Xbox One
Oxenfree
Jan 15, 2016 8.49playscore
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34 th of 669
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Developer: Night School Studio
Content Rating: Teen
Synopsis
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. Play as Alex, a bright, rebellious teenager who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party on an old military island. The night takes a terrifying turn when you unwittingly open a ghostly gate spawned from the island’s cryptic past. How you deal with these events, your peers, and the ominous creatures you’ve unleashed is up to you.
Gamer Reviews
428 Reviews9.11
Critic Reviews
19 Reviews7.88
Games Radar+
7.00
Tom Stone — Jan 15, 2016
Dontnod made a game that had a smart gameplay mechanic along with a compelling story. Great characters and an outstanding dialogue system make Oxenfree an easy recommendation for fans of interactive storytelling. It's the lack of challenge and underutilised radio mechanic that make it harder to recommend as an adventure game.
Video Gamer
8.00
Tom Orry — Jan 15, 2016
I can't think of many games like Oxenfree. It's simple if judged purely on gameplay mechanics but wonderfully accomplished in terms of storytelling, characters and dialogue. If you fancy a supernatural adventure mystery with a smart plot and clever ideas, don't ignore this.
USGamer
9.00
Bob Mackey — Feb 01, 2016
Gorgeous, gripping, and well-paced, Oxenfree cuts a new path for adventure games, and is an excellent debut from Night School Studio. Do yourself a favor: Skip movie night and play this one alongside a friend.
Game Revolution
8.00
Peter Paras — Jan 20, 2016
What resonates most is that feeling of something that has passed by. Whether that’s one’s own nostalgia or solely heroine Alex, OxenFree won’t be forgotten anytime soon.
Shacknews
9.00
Josh Hawkins — Jan 15, 2016
Oxenfree is a fantastic horror game, and Night School Studio has definitely pulled out all the stops to bring this story to life. Its classic Telltale meets the horror movies of the 1980s, and they’ve hit all the right notes. The branching storylines, likeable characters, and underlying dread and mystery really help this game to accomplish everything it could.
Polygon
7.00
Allegra Frank — Jan 15, 2016
Oxenfree exhibits a lot of potential that it doesn't always live up to. Its length is disappointing, and it seems to favor quantity over quality when it comes to the all-important speech bubbles. And that art style and character design is held at a distance; the camera is so zoomed out that the (very limited) overworld never quite feels like home.
Arcade Sushi
9.00
Luke Brown — Jan 15, 2016
Though there are multiple endings giving us a reason to replay Alex's adventure, there's nothing quite like your first time through the rabbit hole. Oxenfree is a sweet story with just enough darkness on the edges to keep things interesting. It's a fantastic game, and one that sets a tremendous bar for Night School Studio and the upcoming 2016 class of games.
Hardcore Gamer
8.00
Dermot Creegan — Jan 19, 2016
Its vocal performances don’t always do it justice, but the underlying emotions of the characters shine through, spinning a deeply resonant narrative that begs to be replayed thanks to the branching dialogue options and multiple endings. Night School Studio’s debut release is spooky, touching, and beautiful, and an adventure absolutely worth experiencing.
Pure Xbox
7.00
Ken Barnes — Jan 19, 2016
Oxenfree is truly unlike any other experience that you can pick up for the Xbox One right now. While it isn't heavy on gameplay, the narrative and aesthetics really build a superb atmosphere and give a great sense of weight to proceedings. It doesn't necessarily score a direct hit with every story beat and we could definitely live without the crashes.
Metro.co.uk
8.00
David Jenkins — Jan 19, 2016
To care more about what happens to a character rather than the plot or the action is the essential sign of a good story, and although Oxenfree could have done more in terms of gameplay its achievements in interactive storytelling are likely to be one of the highlights of the year.
Game Reactor
7.00
Magnus Groth-Andersen — Jan 19, 2016
The mysterious horror really well put together, and because of this Oxenfree managest o achieve the sort of mood and atmosphere it is aiming for. It's a shame that if only the music had offered something more and the dialogue had been given some further care, then this experience could have been something truly special. Too bad.
Vandal
7.50
Ramón Nafria — Jan 18, 2016
Es un juego muy interesante tanto desde el punto de vista jugable, como por la historia que cuenta y cómo la muestra en pantalla. Por desgracia nos hemos encontrado demasiados errores, como puntos de interacción que no funcionan, personajes cuya inteligencia artificial les falla y no realizan las acciones que tienen que deberían llevar a cabo, o sencillamente momentos de la historia que no se activan.
MeriStation
8.00
Franchuzas — Dec 22, 2016
Como juego, en el sentido más literal de la palabra, difícilmente ofrece algo que otras aventuras no hayan ofrecido antes, a menudo con mejor resultado. Pero como experiencia, alcanza una nueva frontera en la interacción mediante diálogos, e invita a ser revisitada para jugar con las ramificaciones y sus sutiles consecuencias tanto como otras obras de carácter más típico hacen con sus mecánicas jugables.
AnaitGames
7.00
chiconuclear — Jan 26, 2016
Oxenfree no será la gran aventura del año, seguro, pero Night School Studio debuta con un muy buen thriller sobrenatural que sabe encontrar y explotar los puntos interesantes del imaginario adolescente y del terror psicológico.
Gameblog.fr
8.00
Gianni Molinaro — Jan 25, 2016
Oxenfree trouve le moyen de se démarquer de façon brillante. D'abord par sa partition visuelle et sonore tout à fait délicieuse, au service d'une histoire passionnante et entretenant l'angoisse avec justesse. Mais aussi et surtout avec la façon dont il adapte le système de dialogues des jeux Telltale, pouvant changer le cours de l'histoire, en l'exonérant de temps d'arrêts.
Game Kult
7.00
Steeve Mambrucchi — Jan 25, 2016
Jamais dans l'excès, Oxenfree ne fait pas vraiment rire, frissonner ou pleurer, mais montre une maturité étonnante dans tous les domaines. Graphisme, écriture, musique, rythme : pour son premier jeu, Night School Studio frôle l'impertinence tant la copie sonne juste dans tous les domaines.
Multiplayer.it
8.50
Giorgio Melani — Jan 30, 2016
Mettiamo subito in chiaro che Oxenfree è più una storia interattiva che un'avventura nel senso classico, dunque va preso più come un esperimento di racconto multimediale che un videogioco standard. Detto questo, rappresenta probabilmente una delle esperienze di narrazione videoludica più forti e incisive di questo periodo.
GamesInAsia
10.0
Hildi Nararya — Jun 02, 2016
Pada akhirnya Oxenfree berhasil membuat saya tertarik untuk mengulang kembali permainan. Selain beberapa achievement yang cukup menarik, ada misteri dan banyak rahasia yang tidak mungkin bisa diselesaikan lewat satu kali playthrough saja. Kalau kamu menyukai kisah misteri, supernatural, bercampur dengan drama remaja maka Oxenfree pasti sangat cocok denganmu.
Merlin'in Kazani
8.50
Hürcan Köse — Feb 03, 2016
Özellikle günümüzde "pixel-art" denen yöntem ile her yapımcının kolay yoldan klişe bir hikaye ile para kazandığını düşünürsek, Oxenfree bu diğer oyunlara göre bulunmaz nimet haline geliyor. Hem derin ve dallanıp budaklanan bir hikayesi, hem üstünde gerçekten uğraşılmış ve emek verilmiş bir sanat tasarımı, hem de unutulmayacak diyaloglarla çevrelenmiş karakter kişilikleri ile eşsiz bir oyun olmuş.
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