Velvet 89 is the work of Charles Games, creators ofAttentat 1942.
There’s some gentle animation and an enveloping burble of background noise, but the scene is overall static.
It’s interestingly eerie.
Also eerie: nobody has a face.
In each chapter you must find a small number of individuals and hear their stories.
Again, there’s a slight sense of foreboding here.
The writing is didactic but not deflatingly so.
It’s based on testimonies gathered by the Czech project Stories of Injustice.
Disquieting undertones aside, I like the staggered intimacy of the game’s hidden object structure.
Still, I’m quite compelled by the game.
I’d be interested to read your thoughts.
Again,you’re free to download Velvet 89 for free on Steam.
