Overall, The Forest Cathedral is a rather mediocre (almost a euphemism) game with a mess of a story and little to no gameplay. Surprisingly, and luckily, enough, the game only lasts about an hour, running out of content rather fast.
The Forest Cathedral
Brian Wilson · Mar 14, 2023
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The Forest Cathedral is a first-person environmental thriller set on a remote island. Playing as scientist Rachel Carson, players will figure out why the island won’t let her leave. The game tells the reimagined story of the attempted silence of Rachel Carson leading up to her discoveries on the harmful pesticide known as DDT.
Slowly uncover the effects of DDT in this dramatic reimagining of the story of Rachel Carson. Use advanced environmental technology to solve 2D/3D connected puzzles.
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- 8.0The Forest Cathedral is an interesting experience but does not fully work as a video game. The narrative it is telling is based on a real-world person but introduces many elements that are anachronistic to the period and to her life. Maybe the main character should have been named something else and her story should have only hinted at the real-world scandal surrounding DDT and other pesticides.
- 7.0It ironically has a few bugs, but The Forest Cathedral’s dramatized portrayal of Rachel Carson’s research into pesticides is still worth your time. Short and succinct, the game blends narrative-focused exploration with 2D platforming into a seamless experience. While none of its component elements are particularly earth-shattering, the way they are combined makes this game more than the sum of its parts.
- 6.0There’s very little like it’s a Lynchian, historically inaccurate approach to the debunking of DDT. It’s the Inglourious Basterds of walking simulators: stupendously in love with its topic, yet joyously rewriting it.
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