I didn’t have the patience to collect everything during the first play-through, but I’m interested enough to return and collect them all next time. Slowly trudging across the map, with conversations between friends now exhausted, soon frustrated me.
Because the island isn’t massive, these side-quests don’t take too much time however, I wished there was a run or sprint option. Near the end of the game, you can explore Edwards Island in search for other radio anomalies and letters written by Maggie Adler. Oxenfree also offers two collectable/side-quests. There are several endings available, most of them focused on Alex’s relationship with Jonas and her friends by the end of the game. People vanish, get possessed, and trapped in time loops. This creates a rift, triggering a series of paranormal events. After everyone meets on the beach, Alex uses her radio to tune into frequencies. The player can sense immediate tension between Alex and Clarissa due to their connection with Michael. She meets her new step-brother, Jonas, as she brings him to meet the rest of the group: a close friend named Ren, a soft-spoken Nona, and Clarissa. We have Alex, the main character, who is snarky and rebellious however, she has a soft spot and struggles with the loss of her brother, Michael. The story of Oxenfree is compelling and pairs well with the gameplay and art-style. There were a few moments where I didn’t want to interrupt another character, but as a result, I lost my chance to select my reply. I also found out the hard way that if you wait too long, your dialogue choices will vanish. The gameplay is light and easy however, you’ll notice the latter half of the game may involve backtracking, and there are less conversations between characters…which could slow the pacing.
These interactions could play a role on determining the ending you’ll receive.
As you traverse the island, the game fills travel time with conversations between characters, and you’re provided several options on how you’d like to reply. You navigate Alex around a 2.5D environment–most of which is dark, but the game is generous with its beautiful watercolor palette. One of the first things that players will notice is the art-style and gameplay. It’s currently available on almost every known platform: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC/Mac, and on your phone. It was initially released in January 2016 by Night School Studio. Oxenfree is a supernatural adventure game surrounding Alex and her friends who spend a spooky weekend at Edwards Island. Oxenfree is one of many titles sitting in my backlog, and it was the time to finally fire it up. After April’s Indie World Showcase featured a trailer for Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, I realized I still hadn’t played the original game.
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