THREAD THE NEEDLE

lx Preston’s health issues are well documented, not least by his previous game. If story was about disease, seems to touch upon treatment – those syringe-like protrusions on Dregs and Remnants suggest a painful reminder of what recovery can entail. Its storytelling, however, veers between saying too much and too little. Sure, tale could feel opaque at times, but its wordless narrative, heavy on visual metaphor, left room for player interpretation. story seems purposely vague until it suddenly isn’t; interjections and observations from Rei and various NPCs puncture the atmosphere of mystery, while the identity of Echo (a huge, almost deific figure who meets with Rei between Remnant encounters, and ‘rewards’ her by destroying part of her shield) is rather heavily telegraphed.