Throughout which, the player encounters the former bedrooms of deceased family members which have been memorialized and preserved since the time of the respective individual's death. Various narrative-related objects including books, clutter, and decorations provide Edith this opportunity which is framed as the vocalization of Edith's own writings in her journal revealed chronologically as she makes her way through the house. Edith's narration guides the player, providing commentary on her own thoughts, experiences, and relations to each character and therefore provides exposition and nuance relating to many of the semi-self-contained sequences in the game. As Edith, the player explores the Finch house and surrounding wilderness through a semi-linear series of rooms, footpaths, crawlspaces, and secret passages.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a narrative-focused walking simulator. In one gameplay sequence, the player must balance manipulating Lewis Finch's imaginary fantasy on the left side of the screen whilst decapitating fish on the right with separate sets of controls. Among other awards and nominations, It won British Academy Games Award for Best Game 2017 and the Best Narrative category at both The Game Awards 2017 and the 2018 Game Developers Choice Awards. What Remains of Edith Finch received critical acclaim, receiving praise for its immersive storytelling, characters, and presentation and is considered an example of video games as an art form. The game is presented as an interconnected anthology, and, utilizing unique mediums from varying perspectives, the story is told through a series of vignettes however, the player is made to doubt the authenticity of each story being told. Reexploring the house, she uncovers her family's mysterious past and learns about the series of deaths that eventually caused the complete collapse of her family structure.
The story follows the seventeen-year-old Edith Finch, the last surviving member of her family, as she returns to her ancestral home for the first time in seven years. The game was released in April 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One for Nintendo Switch in 2019 for iOS in 2021 and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2022.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a first-person exploration video game developed by Giant Sparrow and published by Annapurna Interactive.
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