Originally Posted by
Freya
Leigh, I haven't played this one yet (still at work!) but as for episodic games in general, i've played a few. The games themselves don't usually allow you to go back to areas, that's normal for the genre, unless something else important happens there. They play like interactive stories, shows really. By being episodic, they let themselves, as developers, get things out to their fans quicker rather than wait until the whole game is completely polished. It also lets them set up climaxes and have that whole cliffhanger want that tv shows leave you with. Have you ever binge watched a tv show? Seeing it back to back, the story isn't as obsessively compelling. If you watch it live where you have to wait a week before the new episodes, you become more invested as you have to wait! You think about it all week and you neeeeeeed to know. Same kinda premise, I think. Also it allows players to just try out part of a game before fully investing. Pay 4.99 for a game you may not like or pay 29.99 for a game you may not like.