Somerville Review (Xbox Series S)

For our Somerville Review, we are in the wake of catastrophe and we must find the means to make our family whole again. Somerville is a Sci-Fi adventure grounded in the intimate repercussions of a large-scale conflict. We try to Immerse ourselves in a hand-crafted narrative experience set across a vivid rural landscape. Navigate your way through the dangerous terrain ahead of you to unravel the mysteries of Earth’s visitors.

Somerville Review Pros:

• Beautiful graphics.
• 10.3GB download size.
• 1000 Gamerscore.
• Beautiful opening cinematic.
• Sci-Fi adventure gameplay.
• No words are spoken and instead, it’s body language and movements.
• Picturesque locations.
• You get infused with Alien tech that allows you to interact with the Alien ships, other entities, and debris.
• 14 chapters.
• Puzzle platformer.
• Has strong Limbo and inside vibes. (makes sense as the lead devs are from Playdead)
• Simple controls.
• Powerful storytelling.
• Short game clocking in around four or so hours but it depends on your puzzle-solving skills.
• Really good set pieces.
• Thought-provoking.
• It’s currently on Gamepass.

Somerville Review Cons:

• No camera control.
• You don’t get a lot of helpful tutorials puzzle-wise.
• Grabbing onto objects is tricky.
• Is really bad at guiding you around the world.
• No real replay value.
• Some of the puzzles are just obtuse.

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Somerville:

Official website.

Developer: Jumpship Games

Publisher: Thunderful Games

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