The Bradwell Conspiracy () is one of the newer games on the Apple Arcade and it was one that looked pretty high-quality. The graphics are all in first person and very well done as far as apps go, the sounds are of the same caliber and that includes the (almost) fully voice-acted game, and the environment around us, while rather linear, is still refreshing and a coherent, realistic building. You?ll see a good chunk of similarities with this game and the ever-loved Portal series but unfortunately it does not live up to that same standard.
As for the story? well, the game starts you out in a serious accident. There?s been an explosion and you, and (almost) only you, are left behind in the rubble. You get yourself up, dust off, and almost immediately meet one of the only other people in the game — Amber. Turns out, that?s a great thing because you two just so happen to need each other as you?re both trapped in different parts of the building and need to get out. It?s a lukewarm story at the best of times but luckily your partner?s voice helps to bring life to it as she narrates much of the world around you. As for you? you can?t talk because of smoke inhalation. The entire game. Some 5 hours or so. To tell the truth, it was a pretty weak way of introducing a necessary component to the game — photographs.
To get Amber to talk about things in the world, move components around like catwalks or big industrial equipment, and more, you?ll need to take pictures. This can ...