In conclusion, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is not a bad game, just not my cup of tea. Maybe I do not click with the genre that much, but in the end, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter did not do enough to keep me entertained or wanting more. Not that it is bad, just something missing for me to have fully enjoyed the game. Despite the thrill of finding clues and advancing the storyline, I just can not convince myself this game is something I would play a second time in my life. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is not a game I would replay. When I picked up my Switch again, it really took me a little to realize where I was and what I was looking for. At one point I was distracted by my cat Nova and I had put down my Switch to spend some quality time petting her.
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I even went looking in the options, see if I somehow missed this part but no, there was no map.Īs it is not a dealbreaker in any way, you need to keep your focus on the game. I often thought that a map would be most useful in this game. I had some higher paced bits where I was just going from one interlude to the next, the story quickly divulging its secrets and then suddenly, I found myself running in circles, appearing back at the first big mansion I encountered. Spoiler alert, for me it was somewhere in between. The entire game is based upon exploration and the game does not punish silly behavior.Īs it also does not hold your hand, you are in for either a boring unguided game or the exploration of a lifetime. No matter what you do, you will be able to climb a place if you are meant to and you will not fall to your death if you are not careful. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a game with a rather interesting approach to gaming mechanics. While it features a private detective and quite a few mental challenges, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter’s focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the essential humanity of our characters. Inspired by the weird fiction and other tales of the macabre from the early twentieth century, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter aims to significantly evolve immersive storytelling in games. Ethan has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, which Paul quickly discerns might not be the only local murder worth looking into. Realizing the boy is in grave danger, Paul arrives at Ethan’s home of Red Creek Valley, where things turn out to be even worse than he imagined.
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You play the game as Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery game focused on exploration and discovery. Welcome to our review of the newly ported The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, previously released 0n various other consoles and now it is out on Nintendo Switch!