Fall of Porcupine

by Aethyna Jun 19, 2023 | 1 Votes | 16 Played | 0 Reviews

8 rate

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Adventure

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Adventure , Cozy , Storytelling

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Assemble Entertainment Play as a hopeful young junior doctor called Finley, who has just started working at St. Ursula’s hospital in the cozy little town of Porcupine. Help him navigate the challenges of his day-to-day while getting used to living in a new town and meeting new people along the way. Play Now Similar Games

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Summary

Fall of Porcupine is a story-driven adventure game where you play as a hopeful young junior doctor called Finley, who has just started working at St. Ursula’s hospital in the cozy little town of Porcupine. Help him navigate the challenges of his day-to-day while getting used to living in a new town and meeting new (and sometimes quirky) people along the way.

Plotline

Finley the newest junior doctor at St. Ursula’s hospital has had a rough start, but now that his injury has healed up nicely, it’s time to dive back into work as a healthcare professional in the cozy little town of Porcupine.

Since the game’s a story-driven adventure, the plot is supposedly the highlight of the game, and at the start, it does appear to be do. Although the pace can be quite slow at first, things do pick up really abruptly and, to some extent, jarringly, where everything momentous just happens all at once.

And just as quickly everything happened, it all ended with what feels like an incredibly rushed ending with no real resolution of the conflict that happened before. This can be disappointing for players who are looking for a real “Night in the Woods”-worthy storytelling, since it does feel quite short.

However, if you’re looking to gain some insight as to the kind of, oftentimes, grueling day-to-day of a healthcare professional, the realization that you couldn’t save them all… well, this game does its job well enough!

Gameplay

Fall of Porcupine has a gameplay that feels like a blend of point-and-click, and walking simulator, drizzled with a fairly generous and well-varied selection of mini-games. Although you can jump in this game, it’s mostly used to just “jump” onto another – oftentimes elevated – path.

As aforementioned, the mini-games in this game are quite diverse. Some are puzzly while others are more action-oriented, namely the challenging rhythm challenges. Although most mini-games come with some form of instructions, I did find some instructions quite unclear or perhaps I’ve misunderstood what was expected of me. As a result, I failed those mini-games rather spectacularly.

Funnily enough, there’s no real consequences to failing the mini-games in Fall of Porcupine. At the end of your shift, your supervisor will still praise you, asking you to “keep up the good work” even if you get all Cs, the lowest score possible, as opposed to all As.

Being a story adventure, the game focuses more on its story. Although there are some story-related issues as pointed in the segment out above, the game manages to give the player an unprecedented insight into the typical day-to-day of a healthcare professional and the struggles they had to go through. Not only is the highly-coveted work-life balance so elusive to them, they also have to deal with emotional issues as did Finley once he realized that he can’t expect to be able to save everyone despite his best intentions.

There are also plenty of interesting characters that you can meet along the way as you go about exploring the town.

Although I did not experience anything of the sort, many players have reported issues ranging from missing dialogues to character clipping through the ground, and more. It’s something you might want to consider when deciding whether or not to purchase the game.

Graphics/ Sound

One of the most striking things about Fall of Porcupine, at first glance, is its beautiful graphics and cozy art style. The colors used match nicely with the game’s theme and season too. In terms of sound, the game features a selection of pleasant and relaxing soundtracks that go well with the story and its cozy theme.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Fall of Porcupine is a fantastic adventure game with a great story to tell despite definitely needing a bit more time with the later part of its storytelling and some polishing up of its mini-games. The game manages to showcase the struggles of healthcare professionals to laymen well enough, allowing us to empathize with what they had to go through every day in the name of saving as many lives possible.

New Game Added: Fall of Porcupine

by Aethyna Jun 19, 2023

Play as a hopeful young junior doctor called Finley, who has just started working at St. Ursula’s hospital in the cozy little town of Porcupine. Help him navigate the challenges of his day-to-day while getting used to living in a new town and meeting new people along the way.