2D cinematic adventures are reasonably common in 2018, nevertheless the bar for which they?re set only continues to grow as ThroughLine Games reach new heights with their gorgeously-drawn Forgotton Anne. Looking like it has been pulled straight from a Studio Ghibli project, it?s quite astonishing to see how far the design can be pushed and how much it can elevate the whole storytelling dynamic. Still, the concern beckons that, is this all style over substance"
In the Forgotton Lands, objects that are misplaced, lost, or forgotten dwell with one another as they search for a way to return to their human proprietor. Here we meet Anne. Anne lives in the tower acting as ?The Enforcer? on behalf of her father-figure ? Master Bonku ? and carries out ?justice? to rebel Forgotlings that aim to thwart the two humans plans to return to the Ether (Earth). A wacky mythos, yes, but one that is so well entwined and introduced that within hours you?re already invested in this dystopia.
Waking in the middle of the night from a flurry of explosions, Anne begins her investigations into what caused the power disruption to the Ether Bridge. A cause of the disruption means Master Bonku cannot complete his work and cannot return the chosen few back to the Ether. Using Anne?s Arca device, immediately you?re forced into a decision of whether to distil (render lifeless) a red scarf with glasses named Dilly for aligning with the rebels ? including their mysterious leader Fig. This decision is...