My only issue here is that many of the characters don’t really grow or have noticeable arcs, they just occupy standard NPC territory. There’s even a 13 year old girl who doesn’t come across as a stereotypical brat. The characters are also impressively detailed – Dontnod are clearly on an upward trend here – and the voice acting it consistently strong throughout a very dialogue heavy game, though it does slip into the uncanny valley with some of the lip syncing. The town of Basswood is well realised and everything has a convincing run-down look, while the environments you can wander around are detailed and do a good job of making it easy to spot interactive objects even before the button prompts are revealed. That being said, the relatively small cast does help to cement the claustrophobic feel of a small town in which everybody knows everybody else’s business. These do a great job in establishing the various characters and their history with Sam, but after the game’s opening, I was surprised to discover that almost no other substantial characters were introduced later.
The opening scenes of Twin Mirror revolve around Sam’s reception and the early suspicions about Nick’s death. Although the official account is that Nick died in a car accident, it soon becomes apparent that all is not what it seems in Basswood.
You play as Sam Riggs, an investigative journalist who is returning to his home town of Basswood following the tragic death of his former best friend, Nick.
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