![]() ![]() Areas can be visited in any order you want, delivering a sort of freedom that allowed me to personalize my time. Right from the get-go, you’re free to explore the wilderness to your heart’s content. ![]() ![]() The way events unfold and the mysteries that linger after the credits roll trust you to come to your own conclusions, which is how I like my storytelling delivered.Īside from the writing, a lot of Ethan Carter’s power also comes from impeccable environmental storytelling. Interesting parables are scattered throughout the world, and while they’re certainly entertaining on a surface level, digging a bit deeper into their subtext helps flesh out Ethan Carter’s main story in some really great ways. On top of this, the writing does does a fantastic job of creating distinct characters and an effective gothic-horror vibe. The puzzles simultaneously provide interesting challenges, smart world building, and insight into who you are and the folks wrapped up in this disappearance truly are. It’s rare that a game in 2014 gets me jotting down physical notes, but like Fez, Device 6, and Legend of Grimrock, Ethan Carter trusts that you have the patience and drive to solve its mysteries. My favorite puzzle had me using scratch paper to piece together the former layout of a now-burned-down house from flashes of someone else’s memories. ![]()
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