Secrets: what family doesn't have? And how many are trying to keep it hidden and buried under layers of coal? In time, all that pain, those ghosts of the past, those unnamed words would appear and then they would return to the abyss and drag the unconscious souls behind them. The tragic plot of The Su Suicide by Rachel Foster was built on this ugly subject.
The game's events took place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, in the early 1990's. Ten years earlier, a teenage girl named Nicole had left the family hotel with her mother after finding out that her father, Leonard, was in love with Rachel, a girl who was the size of her daughter; Unfortunately, when Rachel found out she was pregnant, she committed suicide. Many years later, after both parents have died, Nicole returns for the first time in a hotel ten years to shop. However, he also fulfills a promise he made to his mother: give part of the money sold to Rachel's family to compensate for the damage caused by Leonard's actions.
Nicole finds it difficult to get to the hotel because a massive snowstorm is shaking the region and, while she waits for a family lawyer to handle the last details of the now-defunct property sale, she is forced to stay because of bad weather. As soon as he tries to contact a lawyer, he receives a call from Irving, a young agent for the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a new type of radiotelephone, the only way to communicate in these adverse weather conditions. While waiting for the storm to subside and be supported away from Irving, the young woman goes out to explore the abandoned hotel; Thus, he discovers that Rachel's death is actually embedded in a disturbing mystery.
There is a trend of indie news that surrounds family secrets. From Home to Far We live, even in those perfect families. Su Su's Rachel Foster explores this story by taking us through a fascinating labrisinth of rituals with major elements of terrorism; This mix allows the player to build a strong bond with Nicole, the distributor. The game, which focuses on exploration and search for clues (such as the story of the best detectives), enables the player to create pieces of them all while seeking clarification on past events. You will have to use the evidence you have gained as you go through the rooms and try to fit the puzzle pieces to unlock a mystery that hasn't been solved for ten years.
The scene of the play is emphasized by the subtle references to horror films and the horror genius; the most obvious is that of Stanley Kubrick & # 39; s The Shining. With winks like those on the underground carpet, with the same geometric shape as the Kubrick film, One O One studio makes a significant tribute to that film based on Stephen King's novel. The problem is that these directions cause you to think about possible scenarios that will eventually divert you from the road. Aside from the scary atmosphere, especially in the beginning, the important thing here are some of the scary things: those hiding in the walls of our houses.
The story is what drives the helm during the five or six hours to play Su F suicide by Rachel Foster. The game has an inaccessible text, with twists and revelations found in the right place, and tension is always maintained. Even the slow passages fit well with the suspicious atmosphere surrounding the conspiracy, some revelations contributing to the increase in conflict.
As for the game's formula, Rachel Foster's suicide is far from complicated; In short, it's based on surveying and selecting business conversations during our endless phone calls with Irving. In most cases you will have to step back with your steps (a full mechanic for this type of game), however in this case it is not too much forced; rather, it is a way of seeing specific details and guidelines from a different perspective.
Although it is good in terms of content and has good quality in the technical category, we did find some problems. In a moment of decision, the sound went crazy and we stopped listening to the background sounds of the hotel. This time, due to the lack of audio we couldn't figure out how to move forward and we had to restart the game, at the start of Day 3, and do it all over again. The same thing happened to us in the epilogue; It left us frustrated and we couldn't hear the excellent performance of the voice actors at one of the most important points in history. It's a small detail, of course, but they break the complete conflict created by some of the game's most shocking moments. We hope that soon there will be an update to resolve these issues.
To dispel this little criticism, we really liked the game. Due to the cleverly designed structure, filled with skepticism until the last second, this new interest kept us intrigued throughout the game. It is highly recommended to immerse yourself in the dark family secrets awaiting you in The Suicide of Rachel Foster, especially for those looking for a problem-based storytelling game to take things easy while hand-in-hand to the world
