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From the beginning of the demo, it\u2019s clear that my character is on a journey simply to find out what\u2019s happened here \u2013 there\u2019s no grand objective, no hero\u2019s quest. You just have a simple question driving you: What\u2019s going on? And to support that, your journal isn\u2019t full of concrete explanations of what to do, but rather clues you\u2019ve amassed. Early on, I met a trader, who\u2019d throw in local gossip with every barter deal we made \u2013 that gave me a lead to a local bunker I might explore, and an approximate location on my map.<\/p>\n
Later, I visited Wyndham, and decided to see what was inside the local church \u2013 and here\u2019s where the promise of leads became very exciting. Inside, I found a vicar standing over a murder victim \u2013 he asked me not <\/em>to investigate, for fear of inciting the wrath of the soldiers that have occupied the town. I could have left it here, but I searched the body and found a bloodied note that pointed me to a local hotel. Again, I could have followed that clue and gone to explore \u2013 but I chose to speak to the church caretaker, who revealed she\u2019d seen the victim entering an out-of-the-way cellar the night before.<\/p>\n Now I had two<\/em> leads about the same thing \u2013 the game didn\u2019t tell me if one was the primary quest, or give me any indication as to the right path, it was down simply down to my own interest. I chose to look through the cellar and, on first glance, thought I\u2019d hit a dead end \u2013 until I saw a chink of light from under a wall and realized I could crawl through. Here I found a note that pointed to the local shopkeeper as the murderer, and a clue that he was in-line with the local faction of druids. I went to confront him, and was presented with multiple options \u2013 I could report him to the soldiers, explain his part in the murder to the vicar\u2026 or even make a deal for his silence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n