Games of 2015 no. 6: Her Story

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All I knew about Her Story when I started playing was that it involved a woman being interviewed on camera by the police. That's it. And I urge anyone who hasn't played the game to not only do so, but to do so similarly blind. Stitching together each thread created a sense of accomplishment that lodged the memory of this game powerfully in my mind. I made pages of notes; I thought I had to. I believed I was putting together a case, a collection of videos, to submit to court; me, some hotshot detective finding things where others had failed - as if any one would choose me for the job. But it meant I concentrated intensely, gave Her Story my whole attention, and tried my hardest to figure it all out.
What made Her Story great wasn't the story or the acting - not for me. What really dazzled me was the game's mechanic - the game's one single mechanic. I shake my head now thinking of it; it was so simple. Search for videos clips of interviews using key words. That's it. How can something like that dazzle somebody?
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