Story
The story of Papers, Please takes place in the fictional Arstotzka, a country similar to an Eastern Bloc communist state during the Cold War. Your character is a border crossing guard who evaluates the paperwork of those wishing to enter from neighboring states. You start the game with a family (wife, child, mother-in-law, uncle) all living under the same roof. The new position as a border agent has allowed the family to afford an apartment on the 8th level of a nearby complex. While checking documents you encounter various characters attempting to cross the boarder without proper credentials. Depending upon your sympathies, you may help those whose emotional appeals resonate—the woman trying to see her son after being separated, or assist those trying to subvert the oppre... |
Rating of
2.5/5 |
