Orwell's Animal Farm
- December 10, 2020
- Nerial
A solid interactive narrative based on the classic novella, Orwell's Animal Farm lacks a lot of gameplay, but makes up for it with its use of the prose.
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Get on Epic Games StoreIn Orwell's Animal Farm, a text-based narrative game, players manage a society of animals who have taken over the farm from their human oppressors. Assign tasks, manage resources, and create laws to shape the new order. But beware the corrupting influence of power, as some animals may become "more equal" than others, staying true to the themes of Orwell's classic critique of totalitarianism.
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- story22 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 64 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- gameplay18 mentions
- 11 % positive mentions
- 78 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- graphics12 mentions
- 83 % positive mentions
- 8 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
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- replayability3 mentions
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Critic Reviews
Orwell’s Animal Farm review – All farmhands on deck
The turmoil of a revolution gone wrong is conveyed through nothing more than a few mouse clicks and quick decisions. It’s flawed and frustrating, but there’s an undeniable elegance to the game.
60%Orwell’s Animal Farm Review – Two legs baa-d
At the very least, Orwell’s Animal Farm made me want to read the original book after a decade of resenting its inclusion in my high school curriculum. I can see what the game was trying to do, and I had a passing amount of fun with it, but it’s just not engaging enough to play for more than a few hours. I can recommend Orwell’s Animal Farm only as a curiosity for fans of the novel. If they’re able to fix the scripting errors and glitches, that recommendation might be extended to a classroom as a great introduction to the novel to younger students. As a game, it falls far too short to be worth your while, even with the relaxing tones of Abubakar Salim to narrate the experience.
40%Orwell's Animal Farm Review
A solid interactive narrative based on the classic novella, Orwell's Animal Farm lacks a lot of gameplay, but makes up for it with its use of the prose.
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