Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

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Inspired by the rise of fake news, social media echo chambers, and the displacement of truth, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength is the second--darker--season of the award-winning surveillance thriller, Orwell. With the power to both uncover and play with "the truth", you must decide for yourself how far you will go in the service of your country and whether the truth is sacred or ignorance is strength.

Inducted into “The Office”--a top-secret department of the government’s Orwell security program--you’ll take on the role of an investigative agent during a time when civil unrest threatens to become a major political crisis between the Nation and neighboring country Parges.

Reporting directly to Orwell adviser, Ampleford, you‘re tasked with uncovering the truth behind the escalating political tension, and delving deep into the lives of Raban Vhart, editor of The People’s Voice and self-proclaimed guardian of truth, his wife, Karen, and his brother, Illya, to uncover their potential involvement.

To assist you in your task, you will be given new tools and mechanics that provide opportunities to control and impact the narrative. A new “time of day” system puts you in time-sensitive situations, making who you chose to investigate and when, more important than ever. You can also research more widely and dig deeper into citizen’s lives, gathering additional information to influence the way events are reported and perceived by the public. FEATURES:

Investigate the agitators - Enter the world of Orwell and join a top-secret department of agents known as “The Office” during a time of civil unrest and political tension. Profile persons of interest by exploring web pages, social media and private communications. Make connections. Find the information you need to know.

Uncover the truth - Separate the stories from the facts, the propagated myths and fake news from what’s really happening. Identify the hidden agendas of all those involved and expose them.

Manipulate the information - Use Orwell’s upgraded toolset and the information you have uncovered to create your own version of the truth. Then use that to gain influence and control over the situation.

End the threat - Expose the truth. Destroy the lives and influence of those who seek to bring harm to the government and diplomatic relations with neighboring countries. Put an end to the civil unrest threatening to destroy the Nation.

Releasing over three episodes - The game will release on PC, Mac and Linux across three bi-weekly episodes, with episode one available February 22. Be part of the investigation as it unfolds. Praise for Orwell:

“Grabs the problem of how we balance our own liberty and our safety and turns it into a thrilling adventure.” – Polygon

“In an age where so much personal information is willingly released by so many, Orwell brilliantly explores the implications of this data being misinterpreted.” – GameSpot

"A harrowing look into a reality where Big Brother is always watching" - Rock Paper Shotgun

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  • OS *: Windows XP SP2+
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GPU: DirectX 9 compatible
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

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Игрок 6248Не рекомендует7 ч в игре

Unfortunately nowhere near as well-executed as its excellent predecessor. You should probably play that instead and skip this one.

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Игрок 0985Рекомендует7 ч в игре

A worthy follow-up to Orwell. Gameplay is mostly the same with the addition of one new mechanic in the back third. Solid story with voice acting this time around. Ran well, no issues. A good indie game.

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Игрок 2383Рекомендует6 ч в игре

its a nice game i recommend , i also like the story , you can buy both games imo its about finding info about an terror event/reverse tracking the event using a mixture of public infos and government based tools

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Игрок 7522Не рекомендует3 ч в игре

Trop de bug malgré une histoire intéressante. Certains interfaces dans le jeu "freeze" empêchant toute modification sans raisons apparentes. Ce déco reco ça fonctionne pas.

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Игрок 1553Рекомендует5 ч в игре

A great investigation game held back by its lack of player agency. Ignorance is Strength improves on the original Orwell in several ways. The new investigation mechanics are excellent: actively searching databases, using information you discover as search terms, makes you feel much more like an actual investigator. The new time system also adds meaningful pressure to deciding which Datachunks are worth submitting. The Influencer is also a genuinely great idea. Being able to combine pieces of information to shape public opinion fits the themes of Orwell perfectly, and could have been one of the best mechanics in the series. Unfortunately, this is also where the game frustrated me the most. In the original Orwell, I often felt that I was investigating the truth and then deciding what information I was willing to give the government. Here, particularly in the final episode, there were moments where I no longer felt like I was making meaningful choices. I knew that some of the narratives I was spreading through the Influencer were misleading, but the game still required me to spread one of them to progress. That distinction mattered a lot to me. I had no problem working against Raban when my investigation showed that some of his claims were wrong . What bothered me was being forced to answer misinformation with more misinformation rather than being allowed to use the evidence I had discovered against him . At several points I had already submitted everything I considered relevant and ended up submitting information simply because I could not figure out what else the game required to continue. This seems to have been a fairly common criticism of the game as well. It is especially disappointing because the Influencer had so much potential. Instead, it is introduced only in the third and final episode and gives you relatively limited control over the narratives you can create, whatever you like them or not. The story is also noticeably smaller than the first game's. Keeping an Eye On You had a larger cast, more interconnected mysteries and much stronger world-building. Ignorance is Strength focuses much more closely on Raban and his family, which gives it some strong personal moments , but with only three episodes it never develops its world and characters as deeply as the original did. That said, the ending was excellent. I played much of the final episode increasingly frustrated with what the game was forcing me to do, but the final confrontation, confession and consequences gave the story a payoff I genuinely did not expect. It recovered a lot of my appreciation for the game. Overall, I still enjoyed Ignorance is Strength. Mechanically, parts of it are actually better than the original, and I would love to see the search mechanics and the Influencer return in another Orwell game. But as an investigation story, Keeping an Eye On You is considerably stronger, and more importantly, it gave me a greater sense that my interpretation of the evidence actually mattered. Good sequel, excellent ideas, great ending — but a step backwards in player agency and storytelling.

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