Random Video Game Review - Papers Please

After some requests, I decided its time to look at yet another indie game that is popular among the YouTube community (though not as popular as FNAF apparently). You've all heard about immigration and how different countries go about it. Its all about letting people in and out of a country and while some are successful in going in, some are not as successful likely due to a lack of understanding the process or as previously mentioned, their own country does it differently. And seeing that the US has a president who wants to screw all immigrants over while looking very orange and smug while doing it (unless you are reading this in the future), this game could be seen as one of those Trump hating games even though it came out well before his presidency. But its not about him at all as its just focused on immigration and nothing else. So let's see if we're allowed in or out:

The game is set in the fictional country of Arstotzka where players take on the role of an immigration officer at a time where the country is hostile politically to the rest of the world. How it works is pretty simple if you know all about this stuff. You have a queue of people wanting to enter the country and of course you need to check their passports and paperwork so that you can cross reference them to see if they meet the rules in going into the country for whatever reason that may be. As the game progresses, you'll be given an in-game salary that's dependant on your performance in correctly doing your job or not. And of course this salary is to provide for your character and his or her in-game family. There will even be some instances where the player must make a moral decision for the sake of letting people in or not which can affect salary, but you feel better or worse for doing it.

Many of us have seen immigration officers and seen how tough the job may be. Its possibly one of the most difficulties jobs to do for anyone and the game reflects on this while also adding some spy thriller moments as well to keep it interesting to the player. I like it very much. It tackles an ongoing problem that most or all countries face every day and keeping it accurate by having it set in an environment where politics are always changing. Its one of a handful of games in which players can learn a thing or two from this, but also fun to play in light of its very real nature. Its art style which is reminiscent of old pixel games is very good too. 9/10