

Everywhere I turned, I could take a screenshot, and it would make beautiful wallpaper - it was amazing how each location seemed to have points of interest that invited players to explore deeper.

But that oddity would soon be answered throughout the game and became a hint for a bigger story that spans decades.Įach location's gorgeous landscapes and distinctive interiors were always exciting to discover. There were photos and some cassette tapes scattered among them that confused me at the beginning as to what year these people truly lived on these islands. Most of the fun of the journey was discovering trinkets, letters, and cooking recipes, all sitting around these dilapidated 19th-century buildings, which had been slowly eaten away by nature through time. These dialogue choices seem to determine the ending later on. That motivated me to find new grounds and follow the right path, and in-between, choosing the correct responses to Josh’s questions and remarks. A new conversation between Riley and Josh triggered whenever I stepped into new territory, propelling the story forward. But I quickly found how intuitive the exploration aspect of the game is.
GHOST ON THE SHORE GAME FULL
Everywhere I looked was the open sea and sky and a shore full of old fishing houses it seemed that I could walk Riley anywhere I wanted. Our journey begins as Riley steps out of her boat onto the battered dock of the islands. As I discovered lives from the land’s past through old letters and personal objects, abandoned homes, and names on tombstones, the islands eventually pulled me to a heart-wrenching story through a time of loss, hope, and family. In Ghost on the Shore, you play in first-person view as Riley, a solo traveler trying to make sense of Josh, a ghost from a distant era who seems just as lost as Riley is on these haunted islands. Being stranded alone on an island is already quite a predicament, but things get complicated when a spirit inside your head suddenly starts talking to you.
