The WhatsNext verdict
For Players who enjoy short, conversational stories about awkward family trips and growing up.: A compact camping trip unfolds through four playable characters, with everyday activities and dialogue carrying the experience. Tradeoff: This is a brief, dialogue-led story with little emphasis on challenge or complex mechanics.
What it does best
simulator
arcade
comedy
The setup
What you are walking into
An aunt and uncle take their middle-school niece and her boyfriend on an overnight camping trip. Roast hot dogs on the fire, go birdwatching, tell ghost stories, grab a beverage from the cooler and do cartwheels on the beach. Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a short story game including 20 chapters, four playable characters, 10,000 words of dialog and 8 explorable areas, all rendered in a beautiful 2D/3D art style.
Where it lives
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