{"id":16085,"date":"2024-10-01T16:38:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/apartment-story-review-an-entrancing-slice-of-life-game-about-the-monotony-of-modern-adult-life\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T16:38:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:38:21","slug":"apartment-story-review-an-entrancing-slice-of-life-game-about-the-monotony-of-modern-adult-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/apartment-story-review-an-entrancing-slice-of-life-game-about-the-monotony-of-modern-adult-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Apartment Story review \u2013 an entrancing slice-of-life game about the monotony of modern adult life"},"content":{"rendered":"

PC; Blue Rider Interactive<\/strong>
This voyeuristic life simulator depicts Arthur\u2019s lonely life in his unassuming flat as he gets dragged into danger \u2013 but you\u2019ll get the biggest thrills just from washing his dishes<\/p>\n

I wake up to the sound of rain pummelling my first-floor window. Feeling groggy after some ill-advised weeknight beers, I roll over with a groan \u2013 it\u2019s only 7 am. As I stare at the ceiling, half illuminated by my laptop\u2019s unholy blue hue, I feel my article deadline looming. With a sigh, I half-heartedly shuffle towards the kitchen, begrudgingly pour myself a coffee and begin another day.<\/p>\n

This is what it\u2019s like to play Apartment Story, a The Sims-esque narrative thriller about a British games journalist called Arthur. It\u2019s not often that a video game makes me feel jarringly seen, but this was exactly<\/em> my experience as I sat at my real-world desk, peering into a cramped virtual flat, commanding protagonist Arthur to shave, wash his hands, write, and cook himself an uninspiring dinner. It\u2019s the antithesis of your typical gaming power fantasy, an adult-themed, voyeuristic life simulator \u2013 and it\u2019s entrancing.<\/p>\n

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\nPC; Blue Rider InteractiveThis voyeuristic life simulator depicts Arthur\u2019s lonely life in his unassuming flat as he gets dragged into danger \u2013 but you\u2019ll get the biggest thrills just from washing his dishes
\nI wake up to the sound of rain pummelling my first-floor window. Feeling groggy after some ill-advised weeknight beers, I roll over with a groan \u2013 it\u2019s only 7 am. As I stare at the ceiling, half illuminated by my laptop\u2019s unholy blue hue, I feel my article deadline looming. With a sigh, I half-heartedly shuffle towards the kitchen, begrudgingly pour myself a coffee and begin another day.
\nThis is what it\u2019s like to play Apartment Story, a The Sims-esque narrative thriller about a British games journalist called Arthur. It\u2019s not often that a video game makes me feel jarringly seen, but this was exactly my experience as I sat at my real-world desk, peering into a cramped virtual flat, commanding protagonist Arthur to shave, wash his hands, write, and cook himself an uninspiring dinner. It\u2019s the antithesis of your typical gaming power fantasy, an adult-themed, voyeuristic life simulator \u2013 and it\u2019s entrancing. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PC; Blue Rider InteractiveThis voyeuristic life simulator depicts Arthur\u2019s lonely life in his unassuming flat as he gets dragged into danger \u2013 but you\u2019ll get the biggest thrills just from washing his dishes I wake up to the sound of rain pummelling my first-floor window. Feeling groggy after some ill-advised weeknight beers, I roll over …<\/p>\n

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