#Ancient cities ps4 how to#
#Ancient cities ps4 series#

There were lots of moments where the game either slowed to a crawl or froze, usually when it was saving, but other times for no reason at all. If I were to nitpick, IРІР‚в„ўd admit there are a couple of minor issues with the game. To be honest, my knowledge of ancient Rome isnРІР‚в„ўt all that detailed (to say nothing of some of the other surprises you uncover while playing through the game), so maybe itРІР‚в„ўs all bunk, but to my unlearned eyes, it all came off as pretty fascinating. At every turn, the game subtly throws in little historical nuggets, making it almost feel like youРІР‚в„ўre learning something.

#Ancient cities ps4 how to#

While this easily couldРІР‚в„ўve led to a very repetitive game, The Forgotten City also knows how to add in shortcuts - both literally and figuratively - to make everything move a little faster, rather than forcing you to read the same dialogue and perform the same actions over and over again.Р”Р‡urther, quite aside from the story, itРІР‚в„ўs fascinating how The Forgotten City is able to cram so much history (and maybe even educational elements?) into its small-ish frame. ThereРІР‚в„ўs a lot going on in The Forgotten CityРІР‚в„ўs small world and the twenty or so characters who inhabit it, and itРІР‚в„ўs to the gameРІР‚в„ўs credit that as soon as you unravel one mystery, itРІР‚в„ўll point you in the direction of another, until next thing you know you canРІР‚в„ўt stop playing until youРІР‚в„ўve discovered the giant, overarching secret that connects it all.Р”Р„gain, I donРІР‚в„ўt want to give away too much, but itРІР‚в„ўs really neat how The Forgotten City places clues everywhere, and uncovering each new piece of the story requires you to go back and re-evaluate everything youРІР‚в„ўve seen to that point. Like any good mystery novel, itРІР‚в„ўs got a tightly knit, well-crafted plot, and part of the joy of the game is discovering everything for yourself. Mind you, itРІР‚в„ўs hard to go too much into details as to what makes The Forgotten City so exceptional. With no disrespect to modders, I wasnРІР‚в„ўt expecting the game to feel like much more than an Elder Scrolls sidestory.

I mean, the game started life as a Skyrim mod.

#Ancient cities ps4 series#

Also on: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series XР”Р„s intrigued as I was by The Forgotten CityРІР‚в„ўs premise - a time-looping mystery? Sign me up! - when I initially started playing it, my hopes werenРІР‚в„ўt all that high.