{"id":127,"date":"2018-09-28T20:35:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T02:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postterminus.com\/xf\/blog\/?p=127"},"modified":"2018-09-28T20:35:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-29T02:35:04","slug":"dark-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.postterminus.com\/xf\/blog\/2018\/09\/28\/dark-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Train"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dark Train, what does it hold? It isn’t passengers. It’s not cargo. It morphs and changes depending on a variety of factors. What is the train for? Where is it going? It is all tough to say. But it is your job to keep the train operational and to get it to the end of the tracks.<\/p>\n

Find it on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Dark Train through the dark city<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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All screenshots are from Steam’s store page.<\/p>\n

Dark Train is a game that doesn’t tell you what to do. It has the bare necessities of text, essentially in the menu and to tell you your name: Ann. You are a mechanical squid chained to the train. Your job is to get it up and running.<\/p>\n

The game’s presentation, atmosphere and sounds are simply fantastic. It has a papercraft graphics style. You can hear the chugging of the engine, the dragging of metal and some far off sounds of the city.<\/p>\n

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Gaining power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You must find out what to do by exploring. There is no highlightable interactions here. Sometimes, it’s frustrating not knowing what to do, but figuring it out is a great feeling. You truly get to inhabit the world. It is a dark and dreary place to get lost in that’s also full of strange wonders.<\/p>\n

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And all that’s held within<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are opportunities to explore the city as well as the inner workings of the train, but you must figure out how to do all of that. And then once that happens, you need to figure out what to do in the new screens, too. There are lots of optional things to do that add decorations to your train, and trying to figure out all that there is to the game is part of the fun.<\/p>\n

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A blaze waiting to happen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you want a game that tells you what to do, this is not for you. If you want a game that doesn’t even tell you how to start it, then this it. Minimal words, maximum ambiance.<\/p>\n

I really like a good train setting, and this game has a cool train. It also has a cool city to traverse through. Most of the game is simply about figuring out what to do. There are not real challenges or skills to master, just puzzle out the room. It’s simple, but has beautiful presentation.<\/p>\n

Find it on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Your inventory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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