Death and Taxes

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6.2

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  2. Mixed: 14 out of 20
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  1. Mystichydra
    Aug 14, 2020
    8
    This game should be played at least once, as it makes one ponder fatalism and free will, chaos theory and morality. It is clever, the voice acting was good, and overall it is enjoyable. However, it gets extremely repetitive, and despite the minorly different endings, you can experience most of this game in about 3 playthroughs. Also, there's no getting around certain bias. It's impossibleThis game should be played at least once, as it makes one ponder fatalism and free will, chaos theory and morality. It is clever, the voice acting was good, and overall it is enjoyable. However, it gets extremely repetitive, and despite the minorly different endings, you can experience most of this game in about 3 playthroughs. Also, there's no getting around certain bias. It's impossible not to. The concept is that you decide who lives and dies, and based on their actions (or lackthereof) the world is either saved or damned a little more. So maybe an unemployed guy in his mid-20's should die so as not to take up resources. Or maybe the CEO of a chemical company should die so as not to do some shady backhanded plutonium deal or something. I'm relatively liberal, and somewhat agreed with the assessment of the "value" of these characters in the game, but if you identify with any of the "bad" characters, I wouldn't blame you for getting offended. I don't like being forced what to think, even if I'm inclined to naturally agree with much of it. All that said, the game is genuinely fun and unique, and it is quite engaging and clever. Similar to Papers Please and Out of the Box.… Expand

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  1. KeenGamer
    Jun 22, 2020
    80
    All in all, Death and Taxes is a very enjoyable game, and fans of point-and-click games like Papers, Please will absolutely love it. The story offers us interesting routes which we can explore to get alternate endings, the emporium allows us to add some interesting features, and the quirky graphics and audio adds to the overall atmosphere. I will point out that while the game is fun to play, it does get quite repetitive after a while, as with most games of its kind. We can mix things up a little with the choices we make, but ultimately, the gameplay remains the same. Death and Taxes is probably best played in short bursts.
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  2. CD-Action
    Apr 17, 2020
    55
    I had lots quite a lot of fun at the beginning, especially while livestreaming, but the feeling faded as the office remained rather empty until the end. [05/2020, p.82]