Sunless Sea was released earlier last month to great praise. Its story, writing, and unique ways of allowing the player to interact with the world make it stand out.
But Sunless Sea is but another piece of a larger story for Failbetter Games. That story starts and ends with Fallen London, a web based game that much like its successor garnered attention for its writing and ambitious choice system. It’s the quintessential sandbox, allowing you to become whatever you want to be, free from the fetters of any other purported open world game.
If you're a fan of Fallen London, spooky romance, spooky crime-solving, spooky branching narratives, and especially human-sized bats, this game is for you.
Hmmm...I might check this out. I like the idea of Fallen London more than anything else, same with Sunless Sea. I'll have to check out Sunless Skies, as I wasn't aware that was a thing. It's the setting that really intrigues me, and while there are things I really like about the games I have played, I can only get so into them for some reason or another.
Maybe it's just that I want to be in Fallen London, and I want to see it with more visual representation. A VN isn't a bad idea. I support it. Maybe it will be the thing that sucks me into this universe and keeps me there.
Josh Griffiths writes: "Fallen London is a browser game brought to us by Failbetter Games - the folks behind Sunless Sea. But one feature ruins this otherwise great game."
J Station X: Failbetter Games says that 'representation is everything' in gaming. The developer also updates Fallen London's gender and pronoun options.
Wrong, entertainment is everything. If you're using your game to push a social agenda chances are your game probably isn't very fun.