Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You vs Papers Please
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You is set in a dystopian future society where apparently the all-seeing "Big Brother" top-secret governmental security program, named Orwell, has become a reality and his sole and direct handler is you! With all the information, unknowingly supplied to Orwell and hence, to you by the individuals within a fictional city, you'll need to weed out the noise and find the important information that is related to the recent series of terror attacks. These information will then be relayed to security forces who will then carry out the necessary action. So, the information you supply will affect the lives of some or perhaps even all of the people in your city.In some way, Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You is a game that is designed to make you experience what it'd be like to be one of those hapless sims who are just going about their day without knowing how much of their personal information have been harvested by the government, even if it's for the greater good, and how these very info can sometimes help or mislead government officials to take excessive counter-action.
Papers Please
Papers Please is a pretty dark, story-rich, point and click game where you're sole and yet most difficult job as an immigration officer is to approve or deny a throng of people, some of which are good but of course there will be smugglers, spies and terrorists, entering into your country of Arstotzka from the war-devastated neighbor, Kolechia. Thankfully, you'll have some information at hand to help you make your decision. There are lie-detectors, documents, fingerprints, inspections and other primitive methods along with, of course, a series of questions and follow-up questions that you can ask.Your every decision will determine the lives of those who go through your immigration booth and enter Arstotzka as well as for those who were turned back to eke out a living in a war-torn country. Your morality and empathy will be greatly tested in this game.
Papers Please is among one of the most impactful games of, perhaps, all time. The game is simple enough for anyone to get into and yet it challenges your very beliefs, your concepts and your morality as you stamp those immigration papers with the words "Approved" or "Denied". If you are looking for a thought-provoking game, Papers Please is just perfect for you.