Joel’s not the only person with a bone to pick with Higgs though. Arriving at Nick’s wake, local police officer Declan has to step in and prevent ex-miner Joel from busting up Higgs’ face. Many residents see Higgs as a traitor and harbour great resentment and anger towards him. Others in town don’t see things the same way. Higgs feels guilty about his part in Basswood’s slow demise though believes he was in the right to expose the mine. The pavement broken and businesses closed down and boarded up. Dilapidated homes with long faded for sale signs seem more common than occupied dwellings. On Higgs’ return, Basswood appears to be on its last legs. Twin Mirror Previewīasswood is located in West Virginia and is modelled after any number of mining towns in the US which have seen hard times following the closure of mills, downturn of the local economy and exodus of townsfolk. However, the untimely death of his closest friend and fellow journalist, Nick, brings Higgs back to Basswood where a tangled web of mystery, secrets and deceptions await. Higgs also proposed to his girlfriend Anna, who turned him down, so he fled to lick his wounds, never to return. Higgs wrote an article for the local paper about the unsafe work practices of the local coal mine and when it was closed, the townspeople blamed Higgs for the loss of their livelihoods. Players control Sam Higgs, a journalist who left his home town of Basswood two years prior to the events of the game. After two-hours with Twin Mirror, it’s difficult to fully grasp what it is DONTNOD has created but so far, I’m feeling positive. Doing away with the supernatural and more fantastical aspects of previous titles, Twin Mirror doubles down on the psychological and explores some heavy themes. ![]() Twin Mirror from DONTNOD, feels like a culmination of the studios works thus far.
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