The Signifier: Director's Cut
Release Date: October 15, 2020
The Signifier is a FPP adventure game, the action of which takes place in the near future, and the storyline theme touches upon issues such as artificial intelligence or privacy violations related to the ability to read another person's thoughts and memories.
The Signifier is a first-person adventure game in which we try to solve the mystery of the death of the vice president of the largest technology corporation in the world. For this purpose we use a modern device called Dreamwalker, which allows us to learn the secrets of the mind of the victim. The game was developed by the Playmestudio and is its debut project. The publisher of this game is Raw Fury.
The head of the largest technology corporation in the world is found dead in her apartment. The player acts as Frederick Russel, an expert in AI psychology and development, who tries to solve the mystery of a woman's death with the use of an invention called Dreamwalker, which allows to explore memories. The plot of the game touches upon such topics as artificial intelligence and violating the privacy of someone's mind. The game also wonders how real the reality in which we operate on a daily basis is.
In The Signifier, we observe the action from a first person perspective FPP). The gameplay consists in exploring the environment, talking to NPCs, solving puzzles and discovering the plot prepared by the authors. The key role is played by a device called Dreamwalker, which allows us to enter the memories and dreams of another person. During the game we move through three different environments: the real world, objective memories and subjective dreams.
By solving some of the puzzles we get access to new lines of dialogue that can bring us closer to knowing the truth. During the game we also learn about concepts and psychological , which we can then use in the further course of the game. It's worth noting that everything we do is somehow related to the main storyline - there is no additional side content in the game
We can only play The Signifier alone. The basis of the gameplay here is a feature campaign.
The Signifier has a nice, three-dimensional graphic design. The models of the characters and the game environment combine a high level of realism (in scenes in which we move in the real world) with crazy, unusual ideas and visions (which we deal with while exploring fragments of the mind).
Platforms:
PC Windows October 15, 2020
PlayStation 4 cancelled
Xbox One cancelled
PlayStation 5 cancelled
Xbox Series X/S cancelled
Developer: Playmestudio
Publisher: Raw Fury Games
Age restrictions: 16+
System Requirements for The Signifier Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3 3.4 GHz / AMD A8-7600 3.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R9 270 or better, 20 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 3 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 4 GB Radeon RX 580 or better, 20 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for The Signifier Video Game.
The Digital Fix: 8 / 10 by David Carcasole
The Signifier is an intriguing and enjoyable narrative-driven game that benefits from proper pacing and discovery mixed with a very interesting setting and environments.
Critical Hit: 7.5 / 10 by Noelle Adams
It's clearly well thought out, but in execution The Signifer doesn't quite match up to its intriguing concept and utterly convincing setting. The latter are so strong, though, that they keep you engaged even as you grapple with clunkier gameplay aspects and an abrupt ending. Ambitious, cerebral, worth investigating.
TheSixthAxis: 7 / 10
The Signifier is almost an essential experience for anybody looking for a sophisticated and complex meditation on the effects of technological progress on the nature of humanity but as a game it doesn't quite hang together. Even more frustrating is the fact that its short running time means that it ends just as it's starting to find its feet. As a result it's a title that I am really glad that I have played but can't fully commit to recommending it.
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