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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Plattform: PC Veröffentlicht: 22.02.2018

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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

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Inspired by the rise of fake news, social media echo chambers, and the displacement of truth, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength is the second--darker--season of the award-winning surveillance thriller, Orwell. With the power to both uncover and play with "the truth", you must decide for yourself how far you will go in the service of your country and whether the truth is sacred or ignorance is strength.

Inducted into “The Office”--a top-secret department of the government’s Orwell security program--you’ll take on the role of an investigative agent during a time when civil unrest threatens to become a major political crisis between the Nation and neighboring country Parges.

Reporting directly to Orwell adviser, Ampleford, you‘re tasked with uncovering the truth behind the escalating political tension, and delving deep into the lives of Raban Vhart, editor of The People’s Voice and self-proclaimed guardian of truth, his wife, Karen, and his brother, Illya, to uncover their potential involvement.

To assist you in your task, you will be given new tools and mechanics that provide opportunities to control and impact the narrative. A new “time of day” system puts you in time-sensitive situations, making who you chose to investigate and when, more important than ever. You can also research more widely and dig deeper into citizen’s lives, gathering additional information to influence the way events are reported and perceived by the public.

FEATURES:
Investigate the agitators - Enter the world of Orwell and join a top-secret department of agents known as “The Office” during a time of civil unrest and political tension. Profile persons of interest by exploring web pages, social media and private communications. Make connections. Find the information you need to know.

Uncover the truth - Separate the stories from the facts, the propagated myths and fake news from what’s really happening. Identify the hidden agendas of all those involved and expose them.

Manipulate the information - Use Orwell’s upgraded toolset and the information you have uncovered to create your own version of the truth. Then use that to gain influence and control over the situation.

End the threat - Expose the truth. Destroy the lives and influence of those who seek to bring harm to the government and diplomatic relations with neighboring countries. Put an end to the civil unrest threatening to destroy the Nation.

Releasing over three episodes - The game will release on PC, Mac and Linux across three bi-weekly episodes, with episode one available February 22. Be part of the investigation as it unfolds.

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Verfasst: 03.01.20 00:09

War ganz gut

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Verfasst: 30.12.19 02:22

Bisschen erschrocken, als ich festgestellt hab, dass es Teil 2 nicht in deutscher Sprachausgabe gibt.... immerhin ist das Game schon fast 2 Jahre auf dem Markt. Und bei soviel englischem Lesestoff kann es schnell anstrengend werden, alles richtig zu managen. Daher kann ich es so für deutsche Zocker leider nicht empfehlen.

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350 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.04.22 12:59

Pales in comparison to the first game, it's way shorter and doesn't have that much of an emotional impact.

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273 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.04.22 18:30

Not sure why this gets reviewed as a step down from the first one. It's a bit shorter but I think this helps the replayability, and it's legitimately twice as tense and well-written most of the time.

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228 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.04.22 08:54

the whole game feels like a tutorial for a bunch of cool mechanics, then when you think the tutorial is over the credits roll.

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266 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.03.22 23:38

Practically the same as the original Orwell, but 3 times shorter.

The story isn't bad per se, and it even has some connections to the base game, but the narrative is rather predictable and your choices don't seem to matter much. Basically, you just read through the articles and feed the data chunks to Orwell, not much to chose from. Sure, there's some replayability in there, but the course of action is very linear, and playing the game again just to get a slightly different outcome doesn't seem appealing to me.

So I generally don't recommend this game, I suggest you'd rather read a book. Any book you'd like, really.

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Verfasst: 16.02.22 18:20

In my efforts to try to thwart the government's hold on the masses, I somehow was successful in [spoiler]getting the revolutionary to off themselves[/spoiler] so whoops. Really does build upon its previous game with the added Influencer aspect, which is eerily almost true to life as someone who uses social media on the daily. I like to think that trending tags are just because of engagement but what if-

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941 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.02.22 14:23

An excellent sequel if you liked the first one

Season 2 is like Terminator 2. You have the lore and the tool but you want a different approach, twist a little bit the things and improve what was done with the first one!

Same as the first one, the game consists in looking at various website pages, listening to calls, checking emails and searching PC/Phone files. You need to find information related to a person you are investigating to unlock more documents. Example: You find a contact email on a website, you can then see emails sent to that mailbox.

If you enjoyed the first game, you will enjoy this one for sure. A lot of things were improved:
-A branching story with consequences that carry over on all episodes
-No more dragging any piece of data you see as time passes each time you process them
-You can also INPUT information, which means in some pages, you need to search with something you extracted before
-A completely new plugin to Orwell! (no spoiler)

Gameplay has been improved although it also makes the game a little bit more difficult and I sometimes couldn't get something to appear as a target info even though I KNEW it would have been a target info.

The best part of this season 2 is obviously the story! After season 1, it HAD to be something different and while season 1 was more of a detective game, this time, it's more of a manhunt!
It has 3 episodes and felt a bit shorter than season 1 but the branching choices are much better and you can really end up with completely different endings (almost) manipulating [strike]the information[/strike], [strike]the people[/strike] the truth.

I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoyed episode 1 and anyone who enjoy a good easy to pickup detective/lost phone found type story.

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Verfasst: 30.01.22 23:06

Forget privacy and ethics. You're obsolete.

Pure propaganda. And storyline gold.

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Verfasst: 27.01.22 11:46

IiS ( Orwell: Ignorance is Strength ) unlike its predecessor Orwell fails to deliver its message without becoming fictional. Unlike many other games which focus on game play rather than story, in Orwell universe, gameplay is a tool for experiencing, understanding and immersing yourself with the lore, story and characters.
In this title however, person(s) of interest are nothing but irrational stereotypes that are there just to act a certain way demanding on your choices. Developers put characters who have a historic background, daily lives and risks for losing all they have in situations that are so wild only legitimation in my opinion is just deliver different endings for the game for your entertainment. This waters down the message about surveillance and concept of truth.

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562 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.01.22 00:30

7/10 would commit false flags against seditious journalists again

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143 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.12.21 05:03

A good part of my feelings on this game are based on a natural comparison from the first game.

I did not enjoy this one nearly as much. I felt almost like the whole game felt like a tutorial (you were very often interrupted and guided along rather than being able to do your own searching). I thought the social media/misinformation spreading feature was interesting but then it barely got used and was also all tutorial-like. I also didn't find the story as good this time around either.

OK if you pick it up on sale, and it's an interesting enough ethical premise to think about government surveillance but overall not a very compelling playthrough.

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302 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.12.21 05:27

The first Orwell game was simple, but fairly entertaining. The second one is not bad, but disappointing. First of all it's even shorter than the original, which took me a bit under 5 hours to complete. Ignorance is Strength took me just under 3 hours. The original had 5 chapters, the sequel only has 3.

The actions you took in the original game can be loaded to affect your playthrough in the second, however I didn't really get to see the consequences of the havoc I wrought at the end of the first game.

There are effectively turn limits in Ignorance is Strength. Every time you upload something into Orwell it takes ten minutes of game time. There are cases when you have figure something out before a certain time, like 6 p.m. It does create some tension, but it's a bit overused. I liked the relaxed mood in the original Orwell.

Despite being a short game, there are a few alternate endings. However... getting to see them is not fun. You cannot save whenever you want and create multiple savefiles during a single run. It means if you want to try to do things differently, you have to start from the beginning. I wish they at least included the option that you could start from the beginning of any chapter after finishing the game once.

There is also voice acting when eavesdropping on phone calls. The acting is fine, but what is not fine is that you cannot skip them although you've already heard them once. This only serves to make a second playthrough even more tedious.

The Orwell sequel is not bad, but the abrupt ending left a bad taste in my mouth. I still wanted more, so I thought of trying to start from beginning. However due to having replay all of the dull bits again, it just managed to piss me off. Now I don't even want to play more. I was happier before I played the sequel.

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158 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.12.21 20:00

I am... not good at this game. The connections and actions that you create in The Nation seem so paralyzing and permanent. Even though it was a game I felt pain when everything flew out of my hands. The very hands that I had seen with my own eyes put entire nations into choke-holds. Orwell gives the player so much power and confidence in their Godlike ability to oversee all, but it cannot account for human error. You cannot perfectly predict the future or how someone may act, and so Orwell shows you through your own actions why this age of information that we have all come into is so scary. That the human elements of power and control are faulty, and that no one is worthy of control. Especially not you. A damn good game with a damn good message.

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619 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.12.21 15:51

A game in which you are on the government side of a massive surveillance and propaganda system. Somewhat darker than the previous game in my opinion.

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181 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.11.21 05:31

Orwell: Ignorance is strength is a great concept.
They took everything that made Orwell great and slightly improved upon it - while holding your hand through the entire thing. The game is great, the narrative is alright, and the new features that we barely used were very interesting, but it felt like the game played itself and I never stepped out of the tutorial. I would like to go through and get the rest of the branching paths, but the lack of content here makes me incredibly happy that I got this for a low cost.
If you REALLY liked Orwell, this is worth a shot. But its incredibly surface level, short, and I even encountered a gamebreaking bug upon reloading a save. It was a good way to spend 2 hours on a Saturday night.

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Verfasst: 21.11.21 06:02

I loved the first Orwell, and while I enjoyed the (very) few tie-ins with the first game, this game just falls flat. There aren't a lot of options as you're basically forced down one road and told exactly what to do instead of trying to solve a mystery and figure out what's true and what's not. The characters all feel like one dimensional stereotypes and you can't show another side of them if you tried. It felt like all the cool facts (like those condemning the Nation) weren't available as datachunks, so you have no real power in this game compared to the first Orwell. You're just a puppet of the Nation, and while that may be what the devs were trying to achieve, it's no fun. Stick to the first game.

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Verfasst: 15.11.21 20:57

Just a bit disappointing. Game ended so abruptly - didn't feel like there were many places to go. Just was not as smooth or as exciting as the original.

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309 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.11.21 20:40

Pretty good social commentary on the use of fake news and narratives in real life.

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356 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.10.21 21:59

A very profound game that deals with fake news, alternative facts and surveilance.

Graphics: Only as good as necessary, but doing their job. The websites are designed differently and make it interesting to look deeper into the story or even not too relevant background information that unfold by reading them.

Sound: Also reduced to a bare minimum, but with amazing voice actors! Especially when they're arguing, the voice actors convey the characters' feelings really well.

Gameplay: Mostly clicking through different websites or mails and gathering information may sound boring at first, but it's not. There are lots of different paths and conclusions to take that get you to question if absolute truth really exists.

Story: Definetely the strongest part of the game. It begins slowly, but then quickly picks up speed as more and more backgrounds are disclosed. It deals with corruption, terrorism, fake news, secret services and spies by letting you decide which path you wanna go in the end by providing different endings to encounter.

In a nutshell I would definetely recommend the game to everyone that loves great stories and is not too lazy to read. If you prefer gameplay over story and dislike reading in games, then this game is not for you. 9.99€ is a fair, but definetely not cheap price.

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409 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.10.21 01:45

It's a fairly short game - I completed two playthroughs in 6 hours.

You've been recruited as a government agent whose job is to (initially) find out what happened to an informant who has disappeared. From there, you go on to uncover a web of contacts, centered around the publisher of an anti-government blog.

You'll be using a state-sponsored program to accomplish your goals - Orwell - which allows you to log into any website or device as the targets you are investigating. From there, it's just a matter of picking through their private correspondence to uncover the links that you need...

There's some flexibility in what you do - in particular, certain pieces of information are contradictory. For instance, something that says that 'Bob was always on time' versus something that says 'Bob is chronically late to work'. Depending on which information you choose to upload into the system, the outcome may be significantly different.

I've gotten two endings. Apparently there's at least two others, but (at least in my opinion) I don't think there's enough content to justify trying to get those other endings - as it was, most of my second playthrough was rushing past content I'd already read through once, and only paying attention to anything new that came up.

TL;DR: Worth playing if you're okay with a lot of reading. Given the length, I'd probably recommend looking for a sale (or a Humble Bundle release, which is how I got it.)

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1569 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.10.21 08:15

Orwell is brimming with potential, but it feels like the sequel was rushed to ensure that it could comment on the state of the world in early 2018. But extensive private data collection, political turmoil, and pervasive surveillance aren't going anywhere, which is why the game's namesake, George Orwell, has remained so perpetually relevant. If there's a third Orwell game, hopefully Osmotic Studios will find more to say about it.

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559 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.09.21 02:19

Play as a yourself using a government surveillance system, Orwell; and this time, you have a very specific job to do. The editor-in-chief of The People’s Voice, Raban Vhart, has been making waves with his anti-government headlines and putting a strain on diplomatic relationships between The Nation and its war-torn neighbor, Parges. Your job is to silence, distract and discredit him until he has no choice but to stay quiet, one way or another.

While not as long as the first Orwell game at 5-9+ hours to complete, with 3 chapters and 4 endings, it’s definitely worth checking out if you enjoyed Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You. You can connect your playthroughs together as both games take place at the same time, so your choices in the previous game show up in news headlines in this one. (Does not affect the story, just articles and a letter.) This game introduces new mechanics, a search engine, the ability to manipulate news headlines, and timed events. Every piece of info you add to Orwell increases time by 10 min, but it doesn’t make the game difficult as you can reach your goal hours ahead of the cut-off. The storyline was more focused in this one, around one central character, but I guarantee Orwell: Ignorance is Strength deserves its positive reviews!

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724 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 10.09.21 20:29

Shorter then original but still fun

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Verfasst: 31.08.21 07:56

This sequel introduces the interesting 'cancelling' mechanic, but it doesn't make good use of it as the game is only 3 chapters and it is done in around two hours. The ability to input information into the various search engines definitely help the immersion, but there is only so much you can put in. The game feels way too linear compared to the prequel and the plot only advances when certain data chunks are collected. Since the government, and by extension you, are more authoritarian in this game, rebelling isn't possible because you know you have to divulge damaging intomation to advance the plot. In all a good story but the linearity ruins the immersion and enjoyment you can have before the plot abruptly ends.

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523 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.08.21 17:05

Didn't like it as much as the first part, but still it was a good experience.
Very good voice actors, Raban sounds very much like a villain.
New mechanics and an attempt to connect the story with the first part is a plus, but still imo this game would benefit more from having a lot more personalities as targets.

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311 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.07.21 12:55

A tasteless sequel to an enjoyable title https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/Orwell_Keeping_an_Eye_On_You/. The story is boring, the new influencer system adds nothing interesting, and the relevant information to progress the story is now scattered in a mess of texts and pictures.

A good improvement is that phone dialogues are now dubbed. However, one still cannot skim through those dialogues and has to wait for the whole audio plays through. This becomes rather annoying when trying to explore outcomes of different branches of the story, which is indispensable for 100% achievements.

Not recommended, unless you have nothing better to do or are really great fan of the previous title and want more of something similar.

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Verfasst: 06.07.21 20:38

Gameplay.
9/10

Story.
8/10

Characters.
8/10

Difficulty.
3/10

Length.
3/10

Music/Sounds.
8/10

Graphics.
7/10

Replay?
2/10

Buy?
Yes.

-- I wanted this to be much longer.
-- I would've loved for a storyline where my choices matter more than they do now.

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190 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.07.21 19:11

The story is not as strong as the first Orwell and doesn't quite has the same kind of twists and turns. Instead this tells much more focused story with new gameplay mechanics.

Never the less very much recommended for everyone who liked the original Orwell.

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Verfasst: 14.06.21 18:49

The game is too short
- gameplay 1/10
- storyline 7/10

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Verfasst: 28.05.21 02:09

The playtime is incredibly short.. I totaled 2.5 hours for the entire playthrough including the time I left it running while eating dinner. Having not read any reviews, I was completely caught off guard when the game abruptly ended on day 3, right after introducing a new mechanic that the game barely makes use of.

On top of that, a good chunk of the playtime is spent listening to unskippable dialogue and meandering phone conversations without being able to click or interact with anything - sometimes for minutes at a time. Many of the phone/live text conversations would have been more tolerable if the option to skip through lines or simply just read. The voice acting is decent, not amazing, but still broke my immersion simply due to its absolutely glacial pace of narration.

The slow pace of the game exists even though each slow animation as you upload pieces of information. I spent about 2 hours playing the game, but I'd say without the amount of animation and dialogue audio time-padding, the actual playtime is much, much shorter.

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231 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.05.21 08:55

The first one was better. This one seems kind of short (I am aware the first one was short too, but this one seems shorter, if that makes sense).

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217 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.05.21 09:42

not as good as the first game

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Verfasst: 01.05.21 10:46

A particularly well written game that adds in the nuances of social media to the over-arching theme of the first Orwell game. The characters are all well written, and have their own intricacies and chemistry when interacting with each other - this time, they're even voice acted, which adds another level of immersion when listening to their phone calls to each other, as you can easily notice the shifts in tone of voice depending on who they're talking to.

With the new influencer mechanic, the game brings in themes reminiscent of modern 'cancel culture', and the pressure that people often feel when they become the target of a campaign - to be able to manipulate these things is a terrifyingly powerful tool in an age where many live a solid portion of their lives online. This results in a more interesting & involved scenario where you're not chasing down ordinary criminals that you can send the cops after, but a man with a powerful reputation.

How do you deal with a man who's reputation is his sole weapon? By destroying his reputation, of course. This game takes that path to its logical conclusion, and in some ways, takes form as a battle of wits between you and the antagonist. Amplifying that feeling is a slight shift in tone in the story telling; the original Orwell game focused on the morality of surveillance, this game focuses more on the potential of not only information gathering, but information manipulation.

It's a huge amount of fun, and I found the story interesting from beginning to end. The reactions/results to the choices/gambits I made weren't always what I expected, but always made sense - keeping me on my toes, and making it feel as though every action I took had weight.

I definitely recommend playing this game if you enjoy story-focused games, or 1984-inspired conspiracy/dystopia settings.

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141 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.04.21 22:25

Too short and fails to live up to the first game's quality (even with the new gimmicks). Not to mention the game mocks and/or insults (subtly) you if you make the tiniest mistake.

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Verfasst: 23.04.21 01:05

~ DIFFICULTY ~

???? My 90 year old grandma could play it
☑️ Easy
???? Normal
???? Hard
???? Dark Souls

~ GRAPHICS ~

???? MS Paint
???? Bad
???? Meh
???? Graphics don't matter in this game
☑️ Good
???? Beautiful
???? Masterpiece

~ MUSIC ~

☑️ No music
???? Bad
???? Not special
????Good
???? Beautiful

~ STORY ~

???? This game has no story
???? It's there for the people who want it
???? Well written
☑️ Epic story
???? You choose your fate

~ PRICE ~

???? Under price
☑️ Perfect Price
???? Could be cheaper
???? Overpriced
???? Complete waste of money

~ REQUIREMENTS ~

????You can run it on a microwave
☑️ Average
???? High end
???? NASA computer

~ LENGTH ~

???? Very Short (0 - 3 hours)
☑️ Short (3 - 15 hours)
???? Average (15-50 hours)
???? Long (50-90 hours)
???? Extremely long (90-110 hours)
???? No ending

~ FUN ~

???? I'd rather watch paint dry
???? Hard to enjoy
???? Repetitive
☑️ Actually pretty amusing
???? Ride of your life

~ REPLAYABILITY~

???? It's a one-time experience
???? Only for achievements
???? If you wait a few months/years
☑️ Definitely
???? Infinitely replayable

~ AS GOOD AS THE PREVIOUS ONE/S ~

☑️ Not as good as the previous one/s
???? Better than the previous one/s
???? Doesnt apply

~ WORTH BUYING ~

???? No
???? Wait for sale
☑️ Yes

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326 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 21.04.21 23:31

Although I loved the first game, I didn't really like it. It takes place in the same time period as the other game, you still act as an agent. There is no difference between the other game. Compared to other comments, I did not encounter a bug, but I couldn't like it like the first game.

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1028 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.03.21 16:12

Way shorter and less fucked-up than the first game.
3 in-game days and it's over (compared to 5 in the 1st game).
You won't even see the aftermath of any of your choeses.
Pick up the 1st game, not this one.

Sorry, devs

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179 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 19.02.21 14:57

Not as good as the original Orwell game, there's not as much story to become invested in, and it left me feeling empty. 4/10. I didn't get the same chance as the first game to get to know the characters and grasp the reality of the lives I'm essentially messing with. Definitely play the first Orwell, just maybe give this one a miss.

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580 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.02.21 10:07

I REALLY enjoyed the first game and was excited that a sequel was released.
Unfortunately, it is a watered-down follow up:
- Shorter story
- More linear
- Less characters to care about

Not to say that the game is bad. On the contrary, I enjoy the style of plot development quite a bit!
But this game pales in comparison to the original.

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180 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.02.21 06:59

Unfortunately have to agree with other reviewers. There is an absolutely game breaking bug in the last episode, episode 3. I had restarted the game twice, and barely clocked in 3 hours total before hitting literally the exact same bug. There was 0 way for me to get around it, all available data chunks uploaded. According to forums, this bug has been in existence for 2+ years, and the developers had made no effort to fix it.

Additionally, I have to agree that anything over $3 is not worth it. I was really disappointed because the first game was amazing that I bought the second one right away. While the different paths was fun, and I could see myself enjoying it further, I was shocked that episode 3 was the last one. It felt like I had JUST unlocked a new fun tool before reading that it would be the last episode.

I have to refund this game. After two clean restarts, there is no other way I can get past this one bug. If it's been 2 years and they haven't fixed it, I can't imagine they will fix it anytime soon. Sorry.

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257 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 13.02.21 20:32

Not as good as the original, but still good.

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Verfasst: 05.02.21 17:36

I wanted to like this game so much. After playing the first, I was hooked. The game style is amazing, love these type of investigative games, in which you use the power of internet and connected devices,

But the funny thing is, I can't progress past the start of episode 3.

It seems there's code missing to a little decision I made, a bug. The first bug report was filed in 2019 on their page, but nothing has been done to fix it. Because not a lot of people chose that decision in the game. So here I am stuck, defeated, wasted 5 hours on game play. My only possibility is to restart the whole game, because the producers did not include the ability to be able to restart an episode by itself until you finished the whole game.

I will report the bug again, but mind you, I am disappointed to waste my time only to know that there is no way to reverse the datachunk I uploaded and therefore also no way to progress. Replaying 3 episodes is a bit too much, don't you think?

I will ofcourse update my review when the bug is solved by the team. If anyone knows a way to solve this, please help. See the steam discussion at: https://steamcommunity.com/app/633060/discussions/0/1642042464755150272/

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1639 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 31.01.21 15:10

I definitely recommend both Orwells, especially if you like to read documents and make decisions.
The game is about reading, and listening to information and making your own decisions, which will determine the outcome. It is surprisingly entertaining!

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Verfasst: 21.01.21 05:38

Enjoyed this so much just as I did the first! I really love this form of interactive story telling. It was very satisfying to play though both of them. I haven't reached all the possible outcomes so I will play this again some time. I'm really hoping that the devs will continue to create great stories through this format!

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651 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.01.21 18:32

✨Fake News, the Game™✨

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261 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.01.21 03:18

Nowhere can replicate the fun the Orwell games provide of reading emails for 7 hours.

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198 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.12.20 11:49

Good game, I liked the password mechanic they added, and I liked the way they called back to the first game. But this game was shorter than the first one, and I was a lot less invested in the characters.

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381 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 27.12.20 21:15

After playing the previous Orwell I was really excited to play Ignorance is Strength however I'm sad to say this game lacks the charm of the original.

I can see a lot of effort went into making it, all of the dialogue is voice acted and there are new features that were not in the original however the game is shorter and the pacing drags at times. There is also a noticeable absence of sound effects which I felt added a lot to the previous game.

You also can't skip the voiced dialogue which made replays of it deeply frustrating to the point that I gave up before seeing all of the endings, something I enjoyed doing in the previous game as well. Perhaps I'm comparing it to it's predecessor too much but I don't believe I would have enjoyed the game either way. I simply did not find the story as compelling and got stuck frequently while playing.

If you enjoyed Orwell, this game might still be for you but if you're new to the series don't let this be your introduction to Orwell.

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424 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.12.20 21:03

Not as good as the first one
3/10

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304 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.12.20 15:42

Disappointed. Went from serving The Nation as an intelligence officer to becoming a social media communications specialist? Not what I signed up for when I joined.

How does the game expect us to spend all those hours sharpening our investigative skills in the last title, and this extension, only to see the end game ruined when we are expected to create a social media influence campaign based on the intelligence uncovered.

At no point prior were we exposed to the influence tool and had a chance to test out which statements would make the biggest impact. Instead you have to choose between a few counter narratives, which may or may not work in a seemingly random manner.

The investigation piece was fine, and I am a bit salty about getting the bad ending, but only because the game trains you for one thing, only for the end game to decided by another mechanic. Cheated!

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163 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.12.20 06:15

Much less interesting and thought out story than the original game.

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152 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.11.20 20:49

I really loved the story of this game, but just like the first part, I'm sad it was only around 3 hours of gameplay.

That said, I'd recommed everyone playing this (and part 1) because they're really intriguing games.

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247 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.10.20 02:05

Entertaining and insightful, but lacks the depths and agency of the first part. Go for it if you're interested in modern politics, social media and surveillance state/privacy battle. I'd skip it otherwise.

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Verfasst: 18.09.20 23:31

I really enjoyed the first Orwell, and I'm a bit saddened that the Ignorance is Strength didn't work so well.

For me the first game was, frankly, not difficult. Once I'd figured out the basic mechanic it turned into an exploration of the story and an exercise of deciding what I wanted to convey.

In this game, they added a new mechanic; perhaps that's what pushed it over the line. Now, for me, the game is an exercise of guessing what the developers wanted me to do next. I'm constantly running out of things that feel relevant or that expand the database in a direction that feels relevant, but am blocked from progressing until I find something.
I'm also wondering if the authoring of the sequel was a bit more rushed, which wouldn't be surprising. There have been a couple of times when direction from my operative seemed to suggest there were multiple routes open to me, but a pretty thorough exploration of the game tree led me to believe there was really only one route forward. Maybe the other would open up later, after I'd explored the first route a bit, or maybe it'd been foreclosed by some decision I made earlier, but the signposting was misleading.

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254 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.08.20 13:45

Really short DLC. I picked it up at 33% off and still felt that it was overpriced for the amount of added content.

I enjoyed playing through the game once, but when I went to play through it a second time with the knowledge I had from my first play through it was not enjoyable. You're forced to enter information into Orwell at points even when you don't want to, or know that it is bad information but you can't access the next set of data chunks until you advance the time. It comes to a point when there is nothing but useless or incorrect information and you're forced to enter it which really detracts from the feeling that the MC can really affect the situation at all. It also makes him/you look incompetent.

The ending was also really unfulfilling.

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135 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 02.08.20 05:12

I really liked the first one, but for this game they changed the game loop enough for me to not have nearly as much fun. You are now timed as in you can only choose a limited amount of lines to upload into Orwell. This makes the player uneasy about choosing any of the options because they are unaware of which is helpful and which is filler. But sometimes lines that may seem like filler actually are required for progressing the story. Also there is no connection between uploading lines and triggering certain important dialogue sections that are required for progressing the story.

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133 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.07.20 18:45

I have this weird feeling that this game is so much more railroaded than the first part.

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353 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.07.20 20:23

Not as good as the first game, but it still kept me entertained. If you like reading and investigating, this might be a good game for you. Though, it's kinda short and feels unfinished in some cases.

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43 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.07.20 20:55

Unfortunately, this game is only about as good as the first: a surface-level investigation of an interesting idea, with static, stilted writing.

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442 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 24.06.20 00:44

This game was amazing

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273 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 13.06.20 01:02

This game was good, and it was a bit different to the first one.

It built upon this first game by adding a new objective. You now have to search for information (still have to drag data chunks to do so though)

[spoiler] It's quite annoying though when you notice bits of data to act upon before you can use it - e.g. when looking at the brother's bank account I noticed the charge for the Hotel straight away, I would have liked to explore this quicker as doing so is quite time consuming (in the game) [/spoiler]

You also have an opportunity to place information out into the world which is quite interesting too

[spoiler] However this seems quite limited, when trying to stop Raban from exposing the government or something, seems to rely on the speed of information collected, which would be easier if data chunks were readily available depending on what you thought - I think maybe letting everything be available and the user chooses what to do could be interesting. But this might be difficult to do/time consuming? [/spoiler]

I think that there could have been more chapters for this game, the first had 5, and this one had 3. I finished this game quite quickly - but on day two I hit a bit of a road block, which I have noticed in other people's reviews. Might be a bug? But once you get past this, everything else goes 'smoothly' (gameplay - [spoiler] storyline not so much [/spoiler]

Overall it was an okay game - but the first one is definitely better, I also liked how there were hints alluding to the first chapter, with characters popping up [spoiler] e.g. Cassandra [/spoiler] but you can't really interact with them. I also like the option of working with the investigator that you were in the first game - as these chapters unravel in the same time period.

You could buy it, but I'd say get the first one only, or wait for a bundle deal to get both

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152 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.05.20 03:53

One of the best dystopian games I've ever discovered, amazing storyline and worldbuilding, as well as decent replayability. My only complaint is that when you hover over a piece of information you can't immediately drag it over into the profile, but that's just me being nitpicky

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Verfasst: 19.05.20 09:47

Now I wasn't going to praise this game much, as it's sadly not as good as the original Orwell.
It is slightly different, in that it has a timer that limits the number of actions you can perform (each action takes time), so theoretically this should have made for a more interesting game, as you now have an actions limit set to achieve your tasks.
Unfortunately, this game has the same major issue the original suffered from: Continuing the flow of the plot depends on you submitting data that is completely irrelevant to the plot. So random, useless piece of data submitted will suddenly trigger an important phone call.
Which basically negates the new mechanic which is supposed to limit your actions, and force you to only submit relevant data.

Beyond that - the plot is not as good as in the first game. The story is not as interesting, and your work feels less important: in the original you were catching terrorists, here you're incriminating dissidents (people who oppose the government).

But ultimately, the reason I'm giving the game a negative review - is that a bug in the game causes it to become stuck at the end of day 2. There is no more data to process, no walkthrough I found on the internet shows any additional steps available during day 2, and yet the game doesn't allow me to progress or end the day.
The game forums are full of reports from people being stuck this way, dating back to the game's release 2 years ago - and yet the game still contains this bug.
I'm sorry, but that's just a complete disrespect of the people who paid money for this game.
It does not deserve a positive review.

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Verfasst: 05.05.20 18:42

nowhere near as good or thought-provoking or quality as the first.

the first game was a deep-dive series of moral questions of using a surveillance system on citizens. this game feels like a dlc side-story where i essentially cyber-bully a guy for questioning the government. there aren't any stakes for the player nor any driving interest to keep you on your mission other than someone barking orders at you.

the gameplay is fairly linear - there were times where all i was doing was searching for a quote that would let me progress. the side text isn't particularly interesting and i even started skipping reading the main text mid-chapter 2. the time mechanic is interesting, but only used once and is inconsequential unless you're looking for one particular ending; i wish they expanded more on that (for example making data only available for certain times).

anyway, instead of playing this for 2-3 hrs for a forgettable story, get the first game. much better story and branches.

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Verfasst: 02.05.20 08:15

All things considered, this game is pretty good and I'd recommend it. It's shorter than the first game, either because there's less content to it or because of pacing issues. I think it's because of both, but it doesn't ruin the experience for me. It loops into the first game believably. Overall, I'm not sure it's worth the $10 but if there's a sale (like how I got it) then it's for sure worth a buy. I look forward to the third game/season.

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Verfasst: 28.04.20 14:38

Very fun detective/hacker type of game. Definitely go play the first one as well.

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Verfasst: 25.04.20 08:54

What is the best way to make the quarantine days go by faster? Spying on your fellow citizens of course. Even tho the first had better characters and a more interesting story this added something with the influencer , but it was kinda late into the game should have made it available on day 2 or had another day after they unlocked it in day 3. Got it on 40% sale and still feel like i over payed for it considering how much better the first was. Even tho i consider the first way better and had more interesting story and characters i m thankful they made a sequel.

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175 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.03.20 13:12

First game was longer and better

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325 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.02.20 16:46

I was pretty disappointed with this game.

I played the first part some time ago and really liked it. Unfortunately, Ignorance is Strength lacks some aspects that made its predecessor so good.

There's not really an interesting story anywhere and there are no big surprises that have any real impact on the narrative. The story seems to start off as an unsolved mystery like the bombing in the first game, but it quickly turns into a fight between two specific parties that does not fundamentally change throughout the game. Yes, at the very end, you can get a new perspective on this conflict if you follow a certain lead. But at that point the story has literally already come to an end.

The circumstances and the context of the story are not interesting enough. The back story of the main conflict is a civil war that is never really elaborated on. And now you only know that the main antagonist group thinks the state is bad, but it never goes any further than that. You can't gain any information about the state in question, really. This entire plot just becomes incredibly superficial because of that, and I just can't get into it.

The writing is bad. The statements and articles of the antagonists you read for the most part seem like a joke. The dialogues are silly and the voice acting often also feels robotic.

Nonetheless, I liked some of the new ideas that were introduced. I just think more could have been done with it and the plot has a lot more potential. It's not a bad-bad game, but significantly less interesting than the first one. I recommend waiting for a sale if you want to play it. Otherwise, if you're new to the series, try the first one first.

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144 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 11.02.20 12:43

Not as great as the first game but still very good.

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Verfasst: 10.02.20 17:48

It was good. but not great. somthing is missing. cant realy put my finger on it. but still worth it

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330 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 07.02.20 15:28

Story is not better than the original orwell but they are all awsome.
thanks guyz

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106 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 02.02.20 08:10

The devs are better to go and reread 1984.

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203 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.01.20 15:54

The second installment of Orwell seems to neglect everything that made it's predecessor great, lacking in conspiracy and overall interest.

The characters were very poor, a much weaker selection and with awful voice acting accompanied by bad writing. In the first Orwell game, the cast of characters was brilliant. Diverse and deep, they helped to progress the game through empathy and suspicion.

Continuous twists and turns alongside the dramatic cuts in music were thrown aside, and the story became predictable, simple and uninteresting. I was almost glad the game was only 3 hours, as I felt no interest in it's narrative.

On the other hand, the investigative side was interesting. With new elements such as a searching feature and influence creator, there was a greater depth and difficulty to the investigative side. I did find this frustrating at times, however, as there were some plot holes in the websites that didn't make sense.

I don't think this was a terrible game, but merely disappointing. The first game being so good, my expectations were high. Those expectations were however significantly reduced as soon as I heard the voice acting, I must say.

Definitely play the first, this isn't worth anything more than that. Play it with low expectations.

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Verfasst: 04.12.19 07:15

Love both games in the Orwell series. My only critique is that I wish this game in the series was longer.

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Verfasst: 02.12.19 01:16

Fantastic political commentary. I thought the first one was a high bar to clear, and they managed it.

keep up the good work!

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