observer system redux her fearful symmetry

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Observer simply asks: What would you do if your fears got hacked and used against you? It’s an odd question, as I know what fears I have and what scares me, but what other twisted things could possibly be in other people’s heads? Daniel Lazarski works for a corporate funded ‘police’ unit whose sole function is to hack into suspects minds, known as an Observer. Observer feels fresh, as if they were trying to do something new, and even though there’s a handful of faults, I kept having to play until the story came to a conclusion and the credits rolled, even for a second time when I knew the outcome already.

You see, Observer is attempting to be a physiological thriller, and while there may only be a handful of jump scares, some of the abstract imagery could be classified as horror. This is the future and set in the cyberpunk genre, so you can expect a lot of neon, electronica and some truly unique imagery once you delve into people’s minds as Dan tries to find clues about his estranged son. Observer: System Redux tells the story about Daniel Lazarski, voiced and by the late Rutger Hauer, investigating an apartment block in Krakow set in 2084 looking for his son. These new cases were very unique and actually more memorable than some of the campaign cases itself, well worth replaying for. I don’t want to give anything about these new cases away as to not spoil them for potential original players experiencing them for the first time, but I was more than impressed. The bulk of the new ‘meat’ though comes in the form of the three new cases: Errant Signal, Her Fearful Symmetry and It Runs in the Family. As for the improved stealth, I couldn’t tell you what was changed, as the sections where you required it were still terrible and frustrating to get through. If you’re unable to get into doorways the normal way, you might need to hack and decrypt the circuits to gain access. Other than these improvements, Bloober Team also says that there are new mechanics, redesigned stealth (which was my most hated aspect of the original game and still is), quality of life improvements and even three new side cases that are optional, adding roughly about 20% length to the overall playtime should you do everything. While it all seemed familiar, it certainly did perform and look much better than I remember. The lighting is much better, ray-tracing adds more realism to the water effects and reflections, and some models seem even more realistic. The most notable change is obviously going to be the graphic fidelity and loading time, vastly improved from its original release. You can swap the ray-tracing and more in the options on the fly, noting the differences, and with everything turned on, Observer: System Redux is quite impressive to take all in. The original game looked great at the time on Xbox One, so you can tell that Bloober Team has taken the time and effort to make it stand out even more on the latest consoles.

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On an Xbox Series X you can expect 4K resolution, 60FPS, many upgraded textures, ray-tracing, HDR lighting and even new models and animations.

If you’ve played the original >observer_ before and want to know if it’s worth going through once more, it’s more than a simple pretty paint job.

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While I never got around to playing System Redux when it released, it recently just got an update to make use of next-gen systems on Xbox Series X|S, so of course I had to go through it one more time on my Xbox Series X to see what all the fuss about having an improved edition is all about.īefore I delve into the game itself, much of this will be from my original >observer_ review, as the core game itself hasn’t changed much aside from some new cases, mechanics and of course improved visual fidelity. The game got a new facelift, added mechanics and more and renamed itself Observer: System Redux back in late 2020. It was a very unique take on the cyberpunk genre, mixing detective work, abstract sequences and a future that really isn’t that farfetched of an idea at the rate our world is going these days. I actually quite enjoyed the original release of >observer_ back in 2017 when I initially reviewed it.