AWESOME/10 writer Fraser Brown dons his top hat and goes for a saunter down the streets of Fallen London, an intriguing browser game set in London after the city has been dragged down into the abyss by bats.
Though definitely not for everyone, it’s a bizarre, quirky, creepy, delightful little romp that superbly satisfies an itch that’s hard to identify until it’s actually being scratched.
If you're a fan of Fallen London, spooky romance, spooky crime-solving, spooky branching narratives, and especially human-sized bats, this game is for you.
Hmmm...I might check this out. I like the idea of Fallen London more than anything else, same with Sunless Sea. I'll have to check out Sunless Skies, as I wasn't aware that was a thing. It's the setting that really intrigues me, and while there are things I really like about the games I have played, I can only get so into them for some reason or another.
Maybe it's just that I want to be in Fallen London, and I want to see it with more visual representation. A VN isn't a bad idea. I support it. Maybe it will be the thing that sucks me into this universe and keeps me there.
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