Blackwood Crossing
Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game. A haunting tale of intrigue and mystery. You play as Scarlett, a teenager finding her way in the world. You wake up, disorientated, to find yourself and your younger brother, Finn, inexplicably travelling on a moving train. But when a mysterious figure appears, it’s clear that this is no ordinary train ride. It’s the beginning of a magical voyage, steeped in life, love and loss. Navigating this powerful drama – where the world, and your abilities develop in extraordinary ways – you are forced to examine your relationship with Finn. You are orphans, and your relationship has always been strong. However, adolescence has opened the door to new interests, and you’ve been growing apart. As you gradually uncover the depths of Finn’s anguish, the consequences of your remoteness become shockingly clear.
Steam User 1
I enjoyed it, but veterans of this genre may find it lacking. The game is visually attractive and the voice acting is very good (and it's refreshing to hear a British cast.) The mechanics are a bit clunky, though, and the whole experience is rather short.
Another factor that killed it a bit is that Finn is such a little beast. This is understandable; the game is a tragic portrayal of the very difficult circumstances some children find themselves in, and the consequences. However, since all the objectives consist of trying to please Finn, the effort feels unrewarding when he's so ungrateful. Perhaps the plot should have focused more on the mystery aspects rather than playing Finn Says for 2 hours.
The ending is also obvious from the very beginning. The only mystery was trying to work out whether it was one or both of them!
Steam User 0
a charming little game. i got through it in about 40 minutes during my first playthrough - the puzzles are decently simple once the mechanics have been explained, although i did find myself flailing a bit during a few sequences (i'd forgotten something we'd done early on in the game, and once i figured it out i felt a little silly haha).
i loved the art direction - it's a little reminiscent of stopmotion, the way the characters are built, and the environments are gorgeous. i especially loved the glitchy masked memories of our friends and family - gave me shivers down my spine every time.
the story made me cry, which is not difficult to do, per se, as i am a Known Crier, but i think it could make just about anyone cry, really. a touching story about love, and loss, and the processing thereof. if only processing in real life were so simple.
10/10, would recommend.
Steam User 0
Blackwood Crossing is a very nice narrative-driven game about two siblings. You play as the older sister Scarlett and navigate through different environments to keep an eye on your younger brother Finn.
The gameplay includes finding hidden items, problem solving, matching dialog between characters, and more.
I appreciated Blackwood Crossing for its surreal settings and its interesting plot. I LOVED seeing all the different masks and other creative touches in the environments (nearly everything has a story).
The game offers a bittersweet experience and I think that if you like games like What Remains of Edith Finch you will really enjoy Blackwood Crossing.
Overall I would recommend this game. Give it a try! Find some bunnies and posters.
Steam User 0
This was a beautiful game that I completed in just under 3 hours, and that was taking my time to go slow and examine every proverbial nook and cranny. The narrative is fairly straightforward, which I appreciate because too often I find in narrative games there can be too great of a gap between story points to allow for the "actual" game play, but at no point was I asking myself, "wait, I can't remember what happened earlier, how does this part of the story tie in to what I saw before?"
The juxtaposition of the different dialogue choices, the achievements, and the shorter length of the game give it decent replay value, but I would replay this again just for the story alone. If you're a fan of narrative games and art that hurts, I cannot recommend Blackwood Crossing highly enough.
Steam User 0
A short and Sweet story game. Can be completed in 1-2 hours.
Steam User 0
I liked the game - for those who like to walk around, look at everything and listen, the game is very suitable, and you can complete it in one go. It's really an interesting and high-quality indie game.
Steam User 0
When it comes to gameplay-mechanics, not the best.
But when it comes to the experience, I really loved it. Very emotional and interesting characters.