We Were Here (series)
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| We Were Here Series | |
|---|---|
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| Genre(s) | First-person puzzle |
| Developer(s) | Total Mayhem Games |
| Publisher(s) | Total Mayhem Games |
| Platform(s) | Steam, Xbox One |
| First release | We Were Here (Steam) February 3, 2017 |
| Latest release | We Were Here Together (Steam) October 10, 2019 |
We Were Here is a franchise of cooperative first-person video games, created by the Dutch studio Total Mayhem Games.
Premise and gameplay
The We Were Here games are cooperative first-person games with puzzle elements. In each game there are two players who take on a different role. They must work together to solve puzzles, generally while in different rooms and unable to see the other. Each player has a walkie-talkie to communicate with the other, which is what allows them to solve the puzzles they face.[1] We Were Here was released on Xbox One in September 2019, and the release date for We Were Here Too has been set for October 2, 2019.[2][3][4]
History
| 2017 | We Were Here |
|---|---|
| 2018 | We Were Here Too |
| 2019 | We Were Here (Xbox), We Were Here Too (Xbox), We Were Here Together |
The first We Were Here was developed by Dutch studio Total Mayhem Games as part of a student project while studying at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. It was a student entrant for the Independent Games Festival 2018, and won the Best Indie Game Award in 2017 at the Indigo showcase in the Netherlands.[5] It was released for free on Steam in February 2017, and later on Xbox One in September 2019.[6][1][2][3]
We Were Here (2017)
We Were Here is a cooperative first-person puzzle video game developed by Total Mayhem Games from The Netherlands, released for free on February 3, 2017 on Steam for PC. Two players take the role of Antarctic explorers who have become split up in an old castle, called Castle Rock. They must solve puzzles by communicating via walkie-talkies.[6][7] It was released on Xbox One on September 16, 2019, and was featured in Xbox Games with Gold for September 2019.[2][3][8][4]
We Were Here Too (2018)
We Were Here Too was the first commercial release by Total Mayhem Games. The gameplay is similar to the original We Were Here, with two players who are split up and must solve puzzles by communicating via walkie-talkie. The game was released on February 2, 2018 on Steam for PC, and on October 2, 2019 for Xbox One.[1][7][9][4]
We Were Here Together (2019)
We Were Here Together was released on October 10, 2019 on Steam for PC.[10] In a twist on the series' usual gameplay, players spend some of the game in the same area together, where they can both visit the same locations. There are new locations including the base camp where their expedition began, ice caves, and Antarctic outdoors. Working together is still required to progress - Gamereactor wrote in a preview article: "A lot of the time co-op means a player can just jump in to help you, but here you actually can't survive or progress without your buddy in your ear, and neither can they without you."[11][12][13]
Release and reception
| Release | Title | Platforms | Metacritic | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | We Were Here | Steam | tbd[14] | Total Mayhem Games |
| 2018 | We Were Here Too | Steam | 69/100[15] | Total Mayhem Games |
| 2019 | We Were Here Together | Steam | tbd[16] | Total Mayhem Games |
Reception
We Were Here was released for free, and does not have enough reviews for a Metacritic rating. On Steam, user reviews are 92% positive, out of 9,859 reviews. In their review of We Were Here Too, Adventure Gamers described the first game as noble, saying that "though bite-sized, it offered a neat concept and was well received".[14][17][18]
We Were Here Too received review scores between 60 and 75, with outlets largely praising the puzzles and core gameplay, but noting that the game was fairly short. Adventure Gamers found that "solving puzzles co-operatively is very satisfying", but criticized the game for being short and lacking detailed story. Vgames praised the puzzles and atmosphere, but also found it short and lacking replay value. PLAY! Zine described the puzzles and communication gameplay as strong points, but criticized the story and some technical issues.[18][19][20]
References
- ^ a b c "We Were Here Too is a co-op escape game that aims to keeps the players apart". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c "The We Were Here series is coming to Xbox One!". The Xbox Hub. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c "The We Were Here Series is Headed to Xbox One". GameSpew. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c "We Were Here debuts for free on Xbox One thanks to Games With Gold as We Were Here Too gets release date". The Xbox Hub. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here IGF". Independent Games Festival. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "Co-op puzzler We Were Here released free". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "We Were Here + We Were Here Too". theco-opcouch.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "New Games with Gold for September 2019e". Xbox Wire. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Together Aangekondigd". IGN Benelux. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Together launches with some chilling cooperative brainteasers". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Together makes the co-op puzzler series a trilogy next year". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Together". Gamereactor. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Together - In diesem Koop-Adventure müsst ihr miteinander reden, um zu überleben". GameStar. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "We Were Here Metacritic for PC". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Too Metacritic for PC". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Together Metacritic for PC". Metacritic. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Steam Store Page". Steam. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "We Were Here Too". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "We Were Here Too - ביקורת". Vgames. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "REVIEW: We Were Here Too". PLAY! Zine. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
External links
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