Beacon Pines Review – Tale as Old as Time

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Beacon Pines is a melancholy, time-bending adventure tale from developer Hiding Spot and publisher Fellow Traveller. The nameless author introduces you to the tiny town of Beacon Pines.

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The almost microscopic town of Beacon Pines is home to 12-year-old protagonist Luka. It’s been a tough life for Luka. Six years ago, his father passed away, and his mother went missing a few months before we met him.

Nevertheless, Luka is 12, and his best friend Rolo is on hand to make the first day of summer memorable. Rolo is a highly energetic and over-imaginative kid, and he believes that he saw strange lights and movement in the abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town. So naturally, it’s time to investigate.

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BEACON PINES FEATURES A BRANCHING STORY To complete the story of Luka and Beacon Pines, you have to find charms hidden throughout the town. These charms are words that you can use in certain situations to change the course of fate.

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Small seeds of the mystery are planted early on. Around the time Luka’s father died, an event known as The Foul Harvest occurred. As the story goes on and different timelines are explored, more and more clues are revealed, and more and more strangeness is revealed.

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What was once a thriving town that produced the most effective fertilizer ever known is now a crumbling collection of buildings. The town’s founder is long dead, and a new company called Perennial Harvest has moved in to rejuvenate the town.

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It’s clear from very early on that something is rotten in Beacon Pines, and the rot is almost certainly due to Perennial Harvest. However, finding out the complete truth about the past and future of the town and its residents is consistently surprising and occasionally absolutely devastating.

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THE STORY IN BEACON PINES IS ONE OF THE BEST IN A GAME TODAY There are plenty of games with branching narratives and ones that accomplish it effectively. However, Veacon Pines stands above others of its genre by the pure quality of its story and characters.

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Beacon Pines Review – Tale as Old as Time

Beacon Pines is a melancholy, time-bending adventure tale from developer Hiding Spot and publisher Fellow Traveller. The nameless author introduces you to the tiny town of Beacon Pines.

The almost microscopic town of Beacon Pines is home to 12-year-old protagonist Luka. It’s been a tough life for Luka. Six years ago, his father passed away, and his mother went missing a few months before we met him.

BEACON PINES FEATURES A BRANCHING STORY To complete the story of Luka and Beacon Pines, you have to find charms hidden throughout the town. These charms are words that you can use in certain situations to change the course of fate.

Small seeds of the mystery are planted early on. Around the time Luka’s father died, an event known as The Foul Harvest occurred. As the story goes on and different timelines are explored, more and more clues are revealed, and more and more strangeness is revealed.

What was once a thriving town that produced the most effective fertilizer ever known is now a crumbling collection of buildings. The town’s founder is long dead, and a new company called Perennial Harvest has moved in to rejuvenate the town.

It’s clear from very early on that something is rotten in Beacon Pines, and the rot is almost certainly due to Perennial Harvest. However, finding out the complete truth about the past and future of the town and its residents is consistently surprising and occasionally absolutely devastating.

THE STORY IN BEACON PINES IS ONE OF THE BEST IN A GAME TODAY There are plenty of games with branching narratives and ones that accomplish it effectively. However, Veacon Pines stands above others of its genre by the pure quality of its story and characters.

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