A Near Dawn Demo

Being a lawyer can be pretty stressful even when things are going well, but even more so when you stumble onto problems or ethical dilemmas. Hence, some people have to deal with difficult decisions just to get their job done every day, which is obviously not easy. In fact, there are persons out there that develop all sorts of psychological issues after years of working in a field like this.

A Near Dawn presents you with the story of an attorney by the name of Sam Nichols, who suffers from a few psychological issues that every now and again make his life very difficult. Although the game looks like a regular visual novel at first, the truth is that there are many other elements playing a part as well, including puzzle and point & click mechanics that make the adventure feel much more enjoyable.

As for the story itself, it all starts when Sam takes on an important case regarding a ruthless multinational corporation. His job is to find evidence against it and bring the whole thing down in the court, but as he soon finds out, the corporation is not going to wait for that to happen. To top things off, Sam’s psychological issues get harsher and harsher, which affects his ability to think straight.

As mentioned before, there’s more to the game than just watching the story unfold in front of you like in a traditional visual novel. Instead, you have to make dialog decisions, as well as participate in various puzzles and solve mini-games that require your coordination. It’s a nice way to add some excitement to the game, because simply reading the text is not enough most of the time.

However, the game also features a remarkable visual style, especially since many of the scenes are animated and designed to look more like a cartoon or a movie. Every line of dialog is fully voice acted, and the actors are pretty talented as well. Thus, the whole thing feels like a major production, not just a fan-made project with public assets.

A Near Dawn is a very intriguing game, but it’s not quite done yet. Hence, the developers are actively working to finish their project, and you can expect a Kickstarter campaign very soon.