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- Mike Bithell
- Mike Bithell
- Mike Bithell
- Mike Bithell
Quarantine Circular
Released On: May 22, 2018
73
6.7
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
73
33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
73
33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Quarantine Circular is another brilliantly written game that will have you taking up different mind sets to get through it. It is at times charming, upsetting and inspiring and will have you playing it through to it's conclusion in one sitting without you realising.
It is a beautifully crafted game and, at $5.99 USD (current $4.79 to celebrate its release), is well worth every cent. It presents a compelling scenario for thought, infectious to the last moment.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 User Ratings
6.7
28% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
61% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
11% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 User Ratings
6.7
28% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
61% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
11% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
A fascinating dialogue-driven tale dealing with themes of potential encounters with aliens and a global pandemic, which feels ironic now. My only complaint is that dialogue choices felt restrictive at times, but it's a relatively minor issue. Recommended to anyone who enjoyed Subsurface Circular.
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There are a few issues like the disconnect between the player and the characters or the omission of any challenge, but the story and the way it is told is done exceptionally well. Quarantine Circular is worth every minute of your time.
An absorbing reminder of the power of words and how we wield them. [Aug 2018, p.114]
Quarantine Circular is a mostly well-written sci-fi tale that doesn't succumb to tired tropes or obvious plot contrivances to draw you in. Instead it uses its limited working space to deliver a captivating tale about human nature and our theoretical place within the universe.
Quarantine Circular, while lacking the same focus as Subsurface Circular, is another engaging untangling of science fiction concepts with interesting characters, and it leaves you waiting for the next instalment.
Mike Bithell and his team are doing important work, struggling with a challenging genre. Quarantine Circular hasn’t perfected it, but if you like stories, characters, dialogue and moral choices, it’s worth one playthrough — or maybe even six.
The story doesn’t unfold as elegantly as Subsurface, but Quarantine pushes Bithell’s formula for these shorts into some affecting new directions, both thematically and structurally.
Summary First, do no harm. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular comes another experimental short, the next mutation in text-based adventure. In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching.
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: May 22, 2018
Developer:
- Mike Bithell
Publisher: Mike Bithell
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