The newest narrative adventure from belovedLife is Strangedeveloper Dontnod,Twin Mirror, has finally received a release date. Unlike Dontnod’s recent narrative-driven adventure gamesTwin Mirrorwill not be released episodically, but will instead launch as a full retail release on December 1st, 2020. The game was initially announced in June 2018 with an intended release window of later the same year, but following this the game disappeared until it was announced in June 2019 that the game would release in 2020.
This announcement follows the release ofDontnod’s Xbox One exclusive episodic gameTell Me Why, which had weekly episodes from August 27th to September 10th on Xbox Game Pass. It seems Dontnod is hoping to keep excitement surrounding its unique style of storytelling stirring coming up to the launch ofTwin Mirror, which is the studio’s first collaboration with publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is also being made in partnership with Shibuya Productions,one of the companies behindShenmue 3.
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While Dontnod has claimed thatTwin Mirrordoes not feature any of the supernatural elements found in its previous narrative titles such asthe first twoLife is StrangegamesandTell Me Why, the game’s trailer gives off the impression that something suspicious is taking place in southern West Virginia. Twin Mirror is a psychological thriller set in a small town, centered around protagonist Sam Higgs. Higgs is an investigative journalist returning to his childhood town to attend his best friend’s funeral.The game’s description reads “In this psychological thriller, main character Sam Higgs returns to his childhood town for his best friend’s funeral. Soon he begins unraveling some of the mysterious events surrounding the town in his absence.”
Twin Mirror is based around the concept of duality, which enables players to access Sam’s “Mind Palace” to solve puzzles and gather clues. The game features detective scenarios similar to games such asBatman: Arkham Originsandthe upcomingCyberpunk 2077in which the player must discover how a crime occurred by rewinding time and reviewing all of the environment’s details.
The game’s trailer implies that it derives its aesthetic andsetting from the likes ofTwin Peaksand the works of Stephen King, much like games like Remedy Entertainment’sAlan Wakeand Access Games’Deadly Premonition, which the game bears a striking resemblance to. Given Dontnod’s track-record, it’s safe to assume that the developer will likely deliver an engaging narrative with many possible outcomes and choices to make.
Twin Mirrorlaunches for PC (via the Epic Games Store), PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 1st 2020.
