Which is fine, but… I have a small bone to pick with the open nature of the story. I simply emerged from a tunnel and knew that I was on a quest to find a missing boy. At the start, I didn’t know what to do or even know much about the story. The intro warns that The Vanishing does NOT hold the player’s hands, and it doesn’t. Gameplay design, however, is a bit less intuitive. It interconnects with itself and folds back into familiar territory (for example, a vista showing a house at the foot of a dam is later revisited at ground level). On the design front, the world is built well. Countless fan theories range from the obvious to the ridiculous. The interplay of these relationships and the symbolism therein is the crux of The Vanishing. What’s interesting is these 5 mysteries and 5 tales of weird fiction are each based on one of his 5 family members. It becomes clear that he uses his imagination to escape his dreary life. This is poignant, because Ethan is a young storyteller with a troubled family. 5 are murder mysteries and 5 are individual story puzzles. The Vanishing is a short game, only a few hours or so, and there are 10 independent quests. The game’s music is atmospheric and it is an experience to simply wander around. The lush forests, mountain peaks, and lake views are stunning. Red Creek Valley is a large open world space but remains intimate – it is essentially a family estate next to a dam and train station. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is more like an interactive story, which is fitting because it is an homage to early twentieth-century weird fiction (with shout outs to such authors as HP Lovecraft and HG Wells).įirst of note is the game’s beauty. Their new game is anything but a mega-blockbuster. A new Polish studio, The Astronauts, was formed by some of the People Can Fly team (of Bulletstorm fame).
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