Reviewers Liked
- Thoroughly creepy and surprising for the first three chapters
Reviewers Didn't Like
- The fourth episode ruins some of the package's mystique
Stories Untold
Nostalgia can soothe the homesick, but ultimately you can't go home again. Where Stories Untold is at least partly a genuflection at the altar of old stuff, it touches on another idea: the way nostalgia distorts reality, and how it can be used to hide reality from yourself.
-- As reviewed by EuroGamer
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By Game Chronicles Magazine
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A fantastic collection of tragically unnerving ‘80's aesthetic stories that blend together to create something greater than the sum its...
By nintendoworldreport.com
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At first glance you may be tempted to compare the aesthetic of Stories Untold to a TV show like Stranger Things, and this is not a comparison Stories Untold shies away from. With marketing materials and a logo made specifically by the man who designed...
By The Overpower Noobs
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Stories Untold took a risk in producing an experimental game quite unlike anything that’s been done before, and in doing so it not only succeeded but thrived. I could very easily, and very much hope to, see No Code and other developers expand this idea into a series or new titles, elaborating on this ingenious foundation.
By EuroGamer
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Nostalgia can soothe the homesick, but ultimately you can't go home again. Where Stories Untold is at least partly a genuflection at the altar of old stuff, it touches on another idea: the way nostalgia distorts reality, and how it can be used to hide reality from yourself.
By New Game Network
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Stories Untold is clever when it comes to delivering the narrative, and its brief text-adventure is interesting. Unfortunately, most of it is pushing buttons and turning dials on command, and this leaves much to be...
By HardcoreGamer
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It’s a quick ride, one that should be over in about three hours at most, but a ride that will leave quite the impression on you nonetheless thanks to its twists and turns all wrapped in the guise of a campy cult television series. It’s easily a notable sleeper hit for both horror and sci-fi fans, and so it’s definitely recommended that you check it out ASAP. You know, before any spoilers start to leak out. Seriously, sorry we couldn’t say more, but man, that finale…
By PCGamer
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An atmospheric collection of clever, surprising interactive short stories with a gorgeous retro aesthetic.
By Rock, Paper, Shotgun
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Stories Untold is bleak and disturbing, novel and experimental, and most importantly when doing all that, very clever. It’s smarter than you’ll realise, in fact. And why it’s smart is all in the experience of playing, not to be given away in the process of reviewing. A pain in the arse for me, but worth it for you.
By GameSpot
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Stories Untold’s first three episodes are very effective as retro horror vignettes, though, and the fourth can’t undo that. This is a unique package with a strong sense of identity, one that finds a new, exciting way to weaponize nostalgia. Just know that you might not look at the old Spectrum or Commodore 64 you’ve got packed away in the attic quite the same way again after playing.
By Telegraph
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It would absolutely only work in the form that the developers have created, and it’s a game I’ll no doubt be permanently using as an example in future when I want to illustrate just what can be done in the genre. It’s also an excellent, creepy story which is deftly told, and a game I can recommend without reservation.
By GameSpew
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Stories Untold places a hidden story within a hidden story; a puzzle that only reveals itself once you piece together its outer layers – and it’s one of the most fascinating and unique tales you can play this year.
By Basic-Tutorials DE
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Mit „Stories Untold“ präsentiert No Code ein Horrorspiel der besonderen Art, das gekonnt Rätsel-, Adventure- und Textpassagen in sich vereint.Zwar ist der Wiederspielwert relativ gering und auch die Spielzeit ist mit knapp drei Stunden eher bescheiden...
By Gameswelt.de
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Thriller mit NostalgieflairIch wollte als Teenager immer Text-Adventures spielen, bin aber einfach zu spät geboren und kam so nie in den Genuss großer textbasierter Abenteuer. Jahre später begeistert mich The House Abandon genau so, wie sich mein...