It would have been more striking if the color contrast between the two worlds had differed more.īesides Marianne, there are only a few other characters. Disappointingly, this holds true of the real world as well. Naturally, the color palette of the mirror world is very drab.
#THE MEDIUM REVIEW SKIN#
Biological growths infest the mirror world and oft times look like tumorous skin mated with bizarre spider web support structures. The same holds true for the look of the straight razor. Haunted and Haunting ArtĮven though the look of the mirror world is based on the paintings of Polish artist, Zidizslaw Beksinski, they come across as very Gigeresque. It’s the closest implementation of a single player in coop mode you’ll ever find.
So a multi-step puzzle will have you flipping back and forth between the worlds to solve them. You enter split-screen mode when puzzles require manipulation in both worlds. You can flip between the worlds with a button press. Sometimes the game breaks out into split-screen mode where you control Marianne in both worlds.
The end result is a rather schizophrenic personality. I have to assume this resulted from trying to portray the character through the lenses of the two different worlds. Sometimes the character is all dour and self-deprecating, while other times she is peppy and bubbly. Actor Kelly Burke voices the character and does yeoman work here, given the somewhat muddled presentation of Marianne. While in the spirit world, she takes on an ethereal presence with white hair and grayish attire. She is all dark from head to toe: black hair, leather jacket, jeans, and boots. In the real world, Marianne adopts a Chuck Norris, Good Guys Wear Black style. Often, an action on one side is used to overcome a barrier or puzzle in its mirror counterpart. It is this interaction that Bloober Team uses for the more unique gameplay aspects. Actions taken in one world often affect the other side, either directly or indirectly. Marianne can traverse two worlds, the one we know as real and the other is the spirit. This journey of discovery drives the game. She is driven to discover how she possesses her spiritual powers, a mystery that is tied into the discarded carcass of the Niwa Hotel. The focus of the game is Marianne, you guessed it, a medium.
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