Buses inspires for the first time with a unique artistic orientation. As if from a book with a thousand illuminations, it shines on this sometimes touching, often cruel historical-tragic saga. The main character finds himself reluctantly at the heart of a conspiracy investigating brutal murders. The latter fascinate with the range of possibilities in terms of the number of suspects, the short time and the chosen skills to form the hero. What a pleasure to follow his (mis)adventures over decades, his encounters with generations of inhabitants, whom we follow like in a romantic fresco. It also allows us players to immerse ourselves in an era at a crossroads, both in terms of religion, politics, customs and everyday life. A meticulous, almost archeological dive for this investigation game that requires a lot of time to enjoy its true value. Passionate.
Is this the life of an artist?
In a forgotten corner of the Holy Roman Empire, in a 16th century trembling with upheaval, Andreas Maler enjoys his carefree life as an artist. In the heart of a small abbey in the Bavarian Alps, he quietly puts the finishing touches on his masterpiece. This is the crucial final step before becoming a master of his art and opening his own workshop in a big city far from monks and dunghills. Right next door, the charming little town of Tassing offers variety, something to linger over and eat. Especially since Andreas is not a hard worker either. I spent the first hours mainly getting to know the inhabitants, the places and the customs and customs of the time. There Buses
Religious, political, linguistic upheavals with the decline of Latin, technological with the printing press, a shift takes place and Tassing, however isolated, is overtaken by the incessant march of time. And the player should be as passionate as possible through this romantic hero as long as he devotes himself to reading, discussing, observing. Anyway, I devoured everything I could. Yes, but here it is, innocence will pass for a while and a gruesome murder of a noble right in the heart of the abbey will cast a terrible shadow over the whole parish. In order to exonerate his wrongly accused old mentor, Andreas sets his mind to finding the culprit. Not easy when the victim has had an annoying tendency throughout life to make enemies…
These first hours are also an opportunity to select Andreas’ most important qualities. Is he a good speaker? Or rather talented in ancient languages and esotericism? Will his apprenticeship in Venice help him in this lost corner? Lots of seemingly innocuous and not necessarily relevant possibilities. But I assure you no choice in terms of Andrea’s abilities is “more valid” than anotheronly he will unravel the knots of investigation in his own way and according to his abilities.
Painter’s Bird
The first murder is above all the starting pointa historical fresco spanning several decades showing several blood crimes, in which Andreas sees himself indirectly involved. A truly fascinating saga that I have followed like a wonderful river novel from several thousand pages. So much can be revealed: The pace is very slow, you have to agree to chat with many NPCs and like to read historical stories, soberly and with strong language. However, What a pleasure to have embarked on a twist on the rose name, Or from Cadfael, somewhat forgotten British series in which an atypical monk leads the investigation.
With many suspects and not enough time to follow up on all the leads, Andreas and the player often stand dissatisfied or hesitantly against the wall and have the fate of the accused in their hands
This is how the village of Tassing will change a bit, the adults will grow old, the children will blossom before they have children of their own. What a pleasure to find between each time jump when Andreas returns to this village that has marked him with a hot iron, the entire population, with their endearing characters or their bastards. They are also worth of interest. Of course, the dead also haunt conversations and the whole nourishes an intimate and captivating history of this small village everything that is banal at first glance. Only at first glance, because once again a much larger plot, as relentless as it is invisible, leaves no one alone.
Act III as the Way of the Cross
With the very many traits and abilities Andreas has been assigned, the amount of suspects, the short time to confuse them, Replayability is guaranteed. On the other hand, it takes time in front of you, I realize 59 hours to complete a first run
Likewise, It requires a minimum of concentration to follow a story set in a confusing time and place where it is dangerous to rise up against the Catholic doxa or even the most backward traditions. So many elements to take into account when trying to put yourself in your interlocutor’s pocket and pull the worms out of him. A real investigative work, while this brave Andreas only wanted to live from his art. The latter is truly a lovable anti-hero and turns the hours with him into one true odyssey.
Only the third and last act I found boring. At least in the first part, with a lot of comings and goings in Tassing, which I knew inside out. But this way of the cross is actually onlya surge of power for a breathtaking finale and in keeping with a time of upheaval. The whole thing is still strong enough to be tempted to restart a game trying to spot signs and clues as to the main antagonist’s identity c.e Buses how hard to let go Like a river novel, when you sense the end nearing, I felt the same sweet melancholy that ended the last page. We should never leave Tassing…
| visual impairment | hard of hearing | |
| ✘ High contrast (target reticle) |  Subtitles with mood information |
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| ✘ Font color size | Identification of the person speaking |
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| tag enemies |
✘ Customizable font | |
| ✘ Customizable user interface | ✘ Customizable font color | |
| ✘ Customizable mini-map color | ✘ Alternative alarm options (vibration, flash…) | |
| ✘ Color blindness option | ✘ Ambient noise reported (presence notification) | |
| ✘ Text to speech option | ||
| Game slowdown |
| TV details | 4K | Game provided by the publisher | Oui | |
| console | Xbox Series X | Time spent in game | 31 hours | |
| difficulty level | Easy | game over | Not |
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