But I imagine that’s an early game issue, one that could smooth out as you become more familiar with the potential of the mechanic.Īnd with such an emphasis placed on the environment, it’s good that the look and tone of the world you are documenting is wonderful. That does mean it’s also one that took me a while to properly wrap my head around, as that freedom and lack of hard direction is both a blessing and a curse - for example, there was no indication Amber could open a locked do for me until I reached a dead end and aimlessly took a picture of one once I had run out of ideas. What’s particularly cool about this mechanic is that it forces you to actually look at and think about the world around you instead of just searching for highlighted objects or button prompts to interact with. You can see The Bradwell Conspiracy's reveal trailer here: ![]() I’d occasionally send a picture that ended up a dud, resulting in a more generic “I’m not sure what you want” sort of response that did expose the game-y systems underneath it all, but there were so many things that Amber could naturally respond to (and so much variety, even with the misses) that it’s still an impressive amount of talking. You could send pictures of paintings to potentially get a bit of lore about the facility, pictures of puzzles to get clues, or even pictures of locked doors to see if Amber can open them up on her end. Without the ability to speak yourself, you instead use your glasses to take photos of the world around you, sending them to Amber so she can offer advice or help in return. No matter who is talking, developer A Brave Plan clearly recognized how important dialogue would be to The Bradwell Conspiracy and spent time making sure the voices and writing weren’t just good but genuinely engaging too. Abubakar Salim, potentially best known as Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins, also does a great job as the robotic but endlessly enthusiastic AI guide in your glasses. Amber, voiced by Rebecca LaChance, is natural and endearing, bringing levity to otherwise serious situations, and her instant likeability is important given she’ll be a constant companion through the story. The Bradwell Conspiracy has consistently witty writing and some truly excellent voice acting.Ī big reason they’ve succeeded in that endeavor (at least from what I’ve seen so far) is thanks to the witty writing and some truly excellent voice acting. The relationship between you and Amber is one I am genuinely excited to see more of, and making that relationship feel real is something Game Director Georg Backer told me was a big focus. While an injury conveniently keeps you from being able to speak to Amber, she can still speak to you as you work together to escape. It’s limited to the material and item blueprints you have, but the potential for how this could be used in logic and platforming puzzles alike had my head spinning, even if making and removing objects didn’t quite have the same snappy satisfaction as shooting a Portal on a wall.īut it’s not all just absorbing and reusing matter - in fact, the Bradwell Conspiracy’s most interesting puzzle mechanic is actually its glasses and the absentee ally, Amber, you’re communicating with through them. ![]() As I played through the game’s first two chapters I used it to build planks to get across gaps, replicate a key to open a door, and even make a bunch of cat statues in a funny employee training section that acts as a tutorial for the tool (narrated by English TV presenter Jonathon Ross, you can watch it in the video at the top of the page). That matter device, the Substance Mobile Printer (or SMP), is basically The Bradwell Conspiracy’s version of Portal’s titular Portal Gun. From there the goal is to find a way out, though doing so is easier said than done. You get a pair of AI-powered smart glasses, a new friend helping you from the other end of an intercom, and a device that lets you absorb matter and reuse it to make other objects. The Bradwell Conspiracy (out later this year on PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and even Apple Arcade) drops you into the middle of a disaster of unknown origin at a not-at-all-suspicious museum/research facility built right next to Stonehenge.
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