Underworld Office Review—An Intriguing Descent Into the Realm of the Underworld

Reading Time: 2 mins 50 secs

Lying on the sofa in the lounge, I gaze out of the nearby window as the overcast sky appears darkened and weeping, much like a widow. Before long, I hear a tapping on the window, and then it becomes a pitter-patter. 

And so the rain engenders a street of colourful umbrellas to blossom as others run desperately for cover outside.

Whereas for me, life has somehow come to a standstill at a time where I have absolutely zero motivation to work. It may have been my usual hectic schedule or being cooped up inside all day long. Whatever the reason may be, I find myself dreading to even get outta bed. 

Feeling down in the dumps, I just can't help but reach out for my ubiquitous smartphone. Not wanting to go through chunks of texts in a novel or veg out some of that mindless gun-fu in an action game, I hurled myself into yet another interactive novel game that reflects my current mood—The Underworld Office (UO).

This time, I'll be embodying Eugene, a lovely yet timid kid with a stutter and low self-esteem. As the game progresses, I follow Eugene as he traverses and pays his debt in the dark underworld teeming with ghosts and monsters.

As 'marvellous' as that may sound, UO doesn't seem to provide me with any areas to witness any character developments nor uncover the reasons behind Eugene's timidity.

That may be true, but UO is a visual novel game with gameplay that pays homage to Mystic Messenger and LoveUnholyc, for which I relished the unique messenger-like concept in these titles. What more can I say? The intriguing way of storytelling that UO utilises (a variety of texts, images and animations) is most definitely something that I'd consider refreshing as compared to the others.

Due to UO being an interactive game, I have realised that Eugene has to make a great deal of consequential decisions. So, what this means is that whatever choices you make will determine which direction the story will follow and which achievements (titles and illustrations) you'll be likely to unlock.

Sure, it may be compelling for completionists to collect everything in a game, but UO doesn't seem entertaining enough for me to spur a replay on a regular day (except for the times when I have the blues). Oh, don't get me started on the number of ads I have to go through in order to complete this game. >.>

Anyway, if you're into a light horror novel game or just want to try something different for a change, be sure to grab a hoodie and give it a try yourself here! Don't dally now since Eugene needs your help!

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