Daylight 84 is an engaging narrative-led adventure game in a dystopian future.-based━━ scheduling mode recommended for quick missions only; The game has been developed by adventurous studio Lumen Interactive and puts players into this marvelous universe to explore a world where technological advances have almost completely erased the line between man & machine. Offering an interesting mix of cyberpunk aesthetics, deep psychological storytelling and very challenging gameplay the game is like no other.
Setting and Atmosphere
It is the year 2084, and your world has just been flipped upside down by a combination rapid advancement in technology along side social decay. It takes place in a sprawling, neon-soaked metropolis called Nexus City — what was once an economic powerhouse that has since fallen to the trappings of rampant corruption and extreme wealth inequality.
Narrative and Themes
The setting of the story in Fatlight 84 lies a little more — which is up to themesoh r emiemory,, ioioneaty ad reality. Playing as an unnamed protagonist, you are lost in a world where reality is blurred with the imaginary. The player character is a "Light Weaver," a person who can manipulate light to unveil secrets of the past and recover forgotten memories.
The game is set in Neo-Lumen and as players progress, they unfold lost pieces of civilization leading to a story that challenges the very fabric of reality. The game adopts a non-linear story telling device, of which the player is constantly fed with environment insinuations as additional storyline providing documents and converses that players can partake in themselves or later recollect.Streamlined dialogues allude to bizarre NPCs revealing cryptic insights. Woven though the central narrative of —
Visuals and Sound Design
Fatlight 84 looks fantastic, given its retro-futuristic meets dystopia aesthetics – the game has a great visual style. Part of this success can be attributed to the game's lighting design, which uses each light source in a way that showcases its dramatic range and adds depth to locations. There are neon colours, and deep shadows pervading most of the game; Filling in for that edgy atmosphere.
Sound design, as always plays a crucial role in building the immersive experience. A mix of ambient electronic and atmospheric tonal melodies fill the soundtrack, setting up all the right feels for BOAA. Sound effects; the whirring of equipment, electrical hums and pops that transmit failing lights in far-off rooms to us, or distant urban echoes.
