Review: Far From Noise (Sony PlayStation 4)

Review by Matt S.

Emerson, Muir, Thoreau; these are the three people that Far From Noise's creator, George Batchelor, explicitly credits with inspiring his philosophical treatise in interactive form. Those three might not be household names, but either it's all a remarkable coincidence, or they are three of the leaders in the transcendentalism philosophical movement, in a game that is a rigorous examination of transcendentalism. It may be a coincidence, but I doubt it. Evocative and poignant, interesting and utterly beautiful, Far From Noise is perhaps closer to theatre than a videogame, and while that means certain elements of the gaming community will dismiss it instantly, it's something I found to be incredibly powerful.

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