**Twin Mirror was reviewed on an Xbox Series X** I was, however, left wanting more from the title and it feels like it sits in the shadow of its better DONTNOD adventure games. With its compelling story, some fantastic characters, decent gameplay and moments of something that could have been brilliant, I enjoyed both my playthroughs. For those who aren't as keen on the genre, nothing here is going to change your mind. Twin Mirror on Xbox is a good game, and for fans of the genre like myself, it's a solid experience. You will get some variations to your game and relationships, but most of it was similar. There are multiple endings to the game, and I played through twice, choosing different dialogue options and paths. You will not find any cliff hangers or large twists as in previous DONTNOD games. The mysteries and clues that you follow are very straightforward with no real twists or turns. Most relationships that you spend time learning about in the opening, do not really matter in the end. I felt like I didn’t get to know enough about things that caught my attention. Just when the story felt like something big was about to happen, it was over.
Like it was originally meant to be longer or doled out in chapters over time like previous games by the developer. Unfortunately, Twin Mirror also felt rushed.
In my case I was missing a hat, to which Sam’s comment was that it wasn’t important to the night’s events in question anyway. This means that every clue needs to be examined prior to making your choices, regardless if the clue is relevant or not. Eventually I realized I had missed one of the clues. Although I was able to solve this quickly, I was unable to progress the story and couldn’t understand why. Wandering around the space you find clues to put the pieces together. This is the first instance of putting Sam’s detective skills to work. Determined to figure our what happened the night before, you head back to the local bar to try to piece together the events from the previous night. Waking up the next morning in your hotel room, you find your shirt covered in blood. At the wake, which takes place in the local bar, you’ll discover that there are questions about your friend’s death, and you learn about the people who still live in the town. These range from a former boss, an ex-girlfriend, Sam’s god daughter, friends and various town locals. In one of the opening scenes DONTNOD does what it does best creating a strong foundation of interpersonal relationships. While most interactions are solely in Sam’s mind and silent to the townsfolk, there are some points where Sam speaks out loud to “Him” causing other characters to comment on Sam’s increasingly erratic behaviour throughout the game. Sam is a protagonist who has great difficulty navigating conversation and emotions, whereas “The Double” offers advice on how best to approach different situations. Referred to as “Him” or “The Double”, he helps Sam navigate and analyze social situations, responses and interactions with others. Throughout the entirety of the game, you also interact with a second character who exists entirely in Sam’s mind. You have returned home for your friend’s funeral and you end up having to untangle some of the town’s secrets along the way. You wrote a scathing article on the local mine, resulting in it being shut down which took a toll the community.
Your reason for leaving was understandable. You’ve been gone for 2 years and you are not exactly popular with the locals. In Twin Mirror you play as investigative reporter Sam Higgs, returning to your hometown of Basswood, West Virginia. It is definitely driven through its’ narrative and it has all the trademarks of what DONTNOD does best, even though it left me wanting more at the end of its quick 6-hour play time. Twin Mirror takes a small diversion from their tried and true formula with a game that they define as ‘Story-driven Investigation’. DONTNOD Entertainment is known for their ‘narrative adventure’ style games, primarily Life is Strange 1 and 2, Captain Spirit and most recently Tell Me Why.
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