on record (202.6 hrs at review time)
Posted: 7 Feb, 2021 @ 2:20am

INFRA is easily one of my favorite singleplayer games of all time. On the surface it may seem like your average walking simulator, but there's so much more to it. Every place you explore has a history and its own story to tell and the deeper you look, the more intriguing things you'll find. After more than 200 hours of playing this game I still feel it has more secrets in store, more connections to make and things to find.

I've played the story from start to finish over and over again, and on each playthrough I keep discovering new details, hidden areas and secrets, making new connections between the events occurring and the documents scattered throughout. The atmosphere of this game is excellent, you can actually FEEL the sense of relief as you surface from the vast underground tunnels and caves into a beauitiful and calm scene by the ocean. It's almost as if you can feel the fresh evening air hitting your face.

The story is amazing. If you rush through and don't pay much attention to the things you see around you and read into the documents that are scattered around, then the story will be completely different compared to if you are being really thorough, exploring every nook and cranny of the areas and reading all the documents.

Starting the game, it's not entirely clear what you're supposed to do in regards to taking pictures, but again this is something you get a hold of quick and becomes second nature throughout the story. For me it reached a point where if I'd play other games I'd feel an urge to take out a camera and take pictures if I saw something broken.

The voice acting in the game isn't exactly 100%, and the voice of the protagonist/player can be off-putting at first, but you get used to it fast and it actually ends up seeming pretty natural. It works to sell the idea that the story doesn't take place in your average big city. From what I've gathered, Stalburg and its surrounding areas is somewhere in Finland or another Nordic country, thus explaining the accents.

The achievements in this game can also be challenging, and also add a ton of replayability. I played through the game at least 6-7 times just for the achievements alone, and not even once has it felt like a chore or a waste of time.

If you're into urban exploration, technical puzzles and government conspiracies, this is definitely the game for you.

10/10 - Would open door B2 again
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