Yes, please! by Lucas De Man6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's here in the town of Saitama that he worked on the majority of his 2018 game, another Top 10 entry in the Ars Technica Games of the Year list. ![]() Pope has lived in Japan for nearly a decade, following another decade-plus of work in the American games industry. I think about this-the virtual book, the names, the number of souls crowded onto this cursed boat called Obra Dinn-when I enter Omiya Station, 40 minutes north of Tokyo via train, one breezy October day. Every crew member fills the pages of your virtual book, and the task of keeping them straight is enough to set an anxious player on edge. Upon first boot, the goal can feel intimidating. But as in his other games, Pope somehow turns the humdrum into something incredible. If you didn't know Pope's pedigree-as one of the best independent game makers in the world, and the one-man shop responsible for Ars Technica's 2013 Game of the Year Papers, Please-you might think that premise sounds humdrum. There's a cursed cargo ship and magic, yes, but also a giant log book, a glossary, and a massive list of names to account for and cross-reference. In the game, players must sort through the histories and fates of dozens of men, women, and children by working as an insurance adjuster. Further Reading Ars Technica’s best games of 2018 ![]()
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