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What it is
The Quiet Man is a cinematic action-adventure from Square Enix, released in 2018. Players take the role of Dane, a deaf protagonist, during a single night as he searches for the motives behind a songstress’s kidnapping by a masked man. The experience combines live action, computer-generated scenes and action gameplay. Its sound design presents the world with very little distinct audio, and most scenes do not display subtitles, even when the subtitle setting is enabled. The game is intended to leave players to interpret much of the story as they follow the search. Steam lists single-player, achievements, full controller support, trading cards and Family Sharing. It is available for Windows, with a Steam release date of November 1, 2018. The listed Steam age rating is 17.
What players like, and what they don't
- Story unfolds over a single night
- Combines live action and CG scenes
- Full controller support is listed
- Steam Achievements and Family Sharing are listed
- Most scenes have no subtitles
- Listed platform is Windows only
Who it suits
It suits players interested in a short, cinematic single-player action story and an unusual sound-and-subtitle approach.
The Quiet Man makes its deaf protagonist’s perspective central to its presentation, with little distinct audio and sparse subtitles. Players should expect to interpret much of the narrative themselves.
