![]() Nicole and her mother left immediately and cut off all contact. Rachel committed suicide at 16 after it was discovered that she and Leonard, who was 49 at the time, were having an affair. Leonard has left Nicole the Timberline Hotel and her mother wishes her to sell it and then give the proceeds to the family of Rachel Foster. “Oh, sure, I’m driving to a secluded location DURING A BLIZZARD, but what could possibly go wrong?” It’s a stark, memorable beginning that sets a somber tone. The opening switches back-and-forth between reading the letter to a top-down view of Nicole carrying a black umbrella and walking through a crowd of mourners at the funeral. The game’s story begins with the player character, Nicole Wilson, reading a letter from her deceased mother that was delivered once her estranged father, Leonard, passed away. But, as a mystery, it’s a damn good one, set in a memorable, well-designed location and filled with entertaining dialogue and enjoyable details. And with those, you can’t exactly judge a book by its cover. While it’s easy to assume what the game’s focus is going to be at the outset, the truth is that The Suicide of Rachel Foster is more of a mystery thriller than anything. The game’s title, subject matter, and that early splash screen are highly misleading. So, I sat back and prepared myself for some feels.īut they never showed up. ![]() There have been a fair amount of games in recent years that attempt to handle very delicate subjects and this one appears to have that in spades. ![]() The Suicide of Rachel Foster begins with a splash screen about self-harm and the number for the suicide hotline.
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