Hi, I had fun with the demo of Forever Gold last year, and I loved the first episode that just released, so I thought I’d list some of my favourite parts of it (in no particular order). Spoilers below, obviously!
- The conversation with Lucas in his office. The emotional build-up with Quintrell looking through the shelves was really well done. It was interesting to hear more about where Lucas’s head was at prior to the start of the game. In general Quintrell and Lucas have one of my favourite relationships in the story, there’s clearly a lot of history there.
- The inordinately deadly lustration ceremony. I love how comedically hellish it was, having to remember etiquette while also avoiding literal death. The deaths were creative and vividly-described. My favourite little detail was the stupid uncomfortable coin. It also got me curious about Quintrell’s past deaths.
- The drunken debate at the end. I loved all the unhinged arguments and the reactions from the spectators. Special shout-out to the Prometheus hypocrisy callout and to the point about the manticore resembling a Keshet.
- The part where Quintrell is trying to access the wardrobe during the storeroom search, for some reason. I can’t believe I was legitimately excited to reposition boxes. Something about it made the “puzzle!” part of my brain light up.
- When Quintrell gets back from the VRMA ordeal and he looks so so terrible that literally everyone in camp points it out.
- The flashback with little Quintrell and Imani! Loved their kid portraits and the art of their interactions, and I look forward to being able to meet adult Imani as well.
Thank you for making the game!