You've probably surmised, then, the game's title riffs on the phrase "life flashing before your eyes," because Before Your Eyes is about experiencing snippets of life from the perspective of this family's child, from birth to.well, whatever situation you seem to be stuck in now. Your life, he hopes, is interesting, but to find out, you need to show him what your life was like. Your soul has been plucked from obscurity by a strange boat captain, who claims that if he brings someone with an interesting life to a mysterious entity, he'll be rewarded.
But everything starts off in a weirder place. When you select this option in the game, it notes you'll "miss out on some of what makes the game special" but "is still a completely viable way to experience the game." I'd echo that.īefore Your Eyes is a short story-no more than two hours-about the life of a family and the relationship between a mother, father, and a child. It should be noted it's possible to play where the blinks are replaced with mouse clicks. In these and other scenarios, the gimmick in question could, in theory, be removed and the game would be playable-but would it be lesser? Is the experience not just shaped but defined by the new form of interactivity? It's exciting to see potential new ways of telling stories, and helps explain my early enthusiasm for motion controls on the Wii or early experiments with virtual reality. I adore games with gimmicks, and it's a term I use with affection.
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