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The Novelist Reviews
The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be.
| App ID | 245150 |
| App Type | GAME |
| Developers | Orthogonal Games |
| Publishers | Orthogonal Games |
| Categories | Single-player, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards |
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Adventure |
| Release Date | 10 Dec, 2013 |
| Platforms | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Supported Languages | English |
16 Total Reviews
9 Positive Reviews
7 Negative Reviews
Mixed Score
The Novelist has garnered a total of 16 reviews, with 9 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mixed’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
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Playtime:
148 minutes
Quick Review
The Novelist. In this game you play as some kind of ghost or spirit that observes the 3 member family that moves into a summer home. You investigate the thoughts of the family and objects around to determine their desires and at the end of the day, you influence Dan on what desire to prioritize. This can lead to varying outcomes and differing endings from what I've seen.
The visual/graphic style is... okay. It's not much to look at and serves its purpose. You're in the house for all of the game. There's quite a bit of text to read and it's rather small.
Audio is... not that good. The music was dull and the game has this high-pitched noise for the objects/thoughts of interest that was so bothersome that I had to turn the sound FX off. The voiceovers were all right, however.
Honestly, I thought the game was rather boring to play and while it does offer multiple outcomes and potential replayability, I felt no desire to do so and couldn't connect with the characters.
I wouldn't recommend it to but most diehard indie game players.
5/10
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
