Platform- Steam PC
Release Date- 10-14-2020
Developer- Red Ego Games
Publisher- Green Man Game Publishing
Single player
Steam achievements
Steam Cloud Support
Remote Play
Full controller support
Rated M for blood, strong language, violence
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows XP (64Bit)
Processor: Core2Duo
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Graphics: Any with hardware 3D acceleration
DirectX: Version 7.0
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: Soundblaster / equivalent
Additional Notes: Earphones! + Play Alone
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows10 (64Bit)
Processor: i3 or above
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia 7900 / equivalent
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: Soundblaster / equivalent
Additional Notes: Earphones! + Play Alone
Re:Turn One Way Trip from Red Ego Games is definitely one of those games that caught me off guard, especially since it largely flew right under my radar. Even considering that, it’s sure to be worth checking out for a wide variety of players as it has so much to offer in many ways. Retro lovers will love the 2D side-scrolling game play just as much as horror lovers will love the well written story that spans
multiple time frames or time lines with such depth that it will keep you guessing to a certain degree. Anime lovers are also sure to enjoy the game since it has very deep roots in Japanese culture, influence and many aspects of it’s design. Fans of classic horror movies from the 1980’s will almost instantly be able to draw quite a few connections between Re:Turn and many old horror films just as I did given
the overall set and setting when it comes to the story of the game because it has what I would call a “standard” or “classic” base for the story, but don’t get me wrong…I definitely do not intend that in a negative way, it’s just very familiar if you are knowledgeable about classic horror is all.
With a well written story that honestly has the potential to really pull you in just because you want to know what happens next, the game has many of the characteristics of classic “who dunnit” novels and murder mystery dinner parties that simply keep people interested, engaged and coming back for more, time and time again. With many twists and turns throughout the overall plot, it’s just as predictable as it is not. Just as you notice something that you think is pertinent, you’ll get thrown for a loop which makes you question the way you’re looking at things in the larger sense of it in terms of what’s actually going on in the story as you progress further and further through it. One of the most impressive non-story aspects of Re:Turn One Way Trip for me was the audio, it is very crisp and mood setting with absolutely amazing use of ambient sounds and noise to create and instill an undeniable, underlying sense of terror in the player throughout the vast majority of the game. The background music definitely utilizes minor scales to it’s advantage to create such an ambience that you simply feel like something is going to happen, yet you don’t know what’s going to happen or when.
Puzzles in Re:Turn One Way Trip aren’t that overly difficult, but do present at least a moderate challenge in some cases even if they do seem predictable. One of the neatest things that was incorporated into the puzzles that you’ll encounter is the referencing and use of Japanese lore. As an example, some of them rely heavily on the use of masks and haiku based poem puzzles in order to progress through various parts of the game. Although there is a whole lot of back and forth traversal of the setting involved, (I mean… you are exploring an old abandoned train) it definitely works into the overall story and puzzles involved but it’s not exactly so redundant that you just want to stop playing as it’s necessary to find and collect the items needed to accomplish the tasks in order to progress.
With a very interesting and well written story, and game play that is sure to pull many types of players in, wonderful, extremely well designed and engineered mood setting audio, and full controller support…there isn’t a whole lot that the game is lacking. If you are a fan of retro styled games, anime or creepy, spooky horror games, you might just want to look into this game. And being priced at $11.99 on the Steam store, it’s definitely worth at least checking out. Especially since it has some rather forgiving system requirements given today’s modern standards for gaming on a PC.
Disclaimer: A review key was provided