Oxenfree Review

By peter paras

Strong Signal Strength.

The screen is blank, but the chatter is non-stop. Before Night School Studio’s OxenFree shows a single pixel, there’s talking. Lots of talking. The voice, which could be mistaken for Topher Grace circa That '70s Show, is by a character named Ren. Excited and over-caffeinated, he recounts fondly about the tastiest Polar Bear sugar cookies he’s…

  • Finally, a near perfect conversation method. Includes walking!
  • Terrific, memorable characters
  • Gorgeous art style, a 2D world you want to live in
  • The sound design, audio cues, and the score are in a league of their own
  • Solid story that's a tad familiar
  • Glitchy, crashed a few times
  • Not being able to repeat dialogue feels natural but (occasionally) frustrating too

8

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