If you'd like to find the answers and challenge your morals, I highly recommend Beholder. How bad can things get? How close to the edge are we? Plus, the game holds this "train wreck" factor that's hard to ignore. The title offers a lot of replay value as there's no way to know how the repressed people in your building will act over time. However over time, they make themselves clear. Another minor issue is how vague certain objectives are initially. There's also instances where a target overlaps with another. Being a point and click adventure title, at times the game isn't as immediately responsive as you'd like. The game isn't without its issues, but these issues are minor regarding the overall experience. You can also choose to go against the orders given to you by the government. This adds even more anxiety to everything else you're experiencing already. No matter what you end up doing, the results will be long lasting. The other choice results in me providing help. One of these choices resulted in me getting shot in the head. In another choice, I forego the truth and choose to threaten him with eviction. At this point, via the dialogue choices, I tell him the truth. After spying on someone, he confronts me. In the hours I spent playing, I've seen scenario after scenario result in different events.
There is no clear right path or wrong path.
The music gets louder and more grandiose as they're whisked away.Īnother layer of Beholder is the matter of choice. When you decide to report someone to the police, it changes. When you're busying yourself as a landlord/husband, the music keeps the same pace. The music is mostly solemn and follows the tone of the game. Artistically this makes seeing them as a person a lot more difficult. Characters are defined by their black silhouettes. What makes Beholder a worthwhile experience is how everything is designed to support its theme. A new case arrives, and it requires me to gain another person's trust and betray it all over again. Did I make the right decision? This question lingers in the back of my mind as new orders arrive. I had to throw away someone's life for my loved one's well being. So I head to my desk and make my decision. Do I report this? Wait, my daughter requires medical attention. I feel very guilty as I document the illegal contraband. I wait until they go to work to search through their room. So how do I feel when I'm setting up cameras in the room of an older couple? Not so good. Honestly, I don't believe a video game ever made me feel that way. To Warm Light's credit, playing Beholder triggers a lot of uncomfortable feelings. Circumstances allow for more access to tools and methods. You can set cameras, go through their belongings, question them, and so forth. The game takes on more of an adventurous tone during your real job - when you spy on your neighbors, you have choices. This is also how you'll come close to your building's residents. Despite what may be happening, this stays constant. This aspect of the game is more strategic and organic. First and foremost as the landlord, you have to manage occasional repairs and tenants' issues. This is where the game's mix of genres come into play. If they are threats or targets in anyway, you must report them. Your real job is to gather details on the private lives of your tenants. You're a new landlord of a building and have to take over things. Beholder starts simple enough the ministry of the state summons you for a new job. This is the crux of my experience with Beholder - developed by Warm Light Games and published by Alawar Entertainment available for PC.
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