![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of having to worry about stacks’ patterns and numbers in sorting piles, you just need to worry about the number. The Solitaire Conspiracy also knows that the genre can be tough at times. With Conspiracy, however, these abilities (even the ones that at times can work to your detriment) allow for good means of getting unstuck, creating your own lightbulb moment. Make a wrong move and you can run out of them, having to try again. Were it the more traditional Solitaire or even the Spider variant, there’s the chance you can back yourself into a corner. What these also work well in doing is creating those special ‘eureka!’ moments. It’s worth also noting these abilities are only performed by the crew’s royal members (Jack through King). Maybe you want to just give yourself an inch forward? Royal cards in the Alpha Division can order a stack’s cards they’re placed on, helping you line up more in one go. Messy but effective if used well to free up previously blocked cards. Mantis’ ability, for example, explodes a stack the agent is placed on, moving all the cards below it to the top of other decks. You see, each crew (be it Mantis, Scorpio, Blood Legacy and so on) comes with their own ability designed to shift games up quite a bit. There’s something really satisfying about regularly changing the hue colour of both the game’s level and HUD, as well as Jim Ratio himself. To satisfy the goblin part of my brain that likes pretty colours, different coloured themes can also be earned upon each completed experience level. Inel Tomlinson, the only other actor in this game, does just as wonderful a job but is unfortunately introduced a little too far into the game for my liking. Jim Ratio is a charming, gawky and at times cocky agent, with that role shifting in a predictable, but pleasant way. If you’re cynical, you could glance at this on its surface level and see just another influencer making it into a video game. Having worked at IGN and later creating his own gaming podcast family, Miller’s quite a known personality in the gaming industry at this point. What’s unexpected, however, is the level of performance Greg Miller brings as Jim Ratio. “Playing and experimenting with the different crews is where the real fun begins.” With plenty of randomly generated matches and experience to go around, this never feels like a grind and instead is a fun thing to work towards in matches. This level is when you’ll get the next narrative beat and be rewarded with those sweet exchanges between your companion. Each mission you complete gives you experience, and earn enough of that and you earn a new ranked level. The narrative, barring some tidbits of lore in the descriptions at the beginning and end of missions, is told to you through these aforementioned cutscenes. Soaking in espionage themes and vibes is absolutely my niche and I enjoyed it greatly. Simply put, don’t expect your narrative beats to come gamified too, those come to you only in the FMV cutscenes.Īs a story, The Solitaire Conspiracy is quite solid, albeit trope-filled. However, you won’t see these crews assembled in cutscenes, but more on that later. It’s up to you to play out the game’s missions, reconnecting with other agencies to inevitably take down the big bad. Aided by FMV cutscenes that show Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller as Jim Ratio, your companion in the game’s entire runtime, you are tasked with taking down one single man. You are, sort of, kidnapped and unwittingly are now a spy yourself. Its narrative follows as such: a spy organisation by the name of Protega has fallen. The Solitaire Conspiracy’s story is shown to you in front of your own very eyes, looking upon an in-game futuristic monitor. Witnessing this, it feels like I’m about to be in my very own Bond film, all set within the context and confines of the traditional game of Solitaire. The game’s credits showcase panning shots of its artful characters, dramatic zooms on decks and hell, even some cards falling in style to throw into the mix. Even marketed as a short, and developed by quite the small team, The Solitaire Conspiracy is an incredibly polished product. Launching the campaign and being greeted with its opening credit sequence, I was left stunned. Solitaire, now complete with its own narrative Promising gorgeous espionage aesthetics, a full campaign with FMV cutscenes and additional game modes, just what was I getting myself into? Turns out, it was something magic. They’ve made their own spin on Solitaire. The people who made hit gems such as Thomas Was Alone and John Wick Hex have gone and done it. Some few weeks after it was announced, the next game from Bithell Games, The Solitaire Conspiracy is here. ![]()
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