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Play Overview
Asemblance (2016), and the sequel Asemblance: Oversight, are narrative psychological thrillers, where you wake up trapped in an experimental machine that simulates memories. Play involves exploring, guided by an artificial voice, in the hope of escaping by facing memories from a painful past. It stands out for the uneasy experience of fracturing recall and the uncertainty the game creates over what is real and what is fiction.
You wake to find yourself trapped inside an experimental machine built to recreate people's memories. Wracking your brains you realise you don't recall when or why you entered. Moving from memory to memory the challenge is to work out what is real. Are these memories your own? Can you trust your own mind?
As you progress you start to construct a picture of the life you've lived. "You had a good life," the voice tells you. "Do you remember your home? Your wife?" But there's a dark undercurrent as you realise all was not well. "Do you want to remember?" Challenges the voice at one point.
The result is an unnerving narrative journey that draws on popular shows like The Twilight
Zone, The X-Files, and the Black Mirror. It's small and intense but asks questions not usually the territory of video games.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Asemblance 3 months ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 5 weeks ago.
You wake to find yourself trapped inside an experimental machine built to recreate people's memories. Wracking your brains you realise you don't recall when or why you entered. Moving from memory to memory the challenge is to work out what is real. Are these memories your own? Can you trust your own mind?
As you progress you start to construct a picture of the life you've lived. "You had a good life," the voice tells you. "Do you remember your home? Your wife?" But there's a dark undercurrent as you realise all was not well. "Do you want to remember?" Challenges the voice at one point.
The result is an unnerving narrative journey that draws on popular shows like The Twilight
Zone, The X-Files, and the Black Mirror. It's small and intense but asks questions not usually the territory of video games.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Asemblance 3 months ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 5 weeks ago.
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Play Style
This is an Adventure, Brain Game and Narrative game. This is a single-player game.
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Age Ratings
Skill Level
13+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Unravelling the puzzles gets increasingly complex as the game draws to a conclusion, and getting help from guides/community online can be useful. You need an inquisitive mind to find out what is going on. Navigating the 3D world is also important. Comprehension is required to piece together the narrative.
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Game Details
Release Date: 21/06/2016
Out Now: PC, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Brain Game and Narrative
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D First-Person
Developer: Niles Sankey (@NilesSankey)
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