You won’t have to search hard: your controller will vibrate, and large text will pop up, illustrating where to interact. After watching them play out, you can fast forward or rewind through them, searching for important elements to interact with. Junon will revisit several scenes from her past, often multiple times. The main aspect of gamification comes from The Wreck‘s flashback sequences. This is very much a linear experience and it doesn’t try to fool you into thinking otherwise.

There’s a choice to be made at the end, but your journey there will largely be the same regardless of what you’ve clicked on as you’ve played. Your actions throughout The Wreck don’t shape the outcome, not really. This isn’t a choice-based narrative, though. Related: 20 Best Story-Driven Games on PS4 and PS5 You’ll need to click on a word to drive the narrative forward occasionally there will be two words to choose between, each taking Junon’s train of thought in a slightly different direction. There’s a visual element in play, too: animated subtitles appear on screen, with occasional words that can be clicked on. There’s a lot of dialogue to listen to, very well performed by a team of French actors. It’s very easy to sink into its narrative if you’re a fan of emotionally-driven drama. The Wreck is a deep, human story that weaves a rich tapestry filled with emotions, trauma, mental health, love and loss. We’ll also learn more about her complicated relationship with her mother Marie, her sister Diane and her ex-husband Alex. You see, Junon has lived through something terrible, and through flashbacks, we’ll come to learn about it. It’s about everything else that has led Junon to where she is today. That’s a rather big, scary and sad situation to deal with on its own.

And as the next of kin, Junon needs to make the decision. Her mother might never be the same again, you see. You see, she’s just had a call from the hospital: her mother is in critical condition following an aneurysm, and it falls down to Junon to decide if she undergoes life-saving treatment or not. It’s the story of Junon on what the game calls “the most pivotal day in her life”. That’s essentially the premise of The Wreck, a new interactive drama now available on consoles and PC.

Some people have lived through something so tragic that it shapes their entire life.

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