Geek Culture Reviews

Rob Lake reviews Dry Drowning on Nintendo Switch... Dry Drowning   is a psychological visual novel set within a dystopian futuristic city. You play Private Detective, Mordred Foley, who's investigating a series of murders whilst being haunted by his past.  I've played my fair share of visual novels this past year, some have been good but the majority (in my opinion) has been a bit of a miss. Dry Drowning is the former. Visual novels normally follow a linear path of chat-based dialogue with the odd player-based choice thrown in. Dry Drowning mixes the formula by not only giving you multiple people to talk to, but you can also explore the surroundings, for both clues related to the overarching case as well as potentially unlocking other endings. These investigative portions are performed via the AquaOS which is an in-game device that collects all of your documents and discovered evidence though the story.  Dry Drowning also blurs the line when it c...

Acclaimed visual novel Dry Drowning is making it's debut on the Nintendo Switch later on this month.  The visual novel takes a stark look at a near future dominated by dark forces. These forces happen to hold high positions in power within this future distopia. We take on the roll of Mordred Foley - a troubled Private Investigator with a shady past. Foley is taksed with investigating a series of murders that's being performed by an unknown serial killer. Weighed down by his own troubles Foley enters a world full of danger as the higher echelons of society hunger for more power over the sinking society below.  Dry Drowning features:  Choices that really matter: More than 150 story branches and three completely different endings. Moral choices that impact character relationships and the game environment across a potential 20 hours of gameplay. Elaborate clue system for investigations: Learn about the city of Nova Polemos and its citizens through dia...