


If you feel like getting a little spooky, this haunted house adventure will be right up your alley. Yes, the whole thing really is created by Bethesda Game Studios, so it’s as authentic as you can get for a voice-assistant adventure in the Nordic realm. However, by directing Alexa, you can still make your way around Skyrim, fight, shout, open doors, and fight dragons. This version of the Elder Scrolls V is all audio-based, and it’s a bit tongue-in-cheek in a way that will have those familiar with the RPG chuckling. Of course you can play Skyrim with Alexa - sort of. Once you complete their Citadel adventure, you can even take your full-fledged hero (or villain) into three new stories from the LC team, including Ghost Stories, Last Light in the Dark, and Gumshoe Detective Agency. LC Publishing, the developers of The Dark Citadel, are truly masters of the episodic, or “chapter-based,” gaming subgenre. Snippets of cinematic Game of Thrones-esque orchestral movements and fantasy sound effects help to pad out this immersive journey.


Alexa is the humble narrator of your quest, reading off rich and descriptive passages that create a compelling narrative for you to interact with.Īt key junctures, Alexa will provide prompts that allow for attacking, conversations with strangers, getting boozed up at the hamlet pub, and a slew of other choices that will influence the outcome of the player’s overall story. Earplay now has five additional stories you can choose from, including Jurassic World Revealed and You and the Beanstalk, perfect for the whole family.įor lovers of Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, and Diablo, The Dark Citadel is an episodic, choice-based gaming experience where the player is the last hope for the besieged city of Alderton. Earplay’s secret agent story, Codename Cygnus, is a seven-chapter interactive fictional world where you are a secret agent trying to accomplish your mission. Every choice you make, from playing along with her ruse to rummaging through her purse, will have consequences. In the demo, a woman sits at your table in a restaurant and asks you to pretend you know her. For some reason, you need to turn on notifications to enable this skill.Įarplay has more stories that you influence with your choices. Each will send you on a magical quest along a path strewn with magical objects, talking creatures, and occasionally creepy sounds. To start, Alexa will ask if you want to explore the mountains, sea, or forest.
