Criminal organizations are still trying to resist the powerful corporations, but even they understand that the city of Farca is entering a cyberpunk future. IT corporations gradually gain more and more influence, becoming a modern aristocracy that couldn’t care less about the law or mere mortals. Song of Farca takes place in the near future, where technology isn’t just part of everyday life – some things are now impossible without it. Engaging with suspects at this point can be mildly irritating as they’ll repeat the same response until you match the correct phrases or go back and uncover that one little clue you missed. There will undoubtedly be a time when you hit the wall and will repeat yourself a few times until you find the missing link. The only issue I had with the game was the dialogue choices.
It’s a mixture between Cyberpunk 2077 and Katana Zero.
That said, it’s a great collection and perfectly suited for the genre – there’s even a play icon to go through and change the playlist.
It’s all text-based without any voice acting, so the soundtrack can be a little dominant for the first ten minutes. Set in the future, it’s very much on the ball with each character referred to their correct pronouns, and each person you encounter unique from the next. Song of Farca is well written and concise. Also, you can’t interact with the screen whatsoever if Izy isn’t at her desk. That said, in the top third of the screen will be a real-time depiction of Izy at her desk, and it’s easy to miss a few nuances with her dog pacing about or her apartment changing based on the time of year. The screen real estate is well balanced, and there’s never a time where there’s so much going on that you’ll miss something. Screenshots for the game can look a little cluttered – perhaps there’s too much going on, but that’s not the case at all. The real skill is understanding people and their motivations. Song of Farca makes you feel like a hacker with, what one would assume, the same rhythm as a professional, effortlessly shifting back and forth into security systems as if child’s play. These issues are both very minor, mind.ĭevelopers, Wooden Monkeys, have done a grand job in telling a tale of corruption, deceit and knowing your limits when you start breaking your moral code. By the time of the conclusion, I had got it right the first time, but that intervening A.I. Without giving any spoilers, I could not select the gift combination due to the demented Siri wannabee Maurice stopping me. It’s nothing to do with the romance element (I like that), it was a little long-winded and abused her powers a little, and the options were a little restrictive. I also wasn’t keen on a scenario where Izy attempts to get the perfect gift for someone. I’d probably finished about two-thirds of the game in my first play as it’s so hard to put down, and the cases weave into the next effortlessly. It’s easy to get stuck into Song of Farca and forget your surrounding. If you make a mistake, you can repeat the combination of phrases until you get it right or revisit the clues if you’ve missed something. If you choose something relevant to your investigation, the case will move forward, possibly resulting in you getting paid for your hard work, then moving onto the next job. Once exhausting those, you’ll have to form your plan of attack and combine two statements from the facts you’ve obtained. Once you’ve accumulated enough evidence, you can interrogate the suspect (or client) by clicking on the clues found during the surveillance mini-games. There’s no threat of getting it wrong, but your choices do matter – not so much the interrogations in terms of mistakes.
Using fixed cameras and later drones to distract guards, workers, and even dogs, useful information can be obtained, with a fair share of (sometimes very difficult) puzzles providing pin codes for some devices. Whenever there’s a lead, a legend will show on the city where Izy can hack into the security and unlock some intel. Song of Farca balances each case with these dialogue exchanges and the interactive city map where you’ll unlock new clues.
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