PRologue Demo

Stumbling onto a mystery or a conspiracy is not something that happens to people on a regular basis, but then again there are those who are purposely looking to get involved in sketchy affairs. It’s a lot easier to investigate things nowadays, thanks to the Internet and the variety of other tools at your disposal, although it can also be a lot more dangerous.

PRologue is an upcoming visual novel that allows you to get neck-deep into a mystery regarding a curious email. The game is designed to be a combination of psychological horror and adventure, given the fact that there’s a fair amount of scary situations, as well as a couple of obstacles you have to overcome in order to keep the story moving and bring the plot to an end.

The whole thing starts with the main character receiving an email from an unknown address, and although it looks only slightly mysterious, he feels compelled to investigate the matter further. As it turns out, he soon wakes up in a strange room that appears to be constructed according to one of his memories, and things only get creepier once a voice starts talking to him.

As it’s the case with every visual novel, most of your play time is spent looking at the background artwork and reading the text. However, there are events that require your input, and depending on what you choose to do you can reach one of the multiple possible endings. Don’t expect too many actual routes, on the other hand, since the game is pretty much set in stone in that regard.

On the other hand, the artists have given it their best shot in terms of backgrounds, because every room and landscape has its own charm. The characters are very detailed as well, and they all come with multiple poses and facial expressions, which matters a lot in the genre. There are some blocks of text every now and again that kind of kill the mood, but then again they help with the story.

In the end, PRologue is far from groundbreaking in terms of gameplay or graphics, but it has the right idea when it comes to the intriguing story. Thus, you can help the developers with the project by supporting their Kickstarter campaign.