is a sequel not many saw coming. You’d think protagonist Max Caulfield had been through enough. But as it goes, there’s always room for more trauma – and so, is on the way to put Max through the emotional wringer once more.
This game picks up years after the events of the original story, with Max in a whole new town, and with new friends. She hasn’t forgotten the darker parts of her past, but she’s looking to move on and continue a more peaceful life. With the sudden death of her friend Safi, Max is forced to confront her past instead, and re-embrace the long-dormant magical abilities that once saved Arcadia Bay.
As we discovered in a recent gameplay preview, these abilities are now very different compared to those of the original game, with Max able to chart dual universes, crossing between both to investigate Safi’s death, and solve a range of puzzles. In this particular snippet of gameplay, Max and her friend Moses face interrogation by a detective investigating Safi’s seeming murder. They’re both under suspicion, but Moses has put a foot wrong: worried about particular evidence (not made clear in the demo), he’s taken Safi’s camera and hidden it within his office.
Should the detective investigate thoroughly, the camera will be found – and Moses is sweating over that potential. When your friend is a secret inter-dimensional traveller, there’s not much reason to worry, though. in a new dimension After a brief, emotionally-charged conversation between.