''Liberated'' is a 2020
action-adventure
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Definition
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video game developed by Atomic Wolf and published by Walkabout Games. It was released on
Nintendo Switch
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on June 2, 2020, with a version for
Microsoft Windows
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launching on July 30, 2020.
An enhanced edition released for the Nintendo Switch on December 3, 2020, and for
PlayStation 4
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,
Xbox One
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, and
Xbox Series X/S
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on April 20, 2022.
The game features hand-drawn interactive art in the style of
comic book
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s, with the intent of making the player feel like they're inside an actual graphic novel.
The story is a
tech-noir/
cyberpunk
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thriller about democracy slipping into authoritarianism.
Reception
''Liberated'' received mixed reviews from critics. On
Metacritic
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, the Nintendo Switch version of the game holds a score of 59/100 based on 33 reviews.
[ The game received praise for its art style and music, but received criticism for its gameplay, level design, and poor performance of the Nintendo Switch version.
]
References
External links
Official website
2020 video games
Action-adventure games
Cyberpunk video games
Indie games
Monochrome video games
PlayStation 4 games
Nintendo Switch games
Video games developed in Poland
Windows games
Xbox One games
Xbox Series X and Series S games
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