The Fall

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  • Summary: Be an AI. Save your human.
    "Super Metroid meets Monkey Island."
    Conform to Protocol. Experience the first story in a mind bending trilogy! Take on the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence onboard a high-tech combat suit. ARID's program activates after crashing on an    Be an AI. Save your human.
    "Super Metroid meets Monkey Island."
    Conform to Protocol.

    Experience the first story in a mind bending trilogy!

    Take on the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence onboard a high-tech combat suit. ARID's program activates after crashing on an unknown planet. The human pilot within the combat suit is unconscious, and it is ARID's duty to protect him at all costs! As she progresses into her twisted and hostile surroundings, events transpire that will cause her to rethink her rules, regulations, and her very self-image.

    The Fall is a unique blend of adventure-game puzzle solving, and side-scroller action. Exploration will be paramount to surviving your adventure. Utilize ARID's flashlight to uncover a myriad of interactive objects as you progress through a rich and detailed story, hand-crafted over the course of two years to blend seemlessly with gameplay.

    Get ready for a disturbing journey as you fight, explore, and think your way forward, expanding ARID's world, in spite of her protocols.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Aug 5, 2018
    75
    The Fall made me interested from start to finish with its super interesting story. The idea of using in-game glitches as a visual form and gameplay is very good and made the adventure pleasurable.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    May 21, 2018
    75
    Ultimately, The Fall feels like you’re playing your way through a movie. Aside from a few control hiccups, it’s a playable movie in a genuinely good way.
  3. Multiplayer.it
    May 30, 2018
    75
    The Fall has an interesting story to tell, and some passages that results also original, but its flawed gameplay prevents it from shining.
  4. CGMagazine
    May 25, 2018
    70
    The Fall is a sci-fi adventure game that harkens back to the days of classic adventure titles and in some instances, brings with it both the good and bad aspects of the classic genre.
  5. Nintenderos
    Sep 10, 2018
    70
    Although it has conservative mechanics and a very short duration, this graphic adventure has an interesting narrative and a great atmosphere. We will want to see what happens next, so we should not worry too much about its small but existing negative points.
  6. Nintendo Life
    May 16, 2018
    60
    Arriving almost four years after the Wii U version, The Fall still manages to offer one of the most engaging takes on the age-old ‘robot starts to feel alive’ concept without feeling tired or rote. Sadly, the limitations of its gameplay haven’t been addressed for this port, so while there’s a great story to be experienced, the game itself remains a forgettable miasma of genres.
  7. Switch Player
    Jul 5, 2018
    60
    What The Fall offers in story and atmosphere is a little let down by some clunky controls. It's an enjoyable exploration which will be lengthened by some difficult puzzles if you don't use a guide, so by all means go for it if you didn't try it on Wii U.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. RYSCO
    May 12, 2018
    9
    FanTastic game, the perfect game to brake your brain in basic puzzles to save the life of your pilot. The controls are a little poor, but theFanTastic game, the perfect game to brake your brain in basic puzzles to save the life of your pilot. The controls are a little poor, but the system is cool . I saw bugs in moments, but are simple and fixed. The best game I saw, I like the history, I like the system, I like the moments of action.… Expand
  2. KlingonGamerYT
    May 10, 2018
    9
    point and click action is well done in this game sound graphics atmosphere well done indeed
    story keeps you going and you'll finish the game    point and click action is well done in this game sound graphics atmosphere well done indeed
    story keeps you going and you'll finish the game in a few hours its not an epic but its well crafted
    and fun to sort out problems and puzzles along the way
    some drive you mad which makes puzzle solving so satisfying
    top draw gaming IMO
    I mean a robot with a human inside freaked me out ...you hav e to keep your human pilot alive and avoid him being killed by other rogue robots and traps
    it was fun to play Id recommend it to anyone    … Expand
  4. whalepudding
    May 15, 2018
    0
    Seems like a cool sci-fi game, but I have experienced numerous crashes that make the game borderline unplayable. Completely unacceptable for aSeems like a cool sci-fi game, but I have experienced numerous crashes that make the game borderline unplayable. Completely unacceptable for a 4 year old game like this.… Expand